Many fans still can’t stop talking about last night’s bigOscar mix-up, whereWarren BeattyandFaye Dunnawaywere given the wrong card, and they announcedLa La Landfor Best Picture, when it was actuallyMoonlightthat had won the award. There was also another big mistake that was revealed last night after the In Memoriam segment, where it was revealed that the entry for late costume designerJanet Pattersonactually featured a photo of the very aliveJan Chapman.Janet Pattersonhad passed away in October at the age of 60.
WhileJan Chapman’s name and occupation were in fact correct on theOscars In Memoriam tribute, the picture was not, with the Academy usingJan Chapman’s photo instead ofJanet Patterson’s image.Varietyobtained an email statement fromJan Chapman, who reveals she was “devastated” the wrong photo was used during the segment. Here’s what the producer had to say below.
“I was devastated by the use of my image in place of my great friend and long-time collaboratorJanet Patterson. I had urged her agency to check any photograph which might be used and understand that they were told thatthe Academyhad it covered. Janet was a great beauty and four-time Oscar nominee and it is very disappointing that the error was not picked up. I am alive and well and an active producer.”
Australian costume designerJanet PattersonreceivedOscar nominationsfor her work on 1993’sThe Piano, 1996’sThe Portrait of a Lady, 1997’sOscar and Lucindaand 2009’sBright Star. Her other credits includeThe Last Days at Chez Nous,Holy Smoke,Peter PanandFar From the Madding Crowd. She also pulled double duty on some of her films, serving also as production designer, onBright Star,Holy Smoke,The Portrait of a LadyandThe Last Days of Chez Nous.
Janet Pattersonis one of the most prolific producers in Australia and anOscar nomineein her own right, as one of the producers of Best Picture nomineeThe Piano, where she actually worked withJanet Patterson. She also collaborated withJanet PattersononThe Last Days at Chez Nous,The Portrait Of a Lady,Holy SmokeandBright Star. Her most recent credits include the horror-thrillerThe BabadookandThe Daughter. Take a look at some of the tweets below from fans who noticed this mistake atThe Academy Awards.
