Mira Sorvino slams Oscars for excluding dad Paul Sorvino from 'In Memoriam' segment
Mar 14, 2023
Los Angeles [US], March 14 : Actress Mira Sorvino is extremely disappointed with the organisers of Oscars 2023.
She called out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after her father, Paul Sorvino, was left out of the In Memoriam montage during the telecast of the 95th Academy Awards, Variety reported. Veteran actor Paul Sorvino died in July 2022.
Taking to Twitter, Mira, an Oscar winner herself, wrote, "I for one am remembering Dad on this Oscars night...It is baffling beyond belief that my beloved father and many other amazing brilliant departed actors were left out. The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will."
Other notable omissions from the broadcast were Anne Heche and Charlbi Dean, a star of best picture nominee "Triangle of Sadness."
Paul Sorvino's wife Dee Dee Sorvino also reacted. She demanded an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In a statement to PEOPLE magazine, Dee Dee wrote, "Paul Sorvino was one of the greatest actors in cinematic history in Hollywood. It is unconscionable that he would be left out of the In Memoriam segment of the Oscars. It's a three-hour show, they can't give a couple more minutes to get it right? Paul Sorvino gave decades to this industry and was loved by all."
"Paul was not the only deserving soul left out, and a QR Code is not acceptable. The Academy needs to issue an apology, admit the mistake and do better. Paul Sorvino deserves better, the audience deserves better. Is the Academy so jaded they forget people who are loved, who have given their hearts to this industry? Shame on the Academy if this is not corrected. Mistakes are made, this was a big one. Please do something to make it right," she added.
The 95th Academy Awards took place on Monday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
