The Academy tweet out their Oscars predictions
The Academy created a tool on Twitter allowing people to submit their Oscars predictions.
However, it backfired when their very own guesses were published.
Think you know who will take home an Oscar this year? Make your #Oscars predictions and tune in Sunday, Feb. 9 to see how you did!
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 3, 2020
The Academy's tweet went out on Monday with the caption, 'My Oscar Predictions.'
They quickly deleted the post after facing backlash from fans.
Some feared they had accidentally revealed the winners list.
They predicted Parasite for Best Picture, Sam Mendes for Best Director for 1917, Parasite for Best Original Screenplay and Jojo Rabbit for Best Adapted Screenplay.
They also named Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor in Joker, Renée Zellweger for Best Actress in Judy, Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood and Laura Dern for Best Supporting Actress in Marriage Story.
It wasn't long before The Academy released a statement about the incident;
'We invited fans on Twitter to make and share your #Oscars predictions. A ton of you already have!'
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The statement goes on, 'A brief issue on Twitter made some of yours look like they came from our account.'
'They didn’t. This error is now resolved. And we’ll reveal our picks on Sunday.'
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— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 4, 2020
Check out the complete list of nominees here.
