The 20 biggest Oscar upsets of all time - and where the stunning 'Moonlight' win ranks

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"Moonlight."

Regardless of if you love watching the Oscars or love to hate-watch the awards, the highlight is always when there's an upset winner - and that happened in spectacular fashion at Sunday night's Oscars.

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With months of predictions about why a person or film is going to win, there's nothing like watching the genuine surprise and spontaneous, authentic reaction when someone seems to steal away Hollywood's biggest prize. That can range from Roberto Benigni standing on his seat after winning best actor in 1999 to Adrien Brody planting a big kiss on presenter Halle Berry when he won the award in 2003.

And now we can add to that list the shocking best-picture upset by "Moonlight" over "La La Land," and the confusion amid the announcement of the award, at the 2017 Oscars.

Here are the 20 biggest upsets in Oscar history, and where "Moonlight" ranks: