Mira Sorvino is calling out the Academy after her father, Paul Sorvino, was left out of the In Memoriam montage during the 2023 Oscars telecast. “The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will!!”
, which included a longer list of names than what was shown in the broadcast. Paul Sorvino, Heche and Dean were all included on the website after being left out of the TV segment.
“Paul was not the only deserving soul left out, and a QR Code is not acceptable,” Paul Sorvino’s widow, Dee Dee, said in. “The Academy needs to issue an apology, admit the mistake and do better. Paul Sorvino deserves better, the audience deserves better. Is the Academy so jaded they forget people who are loved, who have given their hearts to this industry?”
“Shame on the Academy if this is not corrected,” Dee Dee continued. “Mistakes are made, this was a big one. Please do something to make it right.” The Academy issued the following response to all of the backlash over omissions form the In Memoriam montage: “The Academy receives hundreds of requests to include loved ones and industry colleagues in the Oscars In Memoriam segment. An executive committee representing every branch considers the list and makes selections for the telecast based on limited available time. All the submissions are included onPaul Sorvino died of natural causes last July at the age of 85.
It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and many other amazing brilliant departed actors were left out. The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will!!
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