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More on the Oscar snubs: Why include Michael Jackson and not Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur?
The Academy is not apologizing for its glaring omission of Farrah Fawcett in its In Memorium segment last night which I think just makes an unfortunate situation worse.
Everyone noticed. It was wrong to exclude someone with her many film credits, her level of fame, and the widespread grief her death brought.
Here’s what spokeswoman Leslie Unger told Radar: “It is highly unlikely that we forgot about Farrah Fawcett but we unfortunately don’t include everyone each year. There are many angles that are looked at as to who to include and unfortunately we don’t include everyone.”
Added Oscar producer Bruce Davis: “It is the single most troubling element of the Oscar show every year. Because more people die each year than can possibly be included in that segment. You are dropping people who the public knows. It’s just not comfortable.”
I posted earlier a partial list of Farrah’s many feature films including Extremeties, The Apostle and Dr. T. and the Women.
People have been writing in with other omissions including Bea Arthur who had memorable roles in the films Mame (she’s the one and only Vera Charles) and was wonderful in the 1970 film Lovers and Other Strangers. Her final film was 2001’s Enemies of Laughter.
If three films is not enough to warrant a mention, then why the inclusion of Michael Jackson? As far as I know, he film credits equal two: The Wiz and the concert film This is It.
Comments
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JontheMoonspinner says:
I completely agree with you, Greg! If you are going to include MJ, you have to include Farrah and Bea. It shouldn’t be a popularity contest.
Robert says:
I think it was a terrible oversight by the Oscars to omit Bea and Farrah. Such a shame. Another thing that drove me crazy all night was when they would announce the winner, they would say…”and the winner is” instead of the traditional “and the Oscar goes to”. This isn’t the MTV movie awards, it’s the freaking Oscars! Kate Winslet was the only one of the night to bring back the class of that tradition. Thank you, Kate Winslet!
Kyle says:
Did ya’ll notice they included many, many writers and directions and others behind the scene who the public really don’t know much about let alone recognize their faces. Granted, their input into making movies is just as important, but their statement is complete bull.
and I am unanimous in this.
2201 East says:
Perhaps I am the exception, but I never have considered Michael Jackson to be a film actor of any note, so not having him spotlighted in anyway on the oscars is not a glaring error of any kind to my way of thinking. Bea Arthur just was a commanding presence in any area of acting and deservedly should have been included. Who could forget her in either of the Auntie Mames, though I’d have used a picture from the original not that disaster with Ball, or with Crawford. Farah Fawcett Majors certainly proved she was more than just a pretty face in the world of entertainment. Eliminating the time Baldwin spent as a cohost certainly would have given them the time to do this. Overall it was a better show than I’ve seen for awhile.
Bryan says:
The “tradition” of “and the Oscar goes to” did not start until 1989, so they used it for a full 20 years in over 80 years of the awards show.