Farrah Fawcett Left Out Of Memorial Tribute In The Oscars
March 8, 2010 at 6:50 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Los Angeles, CA, United States (CNS) – Fans and celebrities were perplexed why the late Farrah Fawcett was left out of the “in memoriam” segment of the Oscars on Sunday. The TV icon was noticeably missing from the tribute on the awards show.
Patrick Swayze, Brittany Murphy, Natasha Richardson, David Carradine, Jean Simmons, Ed McMahon, and Michael Jackson were all included in the memorial tribute among with other movie industry players. However, Fawcett, who had been nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Actress in the 1986 film “Extremities,” was not mentioned.
Although the actress was better known for her TV work, she also starred in classic films like “The Cannonball Run,” “The Apostle,” “Logan’s Run” and “Myra Breckinridge.”
Stars tweeted their outrage over the apparent snub, with film critic Roger Ebert among those who noticed the omission.
He wrote, “No Farrah Fawcett in the memorial tribute? Major fail.”
“Golden Girls” star Bea Arthur was also left out of the memorial tribute.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences executive director, Bruce Davis, has explained why Fawcett was left out.
He has been quoted by WENN as saying, “It is the single most troubling element of the Oscar show every year. Because more people die each year than can possibly be included in that segment. You are dropping people who the public knows. It’s just not comfortable.”
