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The backlash over this year’s Oscars In Memoriam segment has turned one of the Academy Awards’ most solemn traditions into a fresh row over who gets remembered on the night and who is left for the extended online tribute. At the centre of the criticism are Eric Dane and James Van Der Beek, two actors whose deaths only weeks ago were met with widespread grief, but whose names were absent from the televised montage during the 98th Academy Awards on 15 March. According to TMZ, a source with direct knowledge said the Academy receives hundreds of submissions each year from families, friends and colleagues, with an executive committee representing every branch reviewing names and making recommendations for the broadcast within the limits of the show’s running time. The same source said all submitted names are included on the Academy’s online memorial page for the year.
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