They had one job.
The Oscars nominations were announced yesterday and included in the list was our very own Ruth Negga who is up for the award for Best Actress. She’s got a tough category with Meryl Streep and Emma Stone also getting the nod.
After the nominations were announced the official Oscars website was updated with the full list of nominees in each category. Unfortunately, someone didn’t proofread it and they accidentally knocked off Ruth and replaced her with Amy Adams.
Not only that, they also added in Tom Hanks to another category for one of his movies last year.
About 10 mins after noms, Oscars website has Amy Adams in list of best actress nominees; not Ruth Negga. Appears fixed. pic.twitter.com/Czwj2MPiKd
— Christopher D. Shea (@iamcdshea) January 24, 2017
The official Oscars website says Tom Hanks got nominated for Sully. pic.twitter.com/KlJpnX2rlR
— Erin Strecker (@ErinStrecker) January 24, 2017
According to RTÉ, a spokesperson said:
“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 apologize to the Academy, press and fans for any confusion.”
Spare a thought for Amy Adams who could have thought that she was actually nominated.
