The joke was on famous Hollywood cinematographer Dick Pope, whose Oscar nomination celebration for Mr. Turner was derailed by a mispronunciation of his name.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science President Cheryl Boone Isaacs mistakenly pronounced Pope’s name”Dick Poop,” sparking tons of jokes on Twitter.
Fortunately Pope was a good sport, and said “You know what, I have been called a lot worse in my time.”
After the jump are 15 actors and actresses whose names are a lot more difficult to pronounce.
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Joaquin Phoenix
The “J” is silent and “quin” is pronounced like “keen.” Got it?
Zooey Deschanel
The New Girl actress’ name looks so simple, but that isn’t the case. But we have you covered: “Zoh-ee Dee-shanel.”
David Oyelowo
Don’t worry, Brad Pitt has your back. See below.
Amy Poehler
Think “Poler” when saying this hilarious actress’ name.
Quvenzhané Wallis
Per our sister site Madame Noire, the first part of the young starlet’s name, “Quven,” is a combination of both of her parents’ names, dad Qulyndreia, and mom Venjie Wallis. The second part, “Zhané,” means “fairy” in Swahili.
Shia LaBeouf
Pronounce his first name “Shy-ah.” Figure out his last name on your own.
Lupita Nyong’o
For all inquiries, see below.
Martin Scorsese
If the second “S” in Marty’s last name was instead a “Z,” life would be so much easier.
Idris Elba
This next potential iteration of “James Bond” should be properly addressed, right? Now, say “EE-dris ELLE-ba.”
Famke Janssen
And the difficult first name, last name combination goes to….
Pronounce it “Fom-kuh Jan-ssen.”
Zach Galifianakis
Quite frankly, we’re still having difficulty with this one.
Eva Mendes
Act as if Mendes’ first name begins with the letter “A.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Aspire to become as great at pronouncing this U.K. actor’s as he acts on the silver screen.
Kim Basinger
To be an actress of her magnitude, you’d think the “Bay-sing-er” pronunciation would be more commonplace.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
The actress’ surname is pronounced “Zay-Tah.” Say it with us.
