Brad Renfro Was Cut From Oscar Tribute Montage…Why ?

Why was late actor Brad Renfro cut from the video tribute at Sunday’s Oscars?”It was really an editing decision because we can’t fit everyone in,” a rep for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tells Usmagazine.com. “There was no specific reason.”

The montage featured footage of late actors, including Heath Ledger, who passed away a week after Renfro.

Renfro died of a heroin overdose in his L.A. home January 15.

The actor made his big film debut, opposite Susan Sarandon, in 1994’s The Client. His film credits include Sleepers, Apt Pupil and the acclaimed independent film Ghost World.

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‘The View’ : Whoopi Choked Up Over Oscar Montage Snub

Sunday night’s Oscars featured many montages, one of which was great show moments as introduced by George Clooney. It included a moment of almost every host in the show’s history. But one host not included in the montage was 4-time host Whoopi Goldberg. On Monday’s “The View” the subject was discussed, and Whoopi’s disappointment was clear. The cohosts spoke of Whoopi’s many historical milestones with the ceremony - the first female host, the first Oscar winner to host, only the second African-American woman to ever win - as they talked about how displeased they were with the slight.

Jack Nicholson: “I’m an Oscar man”

Jack Nicholson thinks he deserves an Oscar for “being a pain in the (expletive) for so long”.The 70-year-old actor says he would love to add a Lifetime Achievement Award to his already bulging collection of prizes. Nicholson has won three Academy Awards during his career -

He said, ‘I wouldn’t mind winning another Oscar. Even one of those sentimental ones for being a pain in the (expletive) for so long.”

Nicholson is presenting a prize at the prestigious Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday. He admittedly loves to use the Oscars to hit on beautiful women.

“What can I say. I’m an Oscar man. What are you going to do, not enjoy the beauties in the room?” Nicholson said.

The veteran star said he was nearly blinded by photographers’ flashes when he attended his first ever Academy Awards in 1970 where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ‘Easy Rider.’

He told the USA Today newspaper, ‘There were so many of them, it blinded you. I just stood there, trying to count them all. And I thought, ‘Jesus, I’m really here. I really made it.’ “

Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks to present Oscars

Nicole Kidman and Tom Hanks have been named among the stars who will hand out this year’s Oscars.

The ceremony will also include musical performances by Amy Adams and Jon McLaughlin from the movie Enchanted.

TV comedian Jon Stewart is hosting this year’s awards. It is the second time he has fronted the event.

Other actors who will be handing out gongs include Forest Whitaker, Dame Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.

There had been fears that the awards show would have to copy the Golden Globes’ lead and downsize its ceremony due to the WGA strike.

However, the show’s producer Gil Cates claimed that the awards would run as normal despite the delays.

He said: “We are behind in the writing, but we’ll catch up. It’ll be there. You’ll hear words. I promise.”

The Oscars take place on February 24.