Oscars 2021: Fans furious as Naya Rivera, Jessica Walter and more are SNUBBED from annual In Memoriam segment

NAYA Rivera and Jessica Walter fans were left furious that the stars were snubbed from the Oscars' annual In Memoriam segment.

The late actresses - and other notable names like Adam Schlesinger and Tommy Lister - failed to get a mention at the on Sunday night.

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This year's In Memoriam featured a fast-paced montage of stars who had died in the year since last year's ceremony, set to Stevie Wonder's jaunty song As.

, who was best known for her role in Glee, also appeared in films like the 2017 comedy Mad Families and the 2014 movie At The Devil's Door.

, meanwhile, was much-loved for her Lucille Bluth character in the cult comedy series Arrested Development alongside Jason Bateman and Michael Cera.

The 80-year-old also starred in a range of films, including 2020's The Mimic, Bending the Rules in 2012 and the 1998 comedy Slums of Beverly Hills.

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Viewers at home slammed , not just for its fast pace but for omitting so many big names.

"The memoriam was so disrespectful, the unnecessary speed run it and didn’t include Naya Rivera and Jessica Walter," one critic tweeted.

"The way that the Oscars left Naya Rivera out of their in memoriam segment is gross," another added.

A third vented: "Not including Jessica Walter in the In Memoriam is truly a disgrace...."

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Naya in an accidental drowning while she was out on a pontoon boat ride with her son in Lake Piru, California.

Fans also for omitting Naya from their tribute segment.

Jessica at her New York apartment last month.

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Also left out was Fountains of Wayne singer Adam Schlesinger, who was nominated for a Best Original Song award for That Thing You Do! in 1997.

Adam last April.

Tommy "Tiny" Lister - a former wrestler and actor well known for playing Deebo in the comedy film Friday - was also excluded.

Tommy several weeks after getting renewed symptoms of coronavirus, which he contracted months earlier.

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