Sure, we all had fun laughing at John Travolta for butchering Idina Menzel's name. (And then cringed when he did whatever that was the next year.) But are you really any better? You probably still haven't figured out the name of that little girl from Annie, and are blithely mispronouncing "Ralph Fiennes" in a Harry Potter discussion as we speak. Brush up on the proper phonetics via this guide below. And if you still need help afterwards, consider commissioning a song from Brad Pitt.
Rihanna
Pronunciation: Ree-ANN-ah
Amanda Seyfried
Pronunciation: uh-MAN-duh SAHY-frid
Cillian Murphy
Pronunciation: KIH-lee-un MUR-fee
Kim Basinger
Pronunciation: Kim BAY-sing-ur
Idris Elba
Pronunciation: IH-driss EL-buh
Demi Moore
Pronunciation: DEH-mee Mor
Anna Faris
Pronunciation: AN-uh FAIR-iss
Quvenzhané Wallis
Pronunciation: kwuh-VEN-jah-nay WALL-lis
Eva Mendes
Pronunciation: EH-vuh Men-DEZ
Ralph Fiennes
Pronunciation: Rayf Fynz
Vera Farmiga
Pronunciation: VEER-ruh Far-MEE-guh
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Pronunciation: CHOO-eh-tell EJ-ee-o-for
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Pronunciation: Nik-oh-LAHY KOS-ter WAWL-doh
Charlize Theron
Pronunciation: Shar-LEEZ Ther-IN
Djimon Hounsou
Pronunciation: JIE-mahn Hahn-SOO
Rachel Weisz
Pronunciation: REY-chuh-l VICE
Martin Scorsese
Pronunciation: MAR-tin skor-SEH-see
Saoirse Ronan
Pronunciation: SEER-shah RO-nuhn
David Oyelowo
Pronunciation: DEY-vid Oh-YEL-oh-woh
Joe Manganiello
Pronunciation: Jo Man-GAH-nel-oh
Famke Janssen
Pronunciation: FAHM-kuh JANT-sun
Chloe Sevigny
Pronunciation: KLOH-ee SEV-uh-n-ee
Lupita Nyong’o
Pronunciation: Loo-PEE-tah Nuh-YONG-oh
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Kristin Hunt is a staff writer for Thrillist, and thinks Ralph Fiennes’ parents were just messing with him. Follow her to phonetics at @kristin_hunt.