At this point it could be its own question on everyone’s annual Oscars ballot: Who will fail to make it into the In Memoriam segment this time? And in 2023, the list of those snubbed was particularly bewildering, with Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Leslie Jordan, Charlbi Dean, Lisa Marie Presley, and Gilbert Gottfried all failing to make the cut.
Also noticeably missing was Paul Sorvino, the character actor and opera singer known for radiating cool-headed menace in films like Goodfellas, The Gambler, and Romeo + Juliet. Sorvino died of natural causes last July at age 83.
On Monday, Sorvino’s family responded to his omission, calling it “unconscionable” and “baffling beyond belief.”
