Why aren't the front of Oscar winner envelopes marked with the award they're for?
It seems to me that none of the recent fracas would have occurred if the envelope Warren Beatty had in his hand had "Best Actress Award" stamped in big letters on the front of the envelope.
As can be seen here, the front of the envelope is blank:
Why?
Best Answer
Actually, it is written on the envelope:
and on the card, although with a very small font at the bottom:
which makes the mistake even harder to explain.
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