Kevin Winter/Getty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams recall what happened in the front row of the Dolby Theater on the night of the 2017 Oscars A mixup involving the Best Picture category saw actor Warren Beatty mistakenly announceLa La Landas the winner overMoonlight TheGirls5evaactress called upon a nearby Ben Affleck to save the day since he was Batman Busy Philippsstill remembers the traumaticbest picture mixupthat happened at the 2017 Oscars — and she expectedBen Affleckto save the day. While speaking toMichelle Williams, 44, during an episode ofQVC+ HSN+this week, theGirls5evaactress, 45, recalled witnessing possibly the most awkward Academy Awards moment to date. "It's just hours and hours and you've barely had anything to drink, and you have nothing to eat. You're just out of it. You're there, just witnessing it, the chaos," Philipps began, painting the scene at the2017 Best Picture blunder. Christopher Polk/Getty "Which also makes sense that he said the wrong thing," she added ofBonnie and ClydestarWarren Beattymistakenly announcingLa La Landas the Best Picture winnerinstead ofMoonlight,which actually won. "This crazy thing happens. We knew because we were right there in the front row," Philipps said of herself, Williams and Affleck, 52, sitting together. Photos showed the group seemingly confused about what was happening during the moment. TheWhite Chicksalum said it wasn't until herQVC+ HSN+conversation with Williams that she remembered what she told Affleck in the midst of the mixup. "You turned to him and said, 'Do something! Do something!', " theDying for Sexstar told Philipps. Apparently her reasoning for expecting Affleck to know what to do was "because he was Batman," Williams said. "And you expected he was going to save the day," she added. Laughs were heard in the background off-camera as Philipps shook her head in agreement. "That's right," Philipps said, recalling thatMatt Damonwas also seated nearby at the time. "I don't know Ben Affleck — I just was like, 'He's Batman, he's a movie star, he can go onstage and handle it!' " "He could not," she added as Williams laughed. Philipps and theDawson's Creekalum then recreated the photo of them "that became very famous" of the three sitting in the audience as they watched the mix-up in real-time. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "It's iconic," Philipps said. In a 2017 Instagram Story, she explained, "La La Landgot up there, all of a sudden this stage manager or somebody who worked there with a microphone crouched in front ofCasey [Affleck]and started whispering into his microphone really urgently and saying, 'It's a mistake!Moonlightis supposed to be Best Picture. It's a mistake! It's a mistake!Moonlightis Best Picture!' " "We all heard it right there — like right in the front," Philipps added. "Nobody else heard it." While theBatmanstar didn't save the day, the snafu ended with theMoonlightcast being brought up to accept Hollywood's highest honor. Read the original article onPeople
