Bob Saget Snubbed by Oscars In Memoriam, and Fans Are Incredibly Upset
03/28/2022 11:31 pm EDT
'Did they really forget Bob Saget?'
Saget died in January at 65. He was found dead in his Orange County, Florida, hotel room just hours after performing near Jacksonville. An autopsy found he had blunt head trauma from an accidental blow to the back of his head.
'The most outrageous part of the Oscars'
Macdonald died in September at 61. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2012 but never publicly disclosed the illness. He starred in several films, including Billy Madison, Dr. Dolittle, Grown Ups, Funny People and The Ridiculous 6.
'Embarrassing oversights'
Thanks to The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, Asner was an icon on television, but he made dozens of movies. Many younger movie lovers know him as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's Up. Asner was also the president of the Screen Actors Guild in the early 1980s. Asner died in August at 91.
'That's just not right!'
Several other performers did not appear in the segment, although many are primarily known for television work. Italian film icon Monica Vitti was not in the piece, as was French actor Gaspard Ulliel. Robert Downey Jr.'s father, filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., was also not included.
'Weirdly upbeat' In Memoriam
"More shame on [The Academy]," one fan wrote. "Bob Saget was involved in the making of 18 films, 15 as an actor & 5 as a writer, director & producer. Ed Asner, #legend Lifetime Achievement Award winner, you couldn't give 30 seconds of time? Both should've been included in Memoriam."
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