Stanley Donen and Carol Channing among Oscars In Memoriam snubs

Legendary director Stanley Donen and Carol Channing were excluded from the In Memoriam segment at the 2019 Oscars.
The Singin’ in the Rain filmmaker, who also directed the Oscars broadcast in 1986, passed away at the age of 94 on Friday (23Feb19), but was not included as a late addition to those remembered at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Despite bringing Hollywood classics like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade to the screen, he had never received an Oscar nomination.
Channing, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1968 after starring alongside Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore in Thoroughly Modern Millie, was also absent from those celebrated in this year’s telecast, despite her passing at the age of 97 last month (Jan19).
Another Best Supporting Actress nominee, Sondra Locke, was also left off the list, as were Full Metal Jacket actor R. Lee Ermey, Austin Powers star Verne Troyer, and ER actress Vanessa Marquez.
The Academy did post a more comprehensive In Memoriam photo gallery on their website which included the stars.
Some journalists and fans questioned Donen’s exclusion in particular, asking why there had not been time to cut him into the montage, nor give him a shout out from the stage.
Robbie Collin of Britain’s Daily Telegraph wrote: “Journalists covering tonight’s ceremony are literally editing their pieces as they write, but the Academy can’t cut a single Stanley Donen clip into their in memoriam montage in 24 hours?”
The Hollywood Reporter’s obituarist Rhett Bartlett added: “I know you can’t fit everyone in, but the absence of Verne Troyer, R. Lee Ermey, and Sondra Locke was noticeable for the #Oscars In Memoriam. (And though Stanley Donen died 2 days ago, he could have been mentioned in the introduction by the Academy President).”