As opposed to the heavily criticised ceremony of 2016, diversity triumphed on Sunday night.

Moonlight, a predominantly black cast, won the best picture award after the plaque was incorrectly awarded to La La Land.

Star of the movie, Mahershala Ali, had earlier made history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor while Viola Davis won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fences.

La La Land won six out of its 14 total nominations, including best actress, best director and best picture.

Emma Stone won Best Actress in a leading role while Cassey Affleck won Best Actor for his effort in Manchester by the Sea.

Best lead actress

Isabelle Huppert — “Elle”
Ruth Negga — “Loving”
Natalie Portman — “Jackie”
Emma Stone — “La La Land” — WINNER
Meryl Streep — “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Best picture

“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“Hidden Figures”
“La La Land” — WINNER
“Lion”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”

Best directing

Damien Chazelle — “La La Land” — WINNER
Mel Gibson — “Hacksaw Ridge”
Barry Jenkins — “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan — “Manchester by the Sea”
Denis Villeneuve — “Arrival”
Best lead actor

Casey Affleck — “Manchester by the Sea” — WINNER
Andrew Garfield — “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling — “La La Land”
Viggo Mortensen — “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington — “Fences”

Best adapted screenplay

“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hidden Figures”
“Lion”
“Moonlight” — WINNER

Best original score

“La La Land” — WINNER
“Lion”
“Jackie”
“Moonlight”
“Passengers”
Best original song

“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” — “La La Land”
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” — “Trolls”
“City of Stars” — “La La Land” — WINNER
“The Empty Chair” — “Jim: The James Foley Story”
“How Far I’ll Go” — “Moana”
Best original screenplay

“Hell or High Water”
“La La Land”
“The Lobster”
“Manchester by the Sea” — WINNER
“20th Century Women”

Best foreign language film

“Land of Mine” (Denmark)
“A Man Called Ove” (Sweden)
“The Salesman” (Iran) — WINNER
“Tanna” (Australia)
“Toni Erdmann” (Germany)
Best animated short film

“Blind Vaysha”
“Borrowed Time”
“Pear Cider and Cigarettes”
“Pearl”
“Piper” — WINNER
Best animated feature film

“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Moana”
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“The Red Turtle”
“Zootopia” — WINNER
Best production design

“Arrival”
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
“Hail, Caesar!”
“La La Land” — WINNER
“Passengers”
Best visual effects

“Deepwater Horizon”
“Doctor Strange”
“The Jungle Book” — WINNER
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Best film editing

“Arrival”
“Hacksaw Ridge” — WINNER
“La La Land”
“Moonlight”
“Hell or High Water”
Best live action short film

“Ennemis Intérieurs”
“La Femme et le TGV”
“Silent Nights”
“Sing” — WINNER
“Timecode”
Best documentary short subject

“Extremis”
“4.1 Miles”
“Joe’s Violin”
“Watani: My Homeland”
“The White Helmets” — WINNERS
Best cinematography

“Arrival”
“La La Land” – WINNER
“Lion”
“Moonlight”
“Silence”

Best sound editing

“Arrival” – WINNER
“Deepwater Horizon”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“La La Land”
“Sully”
Best sound mixing

“Arrival”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
“Hacksaw Ridge” – WINNER
“La La Land”
“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”
Best actress in a supporting role

Viola Davis — “Fences” — WINNER
Naomie Harris — “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman — “Lion”
Octavia Spencer — “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams — “Manchester by the Sea”

Best actor in a supporting role

Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” – WINNER
Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water”
Lucas Hedges – “Manchester by the Sea”
Dev Patel – “Lion”
Michael Shannon – “Nocturnal Animals”

Best makeup and hairstyling

“A Man Called Ove”
“Star Trek Beyond”
“Suicide Squad” – WINNER
Best costume design

“Allied”
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” — WINNER
“Florence Foster Jenkins”
“Jackie”
“La La Land”
Best documentary feature

“Fire at Sea”
“I Am Not Your Negro”
“Life Animated”
“13th”
“O.J.: Made in America” — WINNER