Such A Lame Excuse
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A spokesperson for the Academy Awards is speaking out about why Brad Renfro was omitted from the Oscar's "In Memoriam" tribute.
“It was really an editing decision because we can’t fit everyone in,” says a rep for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “There was no specific reason.”
Is that a good enough excuse?????
Posted: February 25, 2008 at 2:24 pm
By total coincedence I watched 'Bully' last night. It was the most incredible, although heavy-going and disturbingly accurate portrayl of adolescence I've seen in ages. Brad's performance was incredible. This is definitely a travesty. Thanks for posting Perez.
Shameful!
Perez, you got it right. What a lame excuse!
They should just own up to their mistake!!
THEY SHOWED BRAD AT THE SAG AWARDS, WHICH OF COURSE REGOGNIZE ACTORS FOR THE TALENT AND SKILL THEY BRING TO THE SCREEN & NOT WHAT HAPPENS IN THIER PERSONAL LIFE. BTW THEY DID SHOW AT LEAST 1 OTHER PERSON WHO DIED FROM USING TOO MUCH DRUGS, LEGAL OR OTHERWISE. GOVERNMENT DRUGS VS STREET DRUGS , THEY R BOTH DEAD
Not when you include all those lighting, make-up, etc. people in there.
They can fit in people that most of us have never heard of before, makeup artists to the stars, yet they can't seem to fit in a very talented actor? Explain this please, academy!
John Belushi, Marilyn Monroe…Judy Garland…all died pristine deaths…
What a bunch of fucking assholes. He was more relevant than 1/2 the people they showed.
disrespectful bitches!
lame excuse, fuckers
Yes, it's a good enough excuse. 1. I've never seen anything this boy was in. 2. They don't have an obligation to include every dead industry person. They probably missed 300 others. Who gives a shit?
What a crock.
the client, the cure, BULLY, APT PUPIL, GHOST WORLD, SLEEPERS!?!?! c'mon. he's worked with some of the best actors in the business, this is total fucking bullshit. i'm never watching the oscars again, they're fucking boring anyway.
BS!!! not a good enough excuse at all
Re: sam – haha couldn't have said it any better
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What a shame!!! We miss you Brad! The Academy made a huge mistake!!!
I have only ever vaguely heard of Brad and not even seen anything with him in - but understand from the things I've read that he was a young talented guy who sadly lost his way. How many times have we seen this in the entertainment business? To snub him in this way for the sake of a couple of seconds is not only lame - it's hypocritical. The Academy should be ashamed of themselves.
ABSOFREAKINLUTELY NOT AN REASON, EXCUSE OR ISSUE. I mean come on, Mr. Renfro is D-E -A-D. He can't come back another time when "editing" isn't an issue. It was his one shot to be recognized by the Academy. That could have least given him that. This whole situation really leaves a bad taste. And for those of you that posted on here "Who Cares?" Well, I do. Who am I? I'm not a celebrity, not a politician, not someone you'd read about in the papers or see on the TV, but I am an entertainment fan. I've been watching the Oscars since high school on a regular basis. It's all very exciting and I love the whole awards season but when something like this happens, it just makes me think that Hollywood is self-centered, self-serving and money whores. The Academy, an historical part of Hollywood, needs to do better. This year it's Brad Renfro. Next time it'll be a C-list star, then B-list, then it'll just be about awards and no memoriam for those that help Hollywood and the Academy to thrive. It just SUCKS!!!!!
that sounds very lame to me. Yeah , i think that Brad was not an A-List actor in Hollywood BUT i know that he deserved to at least be mentioned next to heath ledger. Calista Flockhard was there and she remembers having intimiate scenes with Brad in "telling lis in America" film.
That was the first thing I thought when the tribute was over. Very sad.
F*** that! Brad was a great actor and no one really talked about his death cuz of Heath's (who they waited till the very end to show, of course!) They had the time……the show ended early if you didn't notice. Worst excuse ever!!!
I was shocked that they didn't show him. I mean, he is more well known that some of the "executives" that they showed. I thought "Did I blink and miss Brad Renfro's pic?" What jerks!
I wonder why they had time to put Aaliyah in the year after she died even though she clearly was barely beginning to act with two less than critically acclaimed movies under her belt (Romeo Must Die, Queen of the Damned).
Perhaps Renfro was not in the limelight or a big enough name, but neither are 95 percent of the people on their memoriam montage. He was a gifted actor, and should have been recognized for it
they can´t accept they made a mistake, idiots
An editing decision?? And yet did anyone else notice how many "executives" and "agents" were included?? Since when do they include suits???
OK, so they could show agents and executives that died, but not actors? Not only that, but they showed each person for 3 seconds, would 3 seconds more really have hurt. That is inexcuseable.
I think that fact that people are commenting on Perez so cruelly on someone's life lost regardless of whether it was an overdose or not is where the LAME-ness lies…be a little compassionate and think before you spew out your wasted hate for someone you didn't even know…put your energy somewhere constructive!
very lame excuse.
the person who said he had to be in an oscar nom film or nominated himself is a moron. they honor people who contributed to the film business. i'm sorry but if they can honor a bunch of behind the scenes 80 year old we have never heard of, they could have honored him. for those who don't know what he was in, rent "the client" or "sleepers." also, for the person who said he died before the deadline, he died before heath and heath was in the tribute. so yeah, basically the academy is a bunch of fuckers.
ahhh hell no!. someone dropped the ball on this one .
Such a p***poor excuse, granted he died of an overdose but hey they still let Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jr act and god knows we have all seen their drug problems in the news, many of times. Due to time issues is just a lame excuse for "we judge people on everything they do."
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I think it's a shame…lets see (i don't remember) but i think it may be the case but they put River Phoenix in their montage when he died of an overdose…he was young and in very few films, too…just wondering.
it will be because hollywood is filled with self important wankers and because brad renfro was not one of these self important wankers, they didn't have the time of day for him. maybe if he had adopted lots of black kids or made his own sex tape, they would have thought he was "one of them". i don't think brad would be too upset at being left out of the hollywood clique somehow.
HORRIBLE excuse. It would have taken what, 2 seconds extra? PUH-LEASE.
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Not really considering they name quite a ton of "behind the scenes" that no one has EVER heard of!
Re: CindyLG8 – The time frame was February 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008, and Roy Schneider died Feb 10 of this year. Hopefully they don't forget about him for next year!
seriously lame excuse…
they had hollywood agents who no one really gives a shit about…..actually having to put AGENT next to that persons name but they couldnt fit in one more ACTUAL actor…..
they didnt put him in cuz it was a heroine overdose….
Dead heroin addicts - i.e. Brad Renfro - not even a twenty-second mention
Still alive (barely) suicidal heroin addicts - i.e. Owen Wilson - make him a presenter!
The difference is their money-making ability …
Perez I am so happy that you brought this up. It totally slipped my mind. What an oversight!
No its no a good enough excuse. Who cares that it was a heroin overdose. He died too…just like all those other people. Some of whom we didnt even know who they were.
It was odd that they made the comment about "some" being taken young, and then the only young person shown was Heath. And the "he was never nominated" excuse doesn't fly b/c there were agents listed. And the "he was a junkie" excuse doesn't fly b/c there were a lot of drug users listed. I know they can't list everyone who ever had a bit part in a movie, but c'mon.
Re: k.c. – he's been in at least 15 movies… just because YOU don't know who he is doesn't mean he's not important
I love you Perez! You are so wonderful! Thanks for caring and mentioning this!
Brad deserved to be included in that tribute!
And yet they have room for Jack Valenti, the father of the MPAA Ratings System:
PEOPLE, please see "This Film is Not Yet Rated" its a documentary by Kirby Dick about the MPAA - I am a grad student and had to watch this for a censorship class. HIGHLY recommneded and will tell you all about Valenti- who should infuriate us all.
We remembered you Brad.
so we're suppose give tribute to people that kill themselves?
Perez: Is that a good enough excuse?????
Me: No way!!!! He should of been in the Oscar's "In Memoriam" tribute.
1. Bullshit excuse
2. For all these morons posting - "They didn't acknowledge him because nobody knew him.." PLEASE - like we really knew who the 'cinemaphotographer assisant' to blah blah in 1940's film, etc….. 80% of the people shown weren't actors, they were sudio execs, or producers or editors, or sound boys from WAY back….!
3. If you want to be technical, they didn't include Anna Nicole either - and YES, she did have a few little roles - ie: Naked Gun -a pretty big movie series. No, she wasn't a serious actress, but still…they usually include ALL movie actors, Directors, etc… (as they should…I wasn't a big fan of hers, but there were PLENTY of Anna fans)
I think they only honored those who won or were nominated for an Oscar in that montage.
Who effin' cares ……. he was the cause of his own death.
He hasn't done a movie in how long? Good for them for leaving him out!
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Totally lame… Poor Brad. We loved her…
they left him out to make room for all the old people from like 1945 that no one has even heard of…
how annoying
Sweet! The comments section has been co-opted by Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No to Drugs" brigade. Who would have guessed that so many people here are straight edge….
Regardless, it could easily be argued that Renfro's body of work and range was far more impressive than Ledger's. Perhaps the key to immortality in Hollywood is to play a gay cowboy and act in a slew of other completely forgettable movies. (The new Batman might be an exception.)
Maybe they only mentioned actors that people have at least heard of before.
They can spew whatver crap they want… truth is he was not a big enough star, and it was an overdose. I suppose he just wasn't important enough for these pompous douchebags. They sure had enough time for all the other bullshit. What a shame!!!!
F**king lame excuse!!!!!! He deserved to be in that tribute!!!!!! The academy sucks balls!!!!!!!!
The point really isn't if he was extremely famous…I always thought that when they ran those clips it was simply to honour those in the business that had passed away during that year. The fact they left him out is just plain sloppy - whoever put that particular clip together should be demoted or just plain booted. And I believe I read below they also didn't include Roy Scheider??? Just plain sloppy - as for as "time" constraints - that's just bullshit - they have all the time in the world to show us the orchestra pit….the obilgatory audience shots and the (mostly) overlong acceptance speeches, etc…..I guess they may learn after all - was this the "most shitty" of broadcasts? As told by Perez himself? Lowest audience numbers in years?????? GET A CLUE YOU OSCAR FOLKS - JUST GET A CLUE…..
To all the assholes on here leaving shitting comments…Brad has consistently been acting in films. He just finished up The Informers which is set to be released later this year. Now shut the fuck up about him not having acted in years! You guys suck along with the oscars!
It is a HORRIBLE excuse. For all the people saying it was a tribute to people who have won an award……since when did an AGENT win an award??????? I have NEVER heard of an agent winning an acadamy award….this is complete bullshit….They probably excluded him because of they way he died…but HELLO!?!?!? Heath died the same way, A DRUG OVERDOSE!!!!!! So what if it was prescribed….illegal or not they whould not exclude someone like that. I saw the tribute and MOST of the people on the list i havent even heard of. Its completely ridiculous!!!
They seemed to give Heath quite a long clip! I think they could have showed a clip of Brad!
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the academy are asswholes, if you cant put everyone in then dont do the segment. Its total disrespect to him and his family, just because he wasnt as popular as the others??
That show was full of useless filler! I even remember the very long fade to black that was at the end of that segment. That's such an awful shame! Just another reason to show the Academy really sucks!
What a wonderful actor! I am shocked that they didn't include him in the tribute!
That's so lame! They have 3 Agents listed (and hundreds of OLD foggies) on that tribute and they could not add one contemporary actor? I wouldn't mind eliminating the agents, what next? Production Assistants? The accountants???
Who cares what you write here?
Who was he anyway? I have seen hes pictures only here, at Perez pages.
Given that Brad Renfro is seemingly the only individual missing from the Memorial Montage… I would have to say that someone dropped the ball… and saying that they can't fit in everyone is a load of shite!
Re: billy – I'm pretty sure his omission had nothing to do with Christianity or conservatism. In that case most of the Oscars wouldn't even exist. They probably just forgot him.
Re: Jen – your evil and hateful. heathy poo was a druggy too. dummy.
what a shame. Who is he anyway?
Who is Brad Renfro?? People should be remembered for their accomplishments, not their screw-ups…
that sucks
where's the video at?! I want to see it!
They screwed up and that's the best they can come up with? The spokesperson should be fired for doing a lousy job. Ugh!
Brad and I are from the same hometown,felt very sad he wasn't included.Iwas watching and waiting to hear his name…..
this was unacceptable.brad was a very good actor.the academy snubbed him but let's not forget that the ratings of the show was the worst of all times.the oscars now are not what they used to be.most people are fed up with the pseudo glamour and the hypocrisy of Hollyweird.in a couple of yrs NOBODY WILL EVEN TALK ABOUT THE OSCARS.
He really wasnt' the only one left out. I noticed Tom Poston (Suzanne Pleshette's husband) was missing too!
i'm not happy that the oscars left brad renfro out. they couldn't have cut some of their other stupid, pointless, and boring clip montages to pay proper respect to the deceased? what a joke.
NOT COOL! he definetely deserved a tribute!! its only like a .5 second thing anyway…so they didnt have time for that?? dumb
WTF IS THAT EXCUSE? HE'S DEAD, HAVE SOME RESPECT! SAYING HIS NAME AND TAKING 10 SECONDS WONT RUIN THE SCHEDULE
I'm sorry but they showed people in that montage who were behind the scenes…People we didn't even know…So why they couldn't take one of those "non-famous" people and put Brad Renfro there is beyond me
He's a white guy. Who cares?
If he's complaining, then accuse him of not being a man.
that is lame. renfro should have been included! the academy needs to make up for it.
um maybe he got ommitted because he died of a HERION overdose you fuckin moron
um maybe he got ommitted because he died of a HERION overdose you fuckin moron
You know, if you really gave a shit you'd use a picture other than a mug shot. Don't pretend like you care.
Fuck those hypocrits.He might have been a fuck up and a junkie but he was still terrible talented.And even though he might not have fully lived up to his potential he was still working at a reasonable level.Its sad enough that they couldnt even respect his legacy regardless but to make matter worse they come up with an excuse as lame as this.Just say you didnt want to include him because you didnt approve of his troubles in life.Better yet include him but tell people that they should only respect his acting and not his fiend behaviour.Anyways somehow the Academy screws these kind of things up in a major way.Atleast the prices where located accordingly though Julie Christie deserved it more then Marion Cotillard.And why the hell was brad pitt not nominated for his role as Jesse James?
how pathetic is that? they should've made no comment at all.
He belonged in that tribute! He was making a come back.
Jeez, what an terrible excuse! Brad was talented and deserved that tribute!
renfrow was never nominated for an oscar. heath was. are you people really that stupid?
They didnt mention Marilyn Monroe either!
Fuckers!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe because he didn't die until January 2008, and this show only covers 2007?!!! Not to mention the fact that you can't make those films overnight. They probably started them in December, and it was most likely in the can before Renfro thankfully offed his no-talent self with drugs last month.
Brad Renfro was way before his time. He was an excellent actor and deserved more than a 2 second clip, I think that's why his life went the way it did. Anyone who thinks he was washed up should think twice, Hollywood is washed up.
It's a terrible excuse. He is going to be dearly missed. The least they could have done is put his face up on the screen for 5 damn seconds.