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Washington:

Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino, Charlbi Dean and Leslie Jordan had been among the many names lacking from the 2023 Oscars’ In Memoriam section, which acknowledges stars and filmmakers who died over the previous yr. John Travolta choked up as he launched the annual In Memoriam section, which featured Lenny Kravitz performing “Calling All Angels,” with a tribute to Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John, reported The Hollywood Reporter, a US-based media firm.

On Twitter and different social media platforms, viewers talked about the likes of Heche, who starred in such films as Donnie Brasco, Volcano and Wag the Dog and on such TV exhibits as Men in Trees and Hung; South African Triangle of Sadness actress Dean; character actor Sorvino; Call Me Kat and Will & Grace actor Jordan; and Sizemore, who starred as Sgt. Mike Horvath in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan ought to have been included.

All of them are, nevertheless, a part of the In Memoriam part of the Oscars web site.

Actress Lydia Cornell (Too Close for Comfort) was amongst those that famous their omissions through the ceremony although, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

The In Memoriam section is all the time probably the most emotional moments of the Oscars ceremony and is in style with viewers. It additionally causes debate over who will get included through the televised ceremony and who does not.

Among the massive Hollywood names who did get memorialized through the ceremony this yr had been stars James Caan, Angela Lansbury, Gina Lollobrigida, Newton-John and Raquel Welch, in addition to director Wolfgang Petersen.

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