The only thing worse for an actor than not being nominated for an Oscar is being named as a nominee, then having it rescinded quickly after everyone realises it was actually an error.
Pray for Tom Hanks and Amy Adams, who were named on the Oscars website as Best Actor and Best Actress nominees despite the fact they were absolutely not up for the awards.
Why are Amy Adams and @tomhanks in the list of nominees (and not Ruth Negga and Lucas Hedges) at @TheAcademy website? #OscarNoms #Oscars2017 pic.twitter.com/7u9easmk5v
— Arturo Aguilar (@aguilararturo) January 24, 2017
You can see how they made the error with Adams at least, given that Arrival is up for a bajillion other awards. Sully, not so much. Sorry Tom.
The Oscars released a statement later in the morning after the issue was corrected apologising for the error.
This morning, in an attempt to release breaking news as announced, ABC Digital briefly posted inaccurate nomination information on the Oscar.com website. The nominees announced by the Academy on Twitter were accurate. ABC quickly identified and corrected the errors. We apologise to the Academy, press and fans for any confusion.
Cue Tom Hanks and Amy Adams screaming into their pillow for the next day, I assume.
Deleted scene from Arrival. #AmyAdams #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/0bgG4D5JfO
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) January 24, 2017
Source: Oscars.
Photo: Sully.
