In Memoriam -- Where were Don Knotts, Dennis Weaver, and Darren McGavin? - The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) Discussion

[–] sigx615 18 years ago

They will be on the one 1 year from now, when they honor the 2006 deaths. Its always like that.

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It's not always like that. When Stanley Kubrick died just a few days before the telecast, they made it a point to mention it.

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[–] sigx615 18 years ago

ok maybe not always, but most of the time thats the way the oscars do it.

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[–] Yaslind 18 years ago

and Chris Penn died this year, too.

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[–] saaberhagen 18 years ago

I was wondering the same thing.

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[–] utterchaos2 18 years ago

Maybe too recent for the lists?

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[–] toldyousew 18 years ago

Okay then.

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[–] utterchaos2 18 years ago

I thought that too, bu Sean Penn was in there and he died in 2006. *** added after it was pointed out that I screwed up** I meant Chris Penn.

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[–] revellesb 18 years ago

chris penn dude, not sean penn

and yes he passed 1/24/06

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[–] utterchaos2 18 years ago

OOPS! Sorry- got a little fast with the penn ( get it)

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[–] Scooter-11 18 years ago

I think you mean Sean's brother Chris.

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[–] Dr_House22 18 years ago

I was also wondering where John Spencer was. I know he was more famous for his work in TV, but he was still in movies.

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[–] sanjisaho 18 years ago

The cutoff date is Feb 1. Movie people who died before then are honored in the montage - that's why Penn was included but Knotts was not. Sports/Entertainment guru Bill Simmons discusses it here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060308

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[–] eduardo2k 18 years ago

According to the Academy Website the cutoff date is Feb. 15th.

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