Sarah Polley won her first Academy Award this year, taking home the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for “Women Talking” — which led to an epic April Fool’s Day prank courtesy of her 11-year-old daughter.
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late “Goodfellas’’ actor Paul Sorvino, his widow fumed Monday — adding someone should get whacked over the snub.“Who is the flunkie who put this list together?” Dee Dee Sorvino seethed on “The Joe Piscopo Show” the morning after the Academy Awards.“They can’t even give him one second?!” Dee Dee said of her talented beloved hubby, who starred in more than 200 movies during his iconic career before dying of natural causes in July at age 83.“Not even a freakin’ cannoli! What the heck?” she ranted. “There is a Mafia hit that needs to go out on this situation,” Dee Dee said in jest. The Sorvinos married in 2014 and were happy “every single day of our lives together,” Dee Dee said shortly after his death.On Monday, she said, “I know it’s terrible the banks failed,” referring to the collapse of the Silicon Valley and Signature banks since Friday.
“This is bigger,” she told Piscopo’s show.Her late hubby wasn’t the only star whose omission from the Oscars sparked outrage: Leslie Jordan, Anne Heche, Tony Sirico, Tom Sizemore, and Charlbi Dean Kriek were also snubbed.“Absolutely f–king disgraceful to not include everyone in that In Memoriam, let alone a powerhouse of the industry like Paul Sorvino, or an actress in a Best Picture nominee tonight like Charlbi Dean Kriek,” one mad viewer said online.Dee Dee did commend the Oscars for including her husband’s “Goodfellas” co-star Ray Liotta in the memorial segment — “as they should” — but said Paul’s omission amounts to “total disrespect.”“People are furious because they love Big Paulie. … He’s a legend,” she said, noting that The Post immediately covered her husband’s exclusion.
Sarah Polley won her first Academy Award this year, taking home the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for “Women Talking” — which led to an epic April Fool’s Day prank courtesy of her 11-year-old daughter.
note, which she posted on Twitter.In March, Polley won the Best Adapted Screenplay award for “Women Talking,” but the joke letter requested she send the trophy back to Los Angeles, so it can be given to the rightful Best Adapted Screenplay, “All Quiet on the Western Front.”“Dear Sarah Polley, we say this to you with deepest regrets: the Oscar you received was given by mistake – you must return it,” the opening line of the letter read. “We are giving you one more week to enjoy its presence in your home, but after that period of time you must mail it back to LA.”Polley’s daughter cleverly joked that the powers that be knew the award was given in error, but they didn’t want another “Moonlight” and “La La Land” fiasco.
TV presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady "unexpectedly by peacefully" passed away at the age of 67, leaving his fans bereft and his family devastated. Paul's husband Andre Portasio shared the tragic news in a statement given to the PA news agency, which read: "It is with great sadness that I inform you that Paul has passed away unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening." Paul and Andre married in 2017 and had been in a relationship since 2005.They decided to marry after it was suggested to them by fellow comic Julian Clary. "Julian put the seed in my head.
routine criticism bit.Bassett, the Jackson-based network’s first chief meteorologist, was let go from her desk after uttering a racial epithet — “fo shizzle, my nizzle” — on air while reporting on rapper Snoop Dogg’s latest addition to his Cali wine line.Following the on-screen gaffe, which quickly went viral on social media, Bassett was removed from the station’s team page online and has been absent from broadcasts since March 8.Goldberg, 67, said it’s “hard to keep up” with the seemingly ever-changing social rules of what people can and can’t say — especially “if you’re a person of a certain age.”“There has to be a book of stuff that nobody could ever say, ever, ever, ever. Include everything,” Goldberg said.
the late actor Paul Sorvino, was left out of the in memoriam segment at this year’s Oscars.Sorvino, who won Academy Award for her performance in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, recently took to Instagram to share footage of her father’s tearful reaction to her win.However, having shared the video before the Oscars began, she later edited the video’s caption after discovering that her father had been omitted from the in memoriam segment.“Incredibly hurt and shocked that my father’s lifelong, irreplaceable, enormous contribution to the world of cinema was overlooked by whomever made that list,” she wrote. “We his adoring family, and you, his adoring public, know just how unique and incredible he was.
Toronto filmmaker Sarah Polley’s Sunday night Oscars win was a glorious moment as Canadian (and global) fans shared their joy over her securing her first Academy Award for “Women Talking.”
The Sorvino family is not pleased with the Oscars.
Honoring her loved one. Mira Sorvino opened up about her frustrations after her late father, Paul Sorvino, was left out of the 2023 Oscars “In Memoriam” segment.
tweeting, “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!!”Sorvino’s Oscar-nominated “Goodfellas” costar Ray Liotta, who died on May 26, 2022, was included in the broadcast tribute, but several other admired actors, including Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Philip Baker Hall and Cindy Williams, were not.
Actress Mira Sorvino has spoken out against the Film Academy for omitting her father Paul Sorvino from their In Memoriam segment at the 95th Academy Awards.
Actress Mira Sorvino criticized the Academy for leaving out her father, Paul Sorvino, following the In Memoriam segment during the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Paul died of natural causes in July. He was 83.
2023 Oscars «In Memoriam» segment.While this year's tribute to those stars we've lost was moving and emotional — featuring a tearful introduction from John Travolta and a powerful performance of «Calling All Angels» by Lenny Kravitz — glaring omission of some big-name stars shook up some viewers at home.Anne Heche — who died following a fiery car crash in August at the age of 53 — was not a part of the segment, despite her many film roles.Also absent from the televised tribute was longtime film veteran Tom Sizemore — who died on March 3 at age 61, two weeks after suffering a brain aneurysm that left him hospitalized.One of the most surprising omissions was that of Charlbi Dean, who died on Aug. 22 at age 32, given that dean has a prominent role in, which was nominated for three Oscars at this year's ceremony.Other stars who were notably missing from the broadcast's tribute segment included screen veteran Paul Sorvino, star Fred Ward, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, beloved comic actor Leslie Jordan, actress Cindy Williams, longtime journalist Barbara Walters and Lisa Marie Presley, who collaborated with director Baz Luhrmann on his Oscar-nominated biopic Elvis.In an effort to defend their choices, and honor all the stars who have died this past year, the show directed viewers to the longer In Memoriam tribute on their website, but many fans were confused and upset about the decisions that went into choosing who to honor during the show itself.Following the blaring omission of Sorvino, his widow, Dee Dee Sorvino, released a statement to ET, expressing her disappointment with the Academy.«Paul Sorvino was one of the greatest actors in cinematic history in Hollywood.
Mira Sorvino isn’t happy with The Academy right now.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mira Sorvino is calling out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after her father, Paul Sorvino, was left out of the In Memoriam montage during the 2023 Oscars telecast. Mira, an Oscar winner herself for “Mighty Aphrodite,” called it “baffling beyond belief” that father Paul did not make the TV broadcast. She wrote on Twitter after the ceremony ended, “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,” Mira then wrote on Twitter the day after the 2023 ceremony. “The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will!!”
Mira Sorvino is miffed.
Oscars for omitting certain individuals from the In Memoriam segment of the broadcast.During the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 12), John Travolta introduced the In Memoriam section to remember those from the film industry who have died over the past year.As Lenny Kravitz performed ‘Calling All Angels’, a black-and-white slideshow remembered late stars such as Olivia Newton-John, Ray Liotta, Jean-Luc Godard, James Caan and others.At the end of the segment, a QR code was shown where viewers could find more of those lost over the past year on the Academy’s website.The absence of certain individuals from the televised broadcast, however, has sparked some criticism among viewers – especially Charlbi Dean, who played a lead role in Best Picture nominee Triangle Of Sadness.“She was the lead in a best picture this year and you don’t add her to the in memoriam?!?! RIP Charlbi Dean,” one viewer wrote.Others not included in the broadcast include Leslie Jordan, Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore and Paul Sorvino.
John Travolta will always be Hopelessly Devoted to Olivia Newton-John.
2023 Oscars «In Memoriam» segment.While this year's tribute to those stars we've lost was moving and emotional — featuring a tearful introduction from John Travolta and a powerful performance of «Calling All Angels» by Lenny Kravitz — glaring omission of some big-name stars shook up some viewers at home.Anne Heche — who died following a fiery car crash in August at the age of 53 — was not a part of the segment, despite her many film roles.Also absent from the televised tribute was longtime film veteran Tom Sizemore — who died on March 3 at age 61, two weeks after suffering a brain aneurysm that left him hospitalized.One of the most surprising omissions was that of Charlbi Dean, who died on Aug. 22 at age 32, given that dean has a prominent role in, which was nominated for three Oscars at this year's ceremony.Other stars who were notably missing from the broadcast's tribute segment included screen veteran Paul Sorvino, star Fred Ward, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, beloved comic actor Leslie Jordan, actress Cindy Williams, longtime journalist Barbara Walters and Lisa Marie Presley, who collaborated with director Baz Luhrmann on his Oscar-nominated biopic Elvis.In an effort to defend their choices, and honor all the stars who have died this past year, the show directed viewers to the longer In Memoriam tribute on their website, but many fans were confused and upset about the decisions that went into choosing who to honor during the show itself.Sorvino's wife, Dee Dee, released a statement to ET, expressing her disappointment that her late husband was left out of the on-air Oscars tribute.«Paul Sorvino was one of the greatest actors in cinematic history in Hollywood.
Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award.
So who didn’t make the cut? There was a bit of an uproar online on Sunday over the late stars who didn’t end up featured in the 2023 Oscars “In Memoriam” segment.