Notable names were missing from this year's Academy Award's "In Memoriam," and fans are upset, taking to various social media platforms to vent their frustration.
Every year the Academy Awards pays tribute to the actors and people in the industry who died during the preceding year with a heartfelt montage sequence. However, quite a few notable names were missing.
While Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President John Bailey acknowledged to viewers that not everyone could be included in this year's "In Memoriam" segment, some omissions left viewers outraged.
Channing's publicist, Harlan Boll, took to Facebook to react to the omission.
"I am inconsolably heartsick that the Motion Picture Academy would ignore one of its own members and an Academy Award nominee, Carol Channing, in the memoriam," he wrote. "I texted a colleague of mine over at the Academy, to inquire how this could happen. In what may have been a miss guided attempt to soften the blow, I received the response that ...'Well, she really wasn't that important to our industry and no one in Hollywood really knows who she was.'"
"It's inexcusable," he continued. "I'm sitting here talking to Michael Learned, Loretta Swit, George Chakiris, Margaret O'Brien, Roslyn Kind, and numerous other Academy members who are all simply stunned that Carol Channing would be ignored by the industry that she dedicated her life, and she fervently fought for and believed in."
In 1998, Donen received an honorary Oscar for his celebrated contributions to film, including being recognized as the "master of the musical." Donen, who died Saturday at the age of 94, was also missing.
The academy may have forgotten you, but we never will," one user wrote.
Other snubs included "Frasier" star John Mahoney, Emmy-nominated Reg E. Cathey, independent film icon Mark Urman, and more.