Oscars Memoriam snubs Angus Cloud, Akira Toriyama and more stars in ‘disrespectful’ tribute that was ‘hard to watch’
Fans were also upset over segment's "distracting" display
OSCARS viewers have claimed there were various glaring omissions during the 2024 In Memorium segment.
Sunday night’s tribute saw multiple snubs, like Euphoria actor Angus Cloud and Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z.
The segment was helmed by Andrea Bocelli, who sang his famed song Por Ti Volare with his son Matteo, accompanied by a fleet of dancers.
Names listed included Friends star Matthew Perry and Exorcist director William Freidkin.
However, fans spotted that multiple names did not appear and took to social media in an uproar.
Lance Reddick, who had an iconic turn in John Wick, also did not seem to make the list.
‘HOW COULD YOU FORGET!?’
“I think Angus Cloud from Euphoria was missing from the “in memory,” one X user wrote.
“RIP Angus Cloud because #Oscars2024 dont give a f**k about him,” wrote another.
A third wrote: “Akira Toriyama not in the In Memoriam. Too soon I guess.
And: “In Memoriam of Akira Toriyama… How could you forget?”
Fans of his posted: “Am I tripping or was Lance Reddick not in there?”
‘DISTRACTING’
Other fans were up in arms because the entire proceedings were swarmed by choreographed dancers while the actual screen showing the late stars seemed to take a backseat.
In addition, the segment ended with the screen showing dozens of names at once instead of one by one.
“The #Oscars2024 Really needs to fix the In Memorium. No one cares about the singers and the dancers, we want to be able to see and read the names and faces on the freaking screen,” another fan wrote.
“This memorium is extremely distracting with all of the dancers. And you can barely read the names. #Oscars2024.”
A third bashed: “Again, In Memorium is NOT the time to have choreographed dances pulling your eyes away from those lost.
“This “In Memorium” is horribly done! The camera is too far away & the dancers are very distracting.”
Another simply put it: “In Memorium screen is too small #Oscars #Oscars2024.”
A fifth called it: “Probably the most disrespectful in memorium EVER!”
LIGHTS, CAMERA, OPPENHEIMER
Hollywood’s biggest night hit the small screen on ABC on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at a sprightly 7 p.m. ET.
This was an hour earlier than usual, or two, considering the daylight savings time change.
As usual, the 96th annual Oscars were held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Late-night star Kimmel served as host and flatlined with a “cringe” joke about Robert Downey Jr.’s past drug use.
The Oscars saw the year’s most critically acclaimed movies, actors, directors, and everyone behind them duke it out.
Oppenheimer (13 nods), Poor Things (10), Killers of The Flower Moon (10), and Barbie (8) led the tally.
Fans felt the Kenergy as Ryan Gosling performed “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie with Mark Ronson, and Billie Eilish drew tears with “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.
Presenters included Mahershala Ali, Bad Bunny, Emily Blunt, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Zendaya, and a nude John Cena.
Awards-wise, the Barbenehimer summer craze has fizzled out, and it was a statuesque night for the Robert Oppenheimer biopic.
Best Supporting Actor was won by Oppenheimer’s Downey Jr. (his first).
And Christopher Nolan’s three-hour atomic bomb opus won Best Picture and Best Director (Nolan’s first for both).
Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress for Alexander Payne’s (potentially plagiarized) The Holdovers.
Anatomy of A Fall won Best Original Screenplay and American Fiction Best Adapted Screenplay.
Best Actress seemed like a toss-up with Anatomy of A Fall’s Sandra Hüller squaring up against Poor Things’ Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone of Scorcese’s Killers of The Flower Moon.
But in the end, Emma Stone won out, which snubbed Lily of making history as the first native Oscar winner.
