Ruth Negga Almost Had Oscar Nomination Stolen From Her

What might yet turn into a major tinseltown row has emerged over this year’s Oscar nominations. And Ireland’s Ruth Negga was a victim of what was a major gaffe on the part of the organisers.

The official Oscars website suffered a major malfunction, when it originally named Amy Adams in the Best Actress category – instead of Ruth Negga. And there was a second blip, with the listing of Tom Hanks among the nominations for Best Actor – which also turned out to be incorrect.

The nominations – including Ruth Negga for her performance in Loving – were first announced via a live stream. However, when the lists appeared on the Academy Awards' website, Ruth’s name had been replaced by Amy Adams in Arrival.

ABC Digital has subsequently taken responsibility for the mistakes that occurred. "This morning,” they said in a statement, "in an attempt to release breaking news as announced, ABC Digital briefly posted inaccurate nomination information on the Oscar.com website.

"The nominees announced by the Academy on Twitter were accurate. ABC quickly identified and corrected the errors. We apologize to the Academy, press and fans for any confusion."

All’s well that ends well. Unless someone decides to take legal action!