Every year the “In Memoriam” tribute at the Oscars leaves behind some fan favorites and 2023 was no exception: Among those not included in Sunday night’s video montage were Anne Heche, the star of ” Saving Private Ryan” Tom Sizemore and Charlbi Dean. , who appeared in this year’s Best Picture nominee “Triangle of Sadness.”
Fans also noted the absence of Cindy Williams: Although she was best known for the ’70s TV sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” she notably appeared in two classic movies of the time, George Lucas’s “American Graffiti” and ” The Conversation.”
And while the tribute included “Goodfellas” star Ray Liotta, who died unexpectedly on May 26, 2022, his co-star Paul Sorvino, who died in July 2022, was left out.
Also missing from the tribute: “Encounters of the Third Kind” two-time Oscar nominee Melinda Dillon, legendary acting coach Sandra Seacat, “The Nutty Professor” actress Stella Stevens, stuntwoman and cinematographer “Creature from the Black Lagoon” Ricou Browning, “The Player” and “The Right Stuff” Fred Ward, “The Wild Bunch” actor Bo Hopkins, “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights” star Philip Baker Hall, French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stanley Kubrick regular Joe Turkel, David Warner of “Titanic” and “Time Bandits”, veteran actor Clu Gulager, blacklisted 1940s star Marsha Hunt, Henry Silva of “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Ocean’s 11”, British actor Leslie Phillips, star of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Topol and Sacheen Littlefeather, who appeared on behalf of Marlon Brando to explain why he was not accepting his Best Actor Oscar for “The Godfather.”
However, many of those not shown in the video appeared on the Academy’s roster. In Memoriam online photo gallery. A QR code of the listing was shared during the ceremony, but it is not present in the 95th Oscars in Memoriam video shown above.
Hollywood stars and veterans honored at the 95th Academy Awards include James Caan, Angela Lansbury, Raquel Welch, Louise Fletcher, Jean-Luc Godard, Gina Lollobrigida, Robbie Coltrane, Nichelle Nichols, Kirstie Alley and Olivia Newton John. A noticeably emotional John Travolta introduced the segment, and Lenny Kravitz performed the song “Calling All Angels” as the tribute played.
