Please, for the love of God, stop saying 'Hidden Fences'

Did the Golden Globes teach us nothing?
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Laura Vitto
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Have previous award show flubs taught us nothing?

On Sunday's Oscars red carpet, People Editor-in-Chief Jess Cagle tossed out the first "Hidden Fences" of the night. Upon realizing his mistake, he apologized and corrected himself.

As was (and is still) the case at the Golden Globes earlier this year, "Hidden Fences" is not an actual film.

Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, is an Oscar-nominated movie.

Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, is a Oscar-nominated movie.

"Hidden Fences" — not a movie.

Get it together, everybody.

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