Honoring members of the film industry who died last year, this year’s In Memoriam sequence featured members of Hollywood from actors and songwriters to producers and publicists. Over the swelling strings of Mozart’s “Lacrimosa,
Academy Awards, the deaths of actors including Gene Hackman, Maggie Smith, James Earl Jones, Gena Rowlands, Donald Sutherland and David Lynch were acknowledged during a tribute montage. However, there were some notable names missing from the tribute,
Morgan Freeman led the Oscars' 'In Memoriam' tribute to Gene Hackman this year, which included Gena Rowlands, David Lynch, and James Earl Jones among the other honorees.
Oscars got reflective with the traditional In Memoriam segment celebrating the entertainment figures who died over the past year as the names scrolled onscreen. Notable names in filmmaking including David Lynch,
James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, David Lynch were honored and remembered at the Academy Awards
Celebrities excluded from the Oscars In Memoriam tribute is causing a stir online. On Sunday, Morgan Freeman presented the segment at the Academy Awards, which honored actors and filmmakers who died over the last year including Gene Hackman,
Oscars stage took on an exceptionally golden glow as Hollywood's finest celebrated musical icon Quincy Jones. Following the ceremony's more somber In Memoriam section, honoring greats like Gene Hackman,