Whoops: Oscars Website Briefly Lists Amy Adams and Tom Hanks as Nominees

ABC is apologizing after accidentally listing Amy Adams and Tom Hanks on Oscars.com as nominees in the Best Actress and Best Actor categories, respectively. Following this morning’s announcement, their names were included on the site, though of course they were not nominated:

#AmyAdams was on the nomination list published on the #Oscar website. Then took it down! WTF! #Epicfail #Notrust pic.twitter.com/0rWkeNuzqH

— Metro900 (@Metro900Studios) January 24, 2017

Adams’ name was there in place of Ruth Negga, who was nominated for Loving, and Hanks’ name, for Sully was there in addition to the other nominees.

In a statement obtained by Variety, ABC apologized. “This morning, in an attempt to release breaking news as announced, ABC Digital briefly posted inaccurate nomination information on the Oscar.com website,” they said. “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.”

The error probably happened because both were contenders. Adams’ not being nominated was widely considered a snub. Hanks’ was thought to be more of a long shot.

[featured image via Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock, Inc.]

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