Comedienne Joan Rivers was shockingly missing from the Academy Awards’ “In Memoriam” montage Sunday night.
Rivers, who passed away in September during a botched medical procedure, is considered one of the greatest comedians of all-time. In recent years, she was famed for her red carpet Oscar interviews. Yet, somehow, she was left out of the Oscars’ annual tribute to the celebrities who passed away in the preceding year.
Her absence from the “In Memoriam” montage did not go unnoticed on Twitter:
No Joan Rivers in the montage??? She basically created the red carpet which makes all of these bitches millions. For shame!!!
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 23, 2015
How the hell was Joan Rivers not in the In Memoriam?
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 23, 2015
Joan Rivers snubbed. Wut.
— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) February 23, 2015
“Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” is ONE of the best documentaries to NOT get nominated for an #Oscar. And, now, #InMemoriam?!?!
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) February 23, 2015