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One of the more glaring omissions was Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away on the same day as Jean Hackman, yet was eerily absent from the Oscars’ in-memoriam segment. Fans and viewers alike expressed outrage on social media, seeing it as a signal of Hollywood’s reluctant acknowledgment—possibly a calculated decision to ignore certain figures for reasons unknown. The list of overlooked legends—ranging from Tony Todd to John Amos—sounds like a roster of late ’90s and early 2000s icons mostly ignored despite their contributions. The silence on some unexpectedly prominent names fuels conspiracy theories about Hollywood’s selective memory and perhaps darker agendas.