Renfro Not Feel Good Enough for Oscar?

Brad RenfroSo why did the Academy snub Brad Renfro by not including him in the memoriam? The Academy is pretty much tight as a drum.

A flack tells us a small group of people make extremely difficult choices but refused to say what criteria are used to make those decisions. She added we shouldn't waste our time cause no one would discuss it further.

Could it have something to do with the circumstances surrounding Renfro's death? It's uncomfortable to applaud when an actor dies from an overdose. Of course, exceptions must be made for huge stars who OD. Heath Ledger made the cut.

The red carpet wasn't the only thing that was sanitized last night.

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61. To #51 - The word ABUSE was used in the toxicology report. It was not just the mixture. He ABUSED the pills. That's no different than heroin, sweetie. Just not as good of a high.....

Posted at 3:42PM on Feb 25th 2008 by unfair

62. Okay, so all of you who are ditzing the Academy Awards for not mentioning your favorite death - did you notice the dates of the deaths???????????????? It was expliciting noted at the beginning of the Tribute the dates of death. And yes #13, Roy would have been included had he died before the Memorial dates.

Posted at 3:43PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Go Figure

63. perhaps they left him off because he was a loser!

Posted at 3:45PM on Feb 25th 2008 by richard pierce

64. Did Nicole Smith get mentioned last year? Just curious..

Posted at 3:45PM on Feb 25th 2008 by zombiehands

65.

AND..... ANNA NICOLE SMITH was not mentioned either...

Posted at 3:46PM on Feb 25th 2008 by firewmn

66. 62.

AND..... ANNA NICOLE SMITH was not mentioned either...

I couldn't even get her name right! Out of site, out of mind!

Posted at 3:48PM on Feb 25th 2008 by zombiehands

67. Dawn... Rob died on Jan 31st, Heath Ledger died AFTER Brad Renfro and Heath was still on that reel.

Posted at 6:51PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Sary

68. Call it what you want, it still does not change that fact that Heath I know for a fact was a presenter. And I do believe he was nominated. Did Renfro have anything to do with the awards? Not to my knowledge. I do not believe that he was nominated, presented, or even there. I may be wrong on that, but why include him if he had nothing to do with the Academy?

As I said before, I missed some, but tell me, were Brett Sommers and Charles Nelson Reilly included? If not, it's most likely due to the fact that they, too, might not have been a part of any Oscar shows.

Posted at 3:49PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Popsmart

69. "The snubbed Jim Varney a few years ago. This isn't surprising at all."

Jim Varney WAS included when he died.

Posted at 3:49PM on Feb 25th 2008 by ian

70. Yeah #13, I noticed he was missing as well! Unless it was because he just died and the memorium was up to Jan 31st....And they should have showed Brad Renfro, for crying out loud they showed Anna Nicole Smith last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:54PM on Feb 25th 2008 by joomielicious

71. It's an outrage that he wasn't included. He was an acclaimed actor. Shame on the Academy!

Posted at 3:56PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Gary

72. what about roy scheider?? he was left out also!!
AND Whoopi left out of the montage of presenters..?
I guess this was the "writer's revenge"?

Posted at 5:37PM on Feb 25th 2008 by oh no

73. They would have gone over their alloted time if they added his picture. Okay, I made that up.

Posted at 4:05PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Riding the CRAZY train to Tinseltown

74. What about Roy Schieder?....they didn't mention him in the tribute either last night! What's up with that and HE din't OD. He passed form a staph infection of all things, but they mentioned something about the movie he was famous for....JAWS!!

Posted at 5:52PM on Feb 25th 2008 by rhwitmore2222

75. heres the deal kids, Brad Renfro was a TV star. TV stars are not honored by the Oscars. Merv Griffin was also not honored. Beacuse he was a TV star. Simple as that

Posted at 4:16PM on Feb 25th 2008 by abraham

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