Published 17:19 IST, February 6th 2020
Oscars 2020: The Academy's tweet confuses fans after it shares the predicted winners' list
Recently, the officials at the Academy Award shared a series of Tweets, which confused fans about the possible winners in different categories. Read more
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The Academy awards is undoubtedly one of the most-awaited film award ceremonies of the year. Recently, a list of nominees was released on the official Twitter handle of the Academy Awards, which featured names like Joaquin Phoenix, Renne Zellweger, Laura Dern and Brad Pitt. Since the list was put up online, fans have been storming the internet with their opinions and theories, on who will be taking the Academy award home this year.
Putting fans anticipation to rest, the Academy Award officials hosted a fun-filled prediction game on Twitter, in which fans had to predict the winners in different categories. A tweet was shared by the Academy Award officials, declaring the results of the game, which has now been deleted. Here are the details.
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The winners in the Oscar Prediction list
In the now-deleted tweet, the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences posted a picture of who they predict might win this year. The now-deleted tweet featured the names of actors like Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellwegger, as they might win the award in the Best Actor and Best Actress category. Furthermore, the picture titled 'My Oscar Predictions' picked the Korean thriller, Parasite for the Best Picture award. However, the tweet was later deleted by the officials of Academy Awards, stating that many fans had got the predictions right and hence requested them to wait for the official announcements on February 10, 2020.
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We invited fans on Twitter to make and share your #Oscars predictions.
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 4, 2020
A ton of you already have! 😀
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.
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
Take a look at the prediction list:
— Saku434 (@Saku434) February 4, 2020
Doesn't matter. Parasite deserves Best Picture. Do the right thing or you'll suffer the consequences. pic.twitter.com/qbLwEPIFOy
— Leandro (@queriaestarvivo) February 4, 2020
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(Promo Image: The Academy Twitter)
17:19 IST, February 6th 2020