Joan Rivers Left Out Of Oscars 2015 Memoriam & Sparks Twitter Outrage
Joan Rivers was left out during the “In Memoriam” segment at the 2015 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (February 22) in Hollywood.
The legendary comedian wasn’t the only one not included, Elaine Stritch didn’t not make it into the segment either.
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Afterwards, many of the viewers took to social media to voice their unhappiness over Joan‘s omission from the segment.
Though Joan never won an Oscar, she was a huge presence at the star-studded show year after year until her death last year.
Joan Rivers should've been in that "In Memoriam" segment, @TheAcademy.
— Chris Harnick (@chrisharnick) February 23, 2015
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Dear @TheAcademy : It was really shameful that you didn't include #JoanRivers in your "In Memoriam" tribute at the #Oscars. That was wrong.
— Kristine R. (@OneFilly02) February 23, 2015
#Oscars feels wrong w/out #JoanRivers. Bummed the Academy didn't include the red carpet queen during the In Memoriam. pic.twitter.com/XoOTP7w4It
— Matt Whitfield (@lifeontheMlist) February 23, 2015
As if the #Oscar2015 weren't lame enough, they left @ElaineStritch and @Joan_Rivers out of the "In Memoriam" reel?! #shameonyou
— Scott Nevins (@ScottNevins) February 23, 2015
Omitting Joan Rivers from that in memoriam was genuinely disrespectful.
— Melissa Radz (@melissaradz) February 23, 2015
I'm actually legitimately pissed that Joan Rivers was not a part of that In Memoriam. #Oscars2015
— Joshua (@Brood_Tweets_TV) February 23, 2015
Upsetting that Elaine Stritch and Joan Rivers were left out of in memoriam. #ctownoscars pic.twitter.com/5hposszMmL
— Greg Jacobs-Roseman (@GJRoseman) February 23, 2015
to repost what EVERYONE is posting
no Joan Rivers no Elaine Stritch in memoriam. Scandal. #Oscars.
— Alison Franck (@AlisonFranck) February 23, 2015
Soo…Elaine Stritch and Joan Rivers didn't make the In Memoriam tonight? That's cool, that's cool. #onestepforward #tenstepsback
— Arpita Appannagari (@ArpiAppa) February 23, 2015
Hey In Memoriam ppl, why no video? Why no Joan Rivers? And WHY NO ELAINE STRITCH?!
— Rebecca Lando (@artfuse) February 23, 2015
I know I'm friends with the right people when my newsfeed is full of outrage that Joan Rivers & Elaine Stritch weren't included in Memoriam.
— Sean Patrick Doyle (@spdnyc) February 23, 2015