Michelle Trachtenberg's absence from the 2025 Oscars "In Memoriam" segment has ignited fury among her fans. During the event’s telecast on Sunday, March 2, Morgan Freeman presented a tribute to stars who passed away in the last year.

Veteran Hollywood film stars paid tribute following his death including Clint Eastwood, who directed Hackman in western film Unforgiven, and Francis Ford Coppola, who wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated 1974 mystery thriller The Conversation, starring Hackman.

The decision about which stars are included -- or excluded -- from the tribute at the Oscars comes down to time.

As with every year, the In Memoriam passed with some notable exclusions. Michelle Trachtenberg, who also died last week, was missing from the tribute. Trachtenberg led her first film, Harriet The Spy,

Film fans have hit out at the 97th Acacdemy Awards as they fume actress Michelle Trachtenberg was snubbed from the emotional In Memoriam segment while David Lynch only got 'two seconds' tribute

Fans are not pleased with David Lynch's short Oscars tribute and the omission of Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd, Olivia Hussey and several other actors and filmmakers from the In Memoriam section at Sunday's 97th Academy Awards.

Paying tribute to Hackman at the 2025 Oscars, Freeman said on stage: “I had the pleasure of working alongside Gene on two films, Unforgiven and Under Suspicion. Like everyone who ever shared a scene with him, I learnt he was a generous performer and a man whose gifts elevated everyone’s work.

Michelle Trachtenberg was notably left out ... Those honored in the Morgan Freeman-led segment included Maggie Smith, Gena Rowlands, Teri Garr, Donald Sutherland, Louis Gossett Jr., Shelley ...

Morgan Freeman shared a touching tribute to Gene Hackman at the Oscars as he introduced the annual ‘in memoriam’ segment, while Michelle Trachtenberg was not included.

The Oscars in memoriam tribute, meant to honor names in film lost over the past year, skipped Michelle Trachtenberg and several others Sunday night.

Oscars got reflective with the traditional In Memoriam segment celebrating the entertainment figures who died over the past year as the names scrolled onscreen. Notable names in filmmaking including David Lynch,