I'm going to try to make this my last post on the "In Memoriam" segment since it's a macabre topic…though it does seem to matter to more people than care about, say, who won for Sound Mixing. This article discusses some of the omissions. Its author remembers, as I didn't, that Farrah Fawcett was in Cannonball Run but he doesn't mention Henry Gibson's most impressive credit, Nashville.
Also, this is a little thing but maybe not to some folks' families. On every one these awards show, it seems — Oscars, Emmys, Tony Awards — when it comes time for the "In Memoriam" reel, the TV cameras miss a couple of the first people. They're pushing in on a long shot and the prepared presentation doesn't go full screen right away until about the third person.
The first three people in the Oscar salute last evening were Patrick Swayze, composer Maurice Jarre and western actor Monte Hale. Swayze was clearly visible but I bet most people missed the next two. With all the fuss that gets made over who gets left out of these things, you'd think the producers of an awards show would make sure that those who are in are seen.
Okay, I'm done with this topic, at least until the next awards show.