Academy president accidentally nominates 'Dick Poop' for Best Cinematography

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Today in embarassing televised slips of the tongue: During this morning's Oscar nominations telecast, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced that "Dick Poop" was nominated for Best Cinematography for his work on Mr. Turner:

She really meant to nominate Dick Pope, and quickly corrected herself. But naturally, that hasn't stopped Twitter from having a field day. --Samantha Rollins

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