Sarah Polley

Canadain film-maker Sarah Polley, who was awarded the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for Women Talking at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles last ...

In a forged letter, the screenwriter was told she was mistakenly given the Academy Award at last month's ceremony.

He wrote: “Dear Sarah, to save on mailing costs as I live overseas the academy has asked me to provide you with my address so you can ship the Oscar directly. The letter said Polley had “one more week to enjoy it”, but then she must “mail it back to LA where we will give it to the rightful best adapted screenplay: All Quiet On The Western Front”. She shared a letter on Twitter that she had received on April Fools' Day purportedly from the academy, which read: “We say this to you with the deepest regrets: the Oscar you received was given by mistake, you must return it.”

Sarah Polley revealed a shocking letter she received from 'The Academy' asking her to return her Oscar aftering winning it at this year's awards.

This is much too cruel to be a joke, ergo we deeply apologise for any inconvenience we may have caused you." However, perhaps unsurprisingly, it turns out the letter wasn’t real and was an elaborate prank played by none other than her 11-year old child. The letter arrived on Saturday Morning, AKA April Fools Day.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Sarah Polley shared her reaction on Twitter when her 11-year-old daughter pranked her on April Fools' Day.

The letter reads that the Academy didn't want to be caught in another "Year of the Moonlight," hence they did not intervene during the ceremony. Polley's kid continues, "We are giving you one more week to enjoy its presence in your home, but after that period of time, you must mail it back to LA, where we will give it to the rightful best-adapted screenplay: 'All Quiet on the Western Front.' We are sorry for your loss, but it is only fair that the play with the real best-adapted screenplay gets the Oscar." "Dear Sarah Polley, we say this to you with the deepest regrets: the Oscar you received was given by mistake — you must return it," which Polley's daughter wrote.

Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley recently shared how her kid pranked her for April Fools', and honestly, they did a pretty good job. On April 1, the celeb ...

And her David Rubin signature forgery was SPOT ON!" They’re getting a screenplay award in the future!!" "So genius. "An 11 y o wrote this?? "This is much too cruel to be a joke, ergo we deeply apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused you," the letter said before apologizing for "any inconvenience." On April 1, the celeb posted a picture of a "letter" addressed to her in regards to her recent

Sharing the letter on Twitter, Polley wrote: “My eleven-year-old swung low for April Fools Day this year.” Polley won the Best Adapted ...

"We feel it is wrong you get this on 1 April as you will probably think it is a joke, and we feel that is wrong, so another letter will be sent assuring you that this is not a joke,” the “letter” continued. The “letter” began: “We say this to you with the deepest regrets: the Oscar you received was given by mistake.” Sharing the letter on Twitter, Polley wrote: “My eleven-year-old swung low for April Fools Day this year.”