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There’s ever one…for a few. Several stars were noticeably absent from the Academy Awards In Memoriam montage, including the precocious Leslie Jordan, who died successful October 2022. Anne Heche, who passed distant from injuries sustained successful a car accident, was besides near retired of the segment, on with chap actors Paul Sorvino, Tony Sirico, Twitch, Charlbi Dean, Gilbert Gottfried, and Cindy Williams, among others. While the Academy did stock a QR codification to instrumentality fans to a longer database of those mislaid successful the manufacture successful 2023, these TV and movie stars were near retired of the televised In Memoriam and fans were not happy.
Anne Heche was near retired of the Oscars In Memoriam. (Shutterstock)“The Oscars should beryllium ashamed not including the profoundly talented, excessively often underrated Anne Heche successful their In Memoriam montage,” 1 Twitter idiosyncratic said, portion different complained, “No Leslie Jordan oregon Paul Sorvino successful the In Memoriam segment? What the f***?” Leslie Jordan notably announced past year’s Oscar nominees alongside Tracee Ellis Ross, and Paul Sorvino choked backmost tears astatine the 1986 amusement arsenic his girl Mira Sorvino accepted her grant for Best Supporting Actress.
John Travolta opened up the In Memoriam conception and introduced performer Lenny Kravitz, arsenic helium fought backmost tears remembering his Grease co-star, the precocious Olivia Newton John. “They’ve made america smile, and became beloved friends who we volition ever stay hopelessly devoted to,” the prima said done tears.
John Travolta gets affectional arsenic helium introduces the "In Memoriam" conception astatine the #Oscars: "They've made america smile, and became beloved friends who we volition ever stay hopelessly devoted to." https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID pic.twitter.com/67NZN8e11d
— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2023
Recall, past twelvemonth Bob Saget was notably near retired from the In Memoriam segment astir 3 months aft his passing, and fans were furious astatine the snub. “Cancel the #oscars for not mentioning Bob Saget successful the Memoriam,” 1 Twitter idiosyncratic wrote, portion different spectator added, “Shame connected you @TheAcademy for not recognizing @bobsaget.” Shockingly, Norm MacDonald and Ed Asner were absent from the segment, arsenic well. In 2021, fans were arsenic arsenic upset when Glee‘s Naya Rivera and once-Oscar nominated Adam Schlesinger were omitted from the segment. “How successful the satellite is she not included wtf is going on?!” 1 idiosyncratic tweeted astir Rivera astatine the time.
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