Media reports said he had been tweeting shortly before he gave Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope

Man responsible for Oscar mix-up named

But celebrations across the Muslim world will remain muted as he belongs to the Ahmadi sect, who are viewed by Sunnis as apostates

Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to get Oscar award

This year's audience dropped 4 per cent from the 2016 Oscars, which drew 34.4 million viewers. The 2008 Oscars averaged 32 million viewers

Oscars draw lowest US audience since 2008 with 32.9 million viewers

In an unprecedented mess-up, the presenters erroneously announced the musical 'La La Land' as the winner

Oscars 2017: 'Moonlight' wins award as best picture after major goof-up

'La La Land' won six awards, 'Moonlight' won three, including Best Film

Oscars 2017: Complete list of winners

Moonlight, starring Naomi Harris and Mahershala Ali won Best Film, but not before the prize was first given in error to musical 'La La Land'

Oscars 2017: 'Moonlight' is Best Film; Emma Stone, Casey Affleck win Best Actors

While the best picture mix-up took the top spot in the evening's embarrassments, the ceremony was beset with smaller blunders

The best and worst of Oscars 2017

Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a drug dealer in coming-of-age drama 'Moonlight'

Oscars 2017: Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award

'The White Helmets' -- a documentary based on their organisation -- has been nominated at this year's Academy Awards

Syria's White Helmets group to shun Oscars over growing regime bombing

The Mel Gibson-directed film has earned six oscar nominations

Oscar special movie review: 'Hacksaw Ridge' - 3.5 stars

The appointment of Kimmel comes uncharacteristically late this year as the host is usually booked months in advance of the Oscars

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host 2017 Oscars

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