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Oscars Intentionally Omitted Farrah Fawcett from the “In Memoriam” Portion

Couple of days after the Oscars, fans and family of the late Farrah Fawcett started to complain to the administrators of Oscars about the omission of the one of the “Angels” during the segment called In Memoriam.
According to Bruce Davis, the executive director of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, they were actually [...]

Farrah Fawcett Oscars Memorial Snub Was No Accident, Says Director; Tatum O’Neal “Devastated” By Omission

For the first time since Sunday’s Oscars, Academy Awards executive director Bruce Davis admitted Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

Davis said the academy committee debated including both Fawcett, who died of cancer last June, and Gene Barry, a [...]

Oscar Producers Defend Farrah Fawcett “In Memoriam” Snub

Producers of this weekend’s 82nd Annual Oscars have defended a slight that left ’70s sex symbol Farrah Fawcett out of the annual “In Memoriam” montage — which pays tribute to Hollywood stars who have died over the past year. The Charlie’s Angels actress died in June after a nearly three year battle against cancer, but [...]