...and what of Edward Yang, the director of the magisterial "Yi Yi", who passed away in late June? His is perhaps the most glaring omission.
# posted by  Brandon Harris @ 2/25/2008 11:00 PM  

 
Actually, Brad died on January 15. The snub is a shining example of what's wrong with that whole Hollywood circle.
# posted by  Anonymous @ 2/26/2008 12:21 AM  

 
Is it just me or was there no Roy Scheider tribute either?
# posted by  William @ 2/26/2008 8:43 AM  

 
AMPAS always seems to give short shift to Indie, Foreign, and Art film in their tributes. Last year they did not somehow see fit to include Adrienne Shelly in their tribute -- despite a pretty heavy lobbying effort.
# posted by  Ted Hope @ 2/26/2008 9:38 AM  

 
It wasn't until after I posted this blog that I thought about some of the other people missed. Yes, Edward Yang and Roy Scheider are both egregious omissions, and I can't believe that Adrienne Shelly was missed the year before. I never thought until reading Ted's post that there would have to be lobbying efforts to ensure that notable people who did great work would have to be included on these tributes. Amazing...
# posted by  Scott Macaulay @ 2/26/2008 11:22 AM  

 
The fact that Scheider was nominated for TWO OSCARS makes it even more absurd. Who the hell is responsible for coming up the list? I'm guessing a 12-year-old intern and his 90-year-old grandmother.
# posted by  Matthew @ 2/26/2008 2:32 PM  

 
I remember reading an article last year -- I forget where -- regarding the Academy's criteria for including artists in the annual Oscar obit reel: apparently there aren't any. After complaints from family members of deceased film artists not included in last year's reel, the Academy as I recall explained that the choices were an internal decision and there's apparently no cohesive process for vetting and including relevant people. (AMPAS does list recently deceased Academy members, including Scheider at: http://www.oscars.org/academy/memoriam/index.html) As usual -- tell it to the Academy: http://www.oscars.org/contact/events.html
# posted by  Justin @ 2/26/2008 3:03 PM  

 
Somebody should pay Cynthia Swartz to consult on how to get the deceased into the montage...
# posted by  Anonymous @ 2/26/2008 4:43 PM  

 
Supposedly there is a cut off to the list. One would have to die previous to Jan. 30th to make the list. Roy Scheider died 2/10. I guess they need time to compile that 'stunning' death video....
# posted by  Anonymous @ 2/28/2008 3:20 PM  

 
At the beginning of the "In Memorium," it covers a certain time frame from ___ to ___ dates, and Roy Scheider passed away after the cut-off date. He'll likely be included next year.
# posted by  Jinyi @ 2/28/2008 7:07 PM  

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