The Academy Awards

[Azrael]

Maybe Paul Sorvino had the wrong politics or something. I can imagine Anne Heche was left off because of the many…interesting…she’s said and done.

If politics led to either being left out, then they just ought to get rid of the entire element.

More likely the production assistant they assigned to gather raw material for the In Memoriam segment ten days before the broadcast simply missed it.

A teary John Travolta couldn't distract from Oscars' In Memoriam's missing big names

 

[DanOregon]

I don't know why they figure saving - what, 10 sec. of time by omitting well-known actors "helps" the show. The "snub list" is usually the final word on the show for the year, it makes the Academy look even more out of touch that left someone off the list. Though there are some years where the "snubs" are mostly TV people, The SAG reel is always better.

 

[CD Boogie]

Widow of 'Goodfellas' actor hopes politics wasn't why he was left out of Oscars In Memoriam segment

Widow of 'Goodfellas' actor hopes politics wasn't why he was left out of Oscars In Memoriam segment

I had no idea what his politics were, but I'd bet dollars to donuts the producers did know, which is a more plausible explanation than simply overlooking him in lieu of someone else who no one has ever heard of. That's really ****ed up, but that's reality; people are petty and triggered and they'll take their shots when they can, especially under the guise of oops, I didn't mean to.

 

[Azrael]

Widow of 'Goodfellas' actor hopes politics wasn't why he was left out of Oscars In Memoriam segment

Widow of 'Goodfellas' actor hopes politics wasn't why he was left out of Oscars In Memoriam segment

I had no idea what his politics were, but I'd bet dollars to donuts the producers did know, which is a more plausible explanation than simply overlooking him in lieu of someone else who no one has ever heard of. That's really ****ed up, but that's reality; people are petty and triggered and they'll take their shots when they can, especially under the guise of oops, I didn't mean to.

Maybe! I'm not sure how reliable a narrator his wife is.

I'm also not sure why AMPAS would go out of its way to draw that sort of attention to itself.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Everything must be viewed through a lens of whether it is mean to Trump or not.

 

[garrow]

Or to Mike Seaver

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

They also left out Anne Heche, who I don't think was one to carry the MAGA flag.

 

[DanOregon]

Sorvino, Heche and Sizemore's omissions were odd though - it wasn't like they had small parts in big films. They had major parts in big films.

 

[TigerVols]

You folks forget that at the end of the day the Oscars is really just a trade group's annual convention that happens to be televised. That trade group gets decide how long their segments are and who gets in them...in the case of Sizemore, he was a terrible human by most accounts; in the case of Heche, she'd made her share of enemies along the way and I have no idea about Sorvino but maybe he turned down an Academy invite at one point in his career?

 

[dixiehack]

Politics doesn’t matter says the woman who instantly turns to political conspiracy.

 

[Alma]

They also left out Anne Heche, who I don't think was one to carry the MAGA flag.

Heche said and did bizarre things over the course of her career.

 

[Webster]

It ended very badly for Heche — understand why someone like her on the border didn’t make it. Surprised by Sorvino though.

 

[Batman]

More likely the production assistant they assigned to gather raw material for the In Memoriam segment ten days before the broadcast simply missed it.

A teary John Travolta couldn't distract from Oscars' In Memoriam's missing big names

As much scrutiny as that segment gets every year, you'd think someone high up the food chain would have to sign off on it. Maybe even check it against a list they've compiled throughout the year.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

As much scrutiny as that segment gets every year, you'd think someone high up the food chain would have to sign off on it. Maybe even check it against a list they've compiled throughout the year.

I can't imagine too many of the omissions are by accident. They are being left off for a reason. Let's see what happens with Roman Polanski died. He raped children.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I can't imagine too many of the omissions are by accident. They are being left off for a reason. Let's see what happens with Roman Polanski died. He raped children.

I think people are underestimating the roles just sheer ignorance and incompetence play in situations like this.

With Anne Heche I will cut them a little bit of slack. When she died I remembered that (a) she had dated Ellen DeGeneres and (b) had severe mental illness, and honestly could not remember her professional accomplishments.

But Paul Sorvino? No excuses there, and I don't believe it's a political thing. That smells like a "24 year old staffer compiled the list" thing.

And Polanski absolutely makes the "In Memorium." Brilliant director. Grade A piece of ****, but brilliant director.

 

[tea and ease]

If they don't get it right year after year, just 86 it. No one watching cares, except for the family in question if it goes wrong. A little story on my kids' graduation from college. TWINS. They (whoever they are) decided during the President's speech to the WHOLE class, to single out graduating twins that year. He was like blah, blah and blah. Three twin sets graduating. Except my twins weren't mentioned. Why they even decided to elevate that, I'm not sure. But as the parent of twins, in the audience, in the president's box by way of invitation due to BOTH my kids excelling somehow, I WAS PISSED. So we ripped paper from the program, wrote a note to the college president who was still speaking, said WE TOO had graduating twins. We watched that note go from hand to hand on to the field. It was magnificent as the University president just started speaking about big donors being recognized, received the note, then asked our twins to stand, named them, and it appeared we were big donors being singled out. I LOVE our story, but still wonder why they thought it prudent to single out a group of people.

 

[DanOregon]

One thing I've learned in life is that money and power do not equal mental acuity - see the NFL, the Supreme Court, the US Senate. There are a lot of stupid people, people with blind spots and those who don't recognize their own biases - but we figure their decisions are well founded because they have power and money.

Whether we're talking about the field conditions for the Super Bowl, various stunts pulled by Senators or a SCOTUS ruling - bogus is bogus.