People always complain about the "In Memoriam" reels at awards shows…and I'm sure someone will be outraged at someone being left out of this one. This is the presentation from last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards. I think it was pretty good for what it was…which was, of course, one that excludes Producers, Writers, Cinematographers, Directors, Costume Designers, Composers…even Stunt People.
And it really oughta please most of the people who are furious about the videos at the Oscars or the Emmy Awards. Those folks never complain about omitting a Producer, a Writer, a Director, etc. They just care about on-screen personalities.
This can't be the first one of these to be set to a song performed by one of the departed folks, can it? It was a nice touch and so much better than doing it to a live, in-person musical performance by someone irrelevant to the montage. That removes the need to cut away from the names and faces to show that performer…