On Mar 9, 10:32=A0pm, edonline wrote:
> http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/09/academy-farrah-fawcett-omitted-bec...
>
> Academy: Farrah Fawcett Omitted Because of TV-Heavy Career
and that little known publicist got in precisely because of his whore-
heavy and pimping-heavy career; o the irony....
> By Bryan Alexander =A0Posted Mar 9th 2010 08:18PM
>
> Farrah Fawcett was left off the 'In Memoriam' segment of the 82nd
> Academy Awards because she was an actress better known for her
> television work, the executive director of the film academy said on
> Tuesday.
>
> The controversial decision to leave the 'Charlie's Angels' star off
> the list was the final result of a long discussion, Academy of Motion
> Picture Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis told the
>ociated Press.
>
> Fawcett was best known for her "remarkable television work," he said,
> and would be more appropriately honored by the television academy at
> the Emmy Awards. The Academy Awards recognizes achievement in movies.
>
> "In every category, you're going to miss some wonderful people," said
> Davis, who has helpedemble Oscar's 'In Memoriam' montage since it
> began in 1993.
> Fawcett had movie roles in 'Logan's Run' 'The Apostle' and
> 'Extremities.' Her omission from the Oscar memorial list has sparked
> outrage on the Internet and from her family who said in a statement
> that they were "deeply saddened."
>
> When asked why Michael Jackson was included when actors were left out,
> Davis explained that Jackson had appeared in a popular theatrical film
> recently ('This is It'). Fawcett and Jackson both died on June 25.
>
> "Think of all the blogging we would have gotten if we had left him
> out!" he said.
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