Dick Pope's name was accidentally pronounced “Dick Poop” during this year's Oscar nominations announcement.
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), made the unfortunate error about the 'Mr. Turner' cinematographer as she was reading out the Academy Award nods for the Best Achievement in Cinematography category during a live broadcast in Beverly Hills, California.
She could be seen slightly chuckling after making the embarrassing mistake but continued reading out the names of the other nominees in the section alongside actor Chris Pine.
Following Cheryl's gaffe, the Twittersphere was sent into a frenzy with several people picking up on the blunder and comparing it to John Travolta's faux pas last year when he mispronounced Idina Menzel's name, calling her Adele Dazeem, while introducing her at the Academy Awards.
Aliarikan wrote: “Adele Dazeem: Out, Dick Poop: In. (sic)”
braedenpaul95 tweeted: “Thank god I watched the Oscar nominees. I got to witness one of the funniest errors on television #DickPoop #OscarNoms #stilllaughing (sic)”
Some stars even got in on the act with actress Brooklyn Decker joking: “I'm just happy The Academy is finally giving Dickpoop the recognition it deserves. (sic)”
Dick Poop also started trending on Twitter shortly after the awards were announced.
jar155 tweeted: “Well, we've all lived to the day when Dick Poop was trending on Twitter. I guess that about wraps it up for our life goals. (sic)”
Brazzers wrote: “Dick Poop is trending. We can close the internet now, good job everyone. (sic)”
Dick was recognised for his cinematographer work in 'Mr Turner', which received four nods but leading star Timothy Spall was snubbed for his titular role as the eccentric painter.
Bang Showbiz