Michelle Trachtenberg, who died on Feb. 26, was noticeably absent from the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars 2025, as well as Shannen Doherty and Tony Todd
Academy Awards took place Sunday in Los Angeles, where several late movie stars were remembered by their grieving peers.
Mitzi Gaynor, Olivia Hussey, Bernard Hill, Silvia Pinal and Alain Delon were also among the big names missing from the somber section.
The Oscars In Memoriam for 2025 included Gene Hackman and David Lynch, but left off others like Michelle Trachtenberg and Tony Todd.
The actress, who was found dead at her ritzy Manhattan apartment Wednesday morning at age 39, did not appear in the montage that honored the stars in film who died over the last year.
Internet outraged over music for Oscars memoriam segment - as Michelle Trachtenberg’s omission causes as much fury - ‘I’m sorry but the music for the In Memoriam is kind of terrifying,’ one viewer wri
Nothing for Tony Todd or Michelle Trachtenberg?" one person wrote on X. "Michelle trachtenberg not being mentioned in the in memoriam section of the oscars is upsetting , you are and will remain so so loved and admired michelle" another person posted.
Just days after Michelle Trachtenberg’s death, the Oscars is facing pushback after failing to recognize the 39-year-old actress during its “In Memoriam” tribute. Trachtenberg was discovered dead in her New York City apartment by her mother on Feb. 26. On March 2, much of Hollywood gathered to celebrate the film industry at the Oscars.
The Oscars in memoriam tribute, meant to honor names in film lost over the past year, skipped Michelle Trachtenberg and several others Sunday night.
Viewers of the 97th Academy Awards have called out producers for omitting actress Michelle Trachtenberg from the annual In Memoriam segment of the ceremony. The late Gossip Girl star tragically died earlier this week (26 Feb), aged just 39.
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
While Gene Hackman and Quincy Jones received stand-alone memorial tributes, number of notables did not appear in the Oscars' "in memoriam" segment.