‘In Memoriam’ video footage presented during the Oscars included the picture of an alive woman

Culture&Arts Nilgun Salim
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Another faux pas scored by the organizers was the commemorative video footage which featured the photo of a woman who is still alive.

According to the material, Janet Patterson, an Australian costume designer and fourth time Oscar nominee for his contribution in ‘The Piano’, ‘Portrait of a Lady’, ‘Oscar and Lucinda’ and ‘Bright Star’, died in October 2016.

The name and the position were written correctly but the photo belongs to an Aussie movie producer who is still alive, Jan Chapman.

Indeed, the movie producer and the costume designer worked together on the set of ‘The Piano’.

The American film academy failed to comment the mishap, mostly because the awkward moment with Warren Beatty is still fresh.

The ‘In Memoriam’ section was controversial because a significant number of well-known celebrities who died in 2016 like Garry Shandling and Florence Henderson were not included.

Movie legend Bill Paxton, who dies this weekend was not included in the ‘In Memoriam’ section.

Fortunately, actress Jennifer Aniston was the only one who mentioned a few words about the late actor, who passed away a day before the gala.

Moonlight scored three awards, for Best Movie, Best Adapted Script, and Best Supporting Actor.

Musical La La Land scored six awards for Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Director, Best Image, Best Sound Column and Best Original Song.