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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Oscar's chiefs are facing criticism for excluding James Vanderbeek and Eric Dane from the emotional in memoriam segment.
- 0:24[SPEAKER_00]: RadarOnline.com reports that several late Hollywood stars, including Diane Keaton, Katharine O'Hara, and Rob Reiner, were honored during the ceremony with heartfelt tributes from their former co-stars.
- 0:35[SPEAKER_00]: However, the absence of Vanderbeek and Dane and Brigitte Bardot sparked outrage among viewers.
- 0:42[SPEAKER_00]: Dane, who died on February 19th at 53 after battling ALS, and Vanderbeek, whose death at 48 was reported on February 11th, were notably missing from the tribute.
- 0:52[SPEAKER_00]: Bardot, famed for films like God Created, passed away on December 28, 2025 at 91.
- 1:00[SPEAKER_00]: Social media users expressed their discontent with comments like, I was sad that Eric Dane didn't appear in the in-memory of tribute at the Oscars, and why weren't Eric Dane and James Vanderbeek included in the in-memory of hashtag Oscars?
- 1:13[SPEAKER_00]: Others noted the oversight, with one user reflecting their TV actors.
- 1:18[SPEAKER_00]: They've both been in films and had TV actors in the film awards memoriam before.
- 1:22[SPEAKER_00]: A sixth user pointed out that Vanderbeek, Robert Carradine, Richard Chamberlain, Dane, and Bardot deserve recognition on camera.
- 1:30[SPEAKER_00]: Additionally, Robert Carradine and other notable figures, including Malcolm Jamal Warner, Bud Court, Tom Noonan, and Julian McMahon were also overlooked in the Oscars broadcast.
- 1:41[SPEAKER_00]: Viewers previously reacted similarly when Dane and Vanderbeek were emitted from the bafftas in Memoriam's segment last month.
- 1:48[SPEAKER_00]: Gilly Crystal honored his late friend Rob Reiner during the Oscars, recalling their work together.
- 1:53[SPEAKER_00]: He stated, "...my friend Rob's movies will last for lifetimes because they were about what makes us laugh and cry.
- 1:59[SPEAKER_00]: How many times Rob told me that it meant everything to him that his work meant something to you."
- 2:03[SPEAKER_00]: Crystal concluded, all we can say is, buddy, what fun we had storming the castle.
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