Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd, Olivia Hussey and others left out of Oscar's In Memoriam

At the 97th Academy Awards, movie creatives who died during the erstwhile twelvemonth were honoured successful beforehand of their peers and viewers in the yearly In Memoriam conception — but fans rapidly noticed that determination were immoderate faces missing, including Michelle Trachtenberg, who died conscionable past week astatine the property of 39, and Tony Todd, a fearfulness film icon.  

In a post connected X, 1 user called Trachtenberg's omission "upsetting," portion different user, @ryan_reflects, shared photos of Trachtenberg's movie vocation connected X, adding, "No emotion for Michelle Trachtenberg during the #Oscars successful memoriam is wild."

Although she was possibly amended known for her enactment successful TV connected shows specified arsenic Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, Trachtenberg had starred successful a fig of films, including Harriet the Spy (1996), 17 Again (2009), and Ice Princess (2005). 

The recency of Trachtenberg's decease mightiness person explained her exclusion, were it not for the information that histrion Gene Hackman received a moving tribute astatine the Academy Awards that included a idiosyncratic code from two-time costar Morgan Freeman. Hackman was recovered dormant with his woman Betsy Arakawa the time aft Trachtenberg's decease was reported. 

Todd, who was known for starring successful the Candyman and Final Destination fearfulness franchises, died successful November astatine the property of 69. 

"Neither BAFTA nor The Academy included Tony Todd successful their In Memoriam," user @rxbeccajohnson wrote connected X. "Livid doesn't screen it."

Other stars besides near out

The Oscars paid tribute to Hollywood and movie icons including Dame Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, Shelley Duvall, Gena Rowlands, James Earl Jones, Kris Kristofferson, M. Emmet Walsh and Joan Plowright, among galore others during the yearly In Memoriam section. 

Other movie creatives near disconnected the database include popular French histrion Alain Delon; Charmed and Beverly Hills: 90210 actor Shannen Doherty, who besides starred successful films specified arsenic the 1989 cult classical Heathers; British actor Olivia Hussey, known for portraying Juliet successful Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 Romeo and Juliet at just 15, and aboriginal starred successful the cult fearfulness favourite Black Christmas; and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, whose Super Size Me was nominated for champion documentary feature. 

"NO michelle trachtenberg??? NO shannen Doherty ??? NO Tony Todd???? i'm SICK," user @horrorsthetics wrote successful a station connected X. 

"Wait, so the In Memoriam conception missed Alain Delon, Olivia Hussey, Tony Todd, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Shannon Doherty too? What is going on?" idiosyncratic Soraya Sebghati wrote successful a post connected X. 

The Academy has not made an authoritative connection regarding immoderate omissions from the segment. 

Fans find Lynch tribute lacking

Many fans were besides dissatisfied with the magnitude of clip dedicated to David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker who died successful January. 

Lynch was fixed a peculiar item astatine the extremity of the In Memoriam segment, on with respective different cardinal players, but immoderate fans didn't deliberation that a astir 4 2nd clip accurately reflected his contributions to filmmaking, considering however influential his surrealist benignant and assemblage of enactment has been. 

"I cannot fathom not giving david lynch an extended tribute tonight. unbelievable," user @404paigenotfnd wrote connected X. 

Drag queen and performer Katya wrote connected X that the ceremony's producers "better slumber with some eyes open," aft giving Lynch truthful small time. 

Lynch was nominated for champion manager 3 times and best adapted screenplay erstwhile for The Elephant Man. He received the Academy Honorary Award successful 2019. His chap manager Steven Spielberg called Lynch a "singular, visionary dreamer" successful a statement aft Lynch died. 

Some fans criticized the lengthy philharmonic tribute honouring the James Bond franchise, noting that this clip could've gone to a much in-depth tribute to Lynch. 

Previous In Memoriam omissions

The In Memoriam conception is simply a cardinal portion of the Oscars, but it's besides 1 of the segments that suffers the astir criticism, arsenic fans announcement missing faces astir each year, oregon disagree about which of those included deserve longer tributes.  

In 2023, the Oscars In Memoriam did not include Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino, Chaim Topol or actress Charlbi Dean, adjacent though Dean had starred successful 1 of that night's champion representation nominees, Triangle of Sadness.

Carol Channing was near retired of the tributes successful 2019, portion Batman star Adam West and Oscar-winning histrion Dorothy Malone weren't included successful the conception successful 2018. Bill Paxton, who died the time earlier the 2017 Oscars ceremony, was left out from not lone that year's In Memoriam, but the following year's arsenic well.