With knowledge of the Oscars’ backstage operations, Gene Hackman will get recognition during the event on Sunday. Although specifics are still being finalized,
The source said that including Hackman’s contributions to film into the “In Memoriam” montage is one potential option. Another alternative is for presenter Conan O’Brien or another performer.
To honor the legendary actor by mentioning Hackman’s demise on stage in a staged way. Hackman was nominated for five Oscars and won two throughout his five-decade career.
Character parts were elevated to leading-man status by Hackman’s performances in movies like “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven,” and “The Firm.”
Hackman’s most memorable parts were often those of conflicted authority types or shockingly astute white-collar villains, like the famously wicked Lex Luthor from the 1970s and 1980s “Superman” movie series.
