Gene Hackman, David Lynch and Maggie Smith honoured at 2025 Oscars ceremony

Traditional in memoriam segment at Academy Awards also remembers Donald Sutherland, Shelley Duvall and James Earl Jones

Tributes to the late actor Gene Hackman have rounded off the traditional in-memoriam segment at the Academy Awards in Hollywood.

The actor, whose body was found last Wednesday along with those of his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs, was one of cinema’s most beloved and respected stars. His death, particularly in what appear to be upsetting circumstances, has been deeply felt across the industry.

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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman dead at 95

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Gene Hackman, Oscar-winning star of 'The French Connection,' found dead alongside wife and dog

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