Andrea Bocelli performed a rendition of the song Time to Say Goodbye with his son Matteo Bocelli to accompany the Academys annual obituary section.
Perhaps mindful of previous years, in which eagle-eyed viewers have jumped on omissions, this years In Memoriam which began with footage of the recently deceased Russian opposition leader and subject of last years winning documentaryNavalny seemed comprehensive but at the same time not enough.
Beloved actorsLance Reddick,Treat Williams,Apocalypse NowsFrederic Forrest,RockysBurt Youngall relegated to a fine print reference at the end, along with such writers asNorman LearandNo Country for Old MensCormac McCarthy.
Also given afterthought treatment wereKenneth Anger,Terence Davies,Carl Davis,David McCallum,Sinead OConnorandPaolo Tavianiin a well-meaning but unintentionally backhanded postscript.
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That said, plenty of the greats were included, in a clip reel that seemed rushed to make up for lost time.
Among those we lostAlan Arkin,Harry Belafonte,Bo Goldman,Norman Reynolds,Julian Sands,Mark Gustafson,Andre Braugher,Chita Rivera,Glynis Johns,Jane Birkin,Paul Reubens,Richard Roundtree,Ryan ONeal,Cynthia Weil,Bill Lee,Ryuichi Sakamoto,Robbie Robertson,John Bailey,Richard Lewis,John Refoua,Lee Sun-kyun,Arthur Schmidt,Carl Weathers,William Friedkin,Glenda Jackson, and, finally,Tina Turner.
As if responding to the BAFTAs, which caused fury by relegating theFriendsstar to their TV edition,Matthew Perryalso made the cut.
The staging was also awkward with dancers taking up space that could have made the photos and clips of the deceased clearer.
