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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences knows people are pissed about perceived snubs during last night's Oscars in memoriam ... but there's nothing cold-hearted about it, TMZ is told.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... the Academy receives hundreds of requests to include loved ones and industry colleagues for the show's in memoriam segment. Through those, an executive committee representing every branch considers the list ... and makes recommendations for the telecast based on the limited run of show time. All the submissions are included on Oscars.org -- and remain there for the year.

As we reported ... there was some serious backlash online after Eric Dane and James Van Der Beek, among a few others, were omitted from the segment ... with people asking how these snubs seem to happen year after year.

Matt Clark -- whose acting career spanned decades in film and TV working alongside some of Hollywood's biggest stars -- has died.

His family tells TMZ ... Clark -- arguably best known for his bartender role in "Back to the Future: Part III" and the TV sitcom "Grace Under Fire" -- died in his Austin, Texas home Sunday morning from complications after back surgery.

Clark appeared in several Westerns on the big and small screens alongside the likes of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne ... and he appeared in the '80s cult classic "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension."

Joe Burrow hit up a swanky Oscars party, and it looks like he's got some leading ladies of his own ... because he left the gathering with a trio of hotties ... Alix Earle, Stassie Karanikolaou, and Tate McRae.

Check out these photos of the Cincinnati Bengals star QB Sunday night at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ... Alix, Stassie and Tate were by his side as they piled into an SUV and left the joint.

Joe burrowed his face in his hand as he rode shotgun ... while the trio of babes grinned from the back seat. Chin up, Joe, that's quite the entourage you've got there!!!

Zach Braff's 2023 film, "A Good Person," deals heavily with the subject of addiction ... and he told Dax Shepard he's had his own struggles in the past.

During an interview on Dax's "Armchair Expert" podcast, Zach admitted he used to have a complicated relationship with alcohol ... which he was eager to change.

He said, "I definitely have had binge-drinking problems in my life. My problem with alcohol was never, 'Oh, I wanna drink at noon,' ever. So I rationalized that just drinking a f***-ton on a Saturday night until you blacked out wasn't an alcohol problem."

Misty Copeland is proving that people do, in fact, care about ballet ... taking the stage on Sunday during the Oscars performance of "I Lied to You," from "Sinners."

Timothée Chalamet -- who found himself in hot water after saying "no one cares" about ballet -- watched from the front row as Misty donned her pointe shoes and hit her marks for the song's big finale.

The ballerina joined a star-studded lineup -- led by Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq -- that included artists like Shaboozey, Brittany Howard and Buddy Guy.

Jane Fonda seemed to shade Barbra Streisand's touching tribute to Robert Redford at this year's Oscars.

At the event last night, she told Entertainment Tonight ... "I want to know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redford."

The "Grace and Frankie" star apparently felt she was a better choice to do the in memoriam segment honoring Redford, adding ... "She only made one movie with him. I made four. I had more to say."

Tate McRae and Alix Earle may not be movie stars, but their star power landed them at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, and they were lookin' RED HOT!

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Nothing was keeping Teyana Taylor down last night! We caught up with the actress right after her tense confrontation with Oscars security ... and she was determined not to let it ruin her night.

Teyana downplayed the interaction, saying, "Security was just doing a lot ... There's always that one."

ICYMI ... moments after joining her "One Battle After Another" cast onstage to accept their Best Picture statuettes, Taylor was stopped by a security guard who put his hands on her.

The 2026 Oscars were dripping in glitz and glamour while the cameras were rolling ... but once everyone cleared out, the aftermath told a very different story!

Take a look at this photo from Sunday night from inside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood -- rows of empty chairs surrounded by what can only be described as a mini disaster zone ... food boxes, water bottles and random bits of trash scattered across the floor.

"Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie’s been skating through a pretty wild few months ... and one perk of his sudden stardom seems to be gliding into some A-list company!

Check out this fan-captured clip ... Connor was spotted leaving the Oscars Sunday night in L.A. alongside Aussie singer Troye Sivan ... both looking super casual and, at one point, even on their phones at the exact same time.

It looked like the two were trying to locate their rides ... though it also seems like they may’ve just struck up a new friendship while rubbing shoulders on Hollywood’s biggest night.

Horror absolutely slayed on Oscars night ... and Best Supporting Actress winner Amy Madigan is clearly loving the screams!

We caught up with Amy outside Craig's in L.A. after the ceremony Sunday ... and when we asked the "Weapons" star what it’s like to scare the s*** outta audiences, she totally lit up.

Check out the video for the full reaction -- and peep the "Weapon" she had in hand on the way to the car ... that shiny new Oscar🙌.

Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson dominated the night at the Oscars Sunday night, but any competition between them was clearly friendly ... we got the directors celebrating their success together right after the show.

Watch the video ... as Ryan was leaving the West Hollywood hotspot Craig's, PTA appeared to be entering. You can see them embrace as soon as they spot each other, showing tremendous mutual respect.

As you know ... Coogler won Best Screenplay for "Sinners" ... while PTA won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for "One Battle After Another."

Sean Penn scored his third Oscar win Sunday night, earning Best Supporting Actor for his role in “One Battle After Another” … but wasn’t actually there to take home the trophy, and now we've found out why.

During Sunday’s broadcast, Kieran Culkin -- who was presenting the Best Supporting Actor category -- accepted the award on behalf of the absent actor, saying that SP “couldn’t be here this evening ... or didn’t want to.”

Turns out Penn skipped the ceremony because he’s in Ukraine ... Mykola Serha, founder of Cultural Forces -- a collective of Ukrainian service members associated with the arts -- told The Associated Press.

The 2026 Oscars had several unforgettable moments ... including Michael B. Jordan winning Best Actor, and the emotional tribute to Rob Reiner ... but the show also had two massive whiffs during the In Memoriam segment.

Fans were shocked -- and from the comments on social media, pretty appalled -- that both James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane were left out of the remembrance portion of the show.

It could be argued that the late actors are better known for their TV roles ... but they were both featured in films, so the criteria certainly seemed to be there.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé celebrated Hollywood's biggest night with the town's biggest celebs -- and their Oscars -- at the famed Chateau Marmont on Sunday ... and we have pics!

Some of the night's biggest winners -- Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler -- made an appearance, rubbing shoulders with fellow industry titans like Austin Butler, Timothée Chalamet, and Vin Diesel ... just to name a few.

The 2026 Vanity Fair Oscars after party was the place to be Sunday night — and the biggest names in Hollywood flocked to the gala, notably Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Hailey Bieber.

Those 3 A-listers were just the tip of the iceberg. Other bold-faced names included Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kylie Jenner, Kate Hudson, Rita Ora, Lauren Sanchez, Nicole Kidman, Quinta Brunson, Queen Latifah, Teyana Taylor, Alix Earle, Cara Delevingne, Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa, Priyanka Chopra, Olivia Rodrigo, Emily Ratajkowski, and many more.

The bevy of stars all posed for pics on the red carpet in their elegant outfits, with Kim K sporting a gold form-fitting dress and Hailey wearing a strapless leopard print gown.