The Academy, in a statement: "Selection is made for television broadcasting based on available time, which is limited"
The unforgivable forgetting of the Oscars: Luke Perry, the great absent from the list of deceased actors
As every year, at the Oscar Awards ceremony tribute was paid to the actors who died in 2019 and early 2020. A segment, called 'In Memoriam' (In Memoriam), which has generated endless criticism. And is that the organization of the great movie night forgot to include in the video of the memory Luke Perry, who gave life to Dylan in the series Feeling of living , and Cameron Boyce, one of the most famous of Disney. However, the error has an explanation.
After the wave of negative messages on social networks, this Monday, the Academy decided to publish a statement, offering details about it. "The Academy receives hundreds of requests to include loved ones and industry colleagues in the Oscar segment 'In Memoriam'. An executive committee, which represents all branches, considers the list and makes the selection for television broadcasting depending on the time available, which is limited. All the deceased in the world of cinema that were proposed for the memorial are included in Oscar.com and will remain on the site throughout the year. Luke Perry and Cameron Boyce are remembered there, "he explained the organization of the Oscar Awards.
However, the audience seems unconvinced. Two days after the ceremony, the forgetting of Luke Perry and Cameron Boyce continues to give what to talk on social networks.
Many users criticize that Kobe Bryant has been in charge of opening the tribute, since he only had a small contribution in the seventh art for his short film 'Dear Basketball'. Peter Fonda, Doris Day, John Singleton, Robert Forster, Agnès Varda or Kirk Douglas, were other faces remembered in 'In Memoriam'. In this edition, Billie Eilish was in charge, along with her brother, of putting music at the appointed moment, playing Yesterday , the classic Beatles theme.
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