Because announcing the wrong winner for Best Picture wasn't enough (opens in new tab), the Oscars Powers That Be also experienced an, um, technical hiccup (to put it kindly) during the In Memoriam section. By which we mean they used the wrong woman's face.
While paying respects to costume designer Janet Patterson, the image of Jan Chapman popped up—who a) is not Janet Patterson, and b) is most definitely alive.
This came up in the In Memoriam section at #Oscars2017. But isn't this (living) Australian film producer Jan Chapman? pic.twitter.com/YKIMGBUv5EFebruary 27, 2017
"I was devastated by the use of my image in place of my great friend and long-time collaborator Janet Patterson," Chapman told Variety (opens in new tab) . "I had urged her agency to check any photograph which might be used and understand that they were told that the Academy had it covered.... I am alive and well and an active producer."
Literally, just...HOW DID THIS HAPPEN.
Rip Very Much Alive Jan Chapman #Oscars2017February 27, 2017
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