Oscars 2020 'In Memoriam' segment leaves out Luke Perry, Cameron Boyce and more: 'Disrespectful!!'
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The โIn Memoriamโ segment at the Oscars regularly leaves viewers indignant over someone (or several people) who didnโt make the cut. The 2020 ceremony was no different.
The absence of Luke Perry outraged many on social media.
Perry, who died March 4 at 52, days after suffering a massive stroke, was best known for playing heartthrob Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210. He was also known for portraying Archieโs dad on Riverdale since recent 2017.
However, his acting work included several high-profile movies, too: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 1992 film which later inspired the hit show of the same name; 1994โs bull-riding biopic 8 Seconds; 1997โs The Fifth Element, alongside Bruce Willis; and, most recently, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, one of this yearโs most-nominated movies that was his final filmed role. The Quentin Tarantino project won two awards โ one for Brad Pitt as Best Supporting Actor and another for production design โ and it was nominated in eight other categories, including Best Picture.
Fans noticed that Perry was absent from the list. They called the slight โdisrespectfulโ and โunbelievable.โ
Academy Awards viewers felt Cameron Boyce should have been part of the segment, too. Boyce died July 6, at age 20, following a seizure. Boyceโs family confirmed that he had struggled with epilepsy. He was best known for his work in Disneyโs The Descendants and its sequels, which aired as TV movies on The Disney Channel. His other work included Grown Ups and its sequel, alongside Adam Sandler, among many other projects.
People turned to social media to point out others who were not included.
Grammy winner Billie Eilish provided the soundtrack for this yearโs tribute to late movie makers, including Oscar winner Kobe Bryant, Doris Day, and many more. She sang a beautiful cover of โYesterdayโ by the Beatles.
The Academy featured a much longer list of names on its website, which noted the loss of Perry, Boyce and many others.
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