In Memoriam
Presented by Edward Norton. The Academy remembers those persons involved in films that died in the previous year: Sylvia Sidney, Jim Varney, composer Ernest Gold, Ruth Roman, Henry Jones, director Robert Bresson, Desmond Llewelyn, screenwriter Mario Puzo, producer Allan Carr, Rory Calhoun, screenwriter Frank Tarloff, animator Marc Davis, Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, screenwriter Garson Kanin, director Roger Vadim, Mabel King, Oliver Reed, special effects expert Albert Whitlock, Ian Bannen, screenwriter Abraham Polonsky, Dirk Bogarde, director Edward Dmytryk, Lila Kedrova, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Madeline Kahn and lastly, George C. Scott.
The omission of DeForest Kelley from the "In Memoriam" list led to protests from Star Trek fans.
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