‘Moonlight’ Expands to 1,500-Plus Theaters After Oscars Best Picture Win

Following “Moonlight’s” Best Picture win at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday, A24 is expanding the film to 1,500-plus theaters this coming weekend.

On the weekend of Jan. 27, following the film’s eight Academy Award nominations, the film played in 1,104 theaters.

When the three producers were concluding their acceptance speeches, there was a commotion on stage until Jordan Horowitz told audiences that “Moonlight” had actually won Best Picture, and the wrong envelope had been given to the presenters.