Oscars viewers outraged at omission of Naya Rivera and Jessica Walter from In Memoriam segment

Oscars viewers were up-in-arms at two massive snubs during the “In Memoriam”, flocking to Twitter to criticise the awards.

Oscar viewers were left outraged as certain stars did not appear in the ‘In Memoriam’ segment during Monday’s award show.

Twitter users asked why talented actors including Naya Rivera and Jessica Walter were not mentioned in the segment.

Former Glee actress Rivera appeared in movies such as the 2017 Charlie Sheen comedy Mad Families. She died in July 2020 at the age of 33, after going missing on a boat trip with her young son.

Naya Rivera died in 2020. Picture: AFP

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Walter, who was most recently known for her role in Arrested Development also starred in films such as 1988’s Slums of Beverly Hills, died in March aged 80. She was a Golden Globe nominee for Play Misty for Me.

#Oscars didn't, so I'm doing it.

IN MEMORIAM OF NAYA RIVERA. pic.twitter.com/qWDoezisFX

— celeste ミ☆ (@heyaspetsch) April 26, 2021

jessica walter judging the oscars for leaving out jessica walter pic.twitter.com/ibaB6lRgs0

— 😷 𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖊 𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖓𝖊𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖗 (@elleschneider) April 26, 2021

Songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1997 Oscars for “That Thing You Do!” was also not included.

He died from coronavirus at 52 in April 2020.

“How in the world is she not included wtf is going on?!” one person tweeted about Rivera.

“I know every year they miss some people in the In Memoriam, but not including Adam Schlesinger is a REALLY big miss. #Oscars,” another wrote.

Jessica Walters was in ‘Arrested Development’. Picture: Getty Images

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“The In Memoriam section of the #Oscars is always rough, but how on earth did they not include Jessica Walter,” another shared.

“It was actually a good show until the In Memoriam then everything crashed and burned,” one person tweeted.

The In Memorium section of the #Oscars is always rough, but how on earth did they not include Jessica Walter pic.twitter.com/kX1fB9N7l7

— Nate Discavage (@DiscavageSavage) April 26, 2021

the memoriam was so disrespectful, they unnecessary speed run it and didn’t included Naya Rivera and Jessica Walter. #Oscars

— jhoana (@msjhoanasilva) April 26, 2021

They are foul for not putting Naya Rivera in the in memoriam #Oscars

— Allie (@Golden_Josette) April 26, 2021

“For almost 3 hours, the #Oscars were kind of fun, heartfelt, and personal. Then, in that last half hour, they hit the fast forward button on the In Memoriam, moved Best Picture, Frances gave a 2-sentence best actress speech, and Hopkins (absent) won over Boseman. Chaos,” someone added.

The ‘In Memoriam’ did honour the late Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 of cancer, at the age of 43.

The slide show did feature Chadwick Boseman. Picture: Twitter

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Kelly Preston, who died in July 2020 at 57 from breast cancer also featured, as did Christopher Plummer, who died at 91 in February 2021.

Helen McCrory, who died aged 52 from cancer, was also part of the segment..

Rapper DMX was also honoured. He died of cardiac arrest on April 9, at the age of 50.