Please Leave Your Comments on My Blog About Brad Renfro Being Left Off of the Oscars

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:50pm

Please post a comment on my latest blog entry. I am truly upset he was left off. Please let your voice be heard. I will submit these comments to The Academy in hopes they will issue a statement that they regret leaving Renfro off the telecast.




We Miss You Brad Updated On: 2/25/08 at 10:50 PM

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:41pm

Who?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 12:19am

Oh, brother.

" Instead, the tribute featured at least 20 people I've never heard of."
Just because YOU never heard of them means they were not worthy?
I am sure if they put Renfro up there a majority of the veiwers would be saying the same thing about him, "Who the F is THAT?"

Updated On: 2/26/08 at 12:19 AM

[pemberlee]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 12:25am

I thought they only included members of the academy and Renfro wasn't a member.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 12:29am

Updated On: 1/27/09 at 12:29 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 9:07am

They showcase many artists and craftsmen in the movie business in those tributes. Not just recognizable actors. They have a limited amount of time, and most of the people they pay tribute to have either won Oscars, been nominated, or have been longstanding members of the Academy.

I'm sure there's a wonderful editor, cinematographer or art director that died this year that was left off as well. Unless you want to rally for them too, I'm not interested.

[nealb1]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 5:39pm

There's mention of this very subject in today's "LA Times." If you remember from the film montage that aired, it covered artists from a certain 12 month period - January 31, 2007 through February 1, 2008.

Roy Scheider passed away after the cut off and will be on next year's montage.

Brad died 1/15/08, and the Academy stated, "just simply an editing decision because, unfortunately, we can't include everyone, every year."
Updated On: 2/26/08 at 05:39 PM

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 5:42pm

Updated On: 1/27/09 at 05:42 PM

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 5:53pm

"Well, then Heath shouldn't have been included either, seeing as he died after Brad."

But it's the Oscars, and Heath was a previous Oscar nominee.

Posted: 2/26/08 at 5:59pm

Who's Brad Renfro?

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 2/26/08 at 6:09pm

Updated On: 1/27/09 at 06:09 PM