Morgan Freeman Gives Heartfelt Oscars Tribute to Gene Hackman: ‘I Lost a Dear Friend… A Man Whose Gifts Elevated Everyone’s Work’
The Oscars paid tribute to Gene Hackman during Sunday’s ceremony, with the actor’s “Unforgiven” co-star Morgan Freeman introducing an honor for the late star. The speech preceded the ceremony’s in memoriam,
Morgan Freeman Paid Tribute to Gene Hackman at Oscars
Freeman and Hackman, who was found dead last week at the age of 95, appeared together in the 1992 western “Unforgiven.”
Gene Hackman’s ‘Unforgiven’ co-star to pay tribute at 2025 Oscars
Gene Hackman’s Unforgiven co-star Morgan Freeman is set to lead a heartfelt tribute at the 2025 Oscars, honoring the late actor’s legacy amid the continuous speculation swirling around the circumstances of his death.
Gene Hackman Honored by Morgan Freeman at Oscars 2025, 4 Days After Actor Is Found Dead: 'I Lost a Dear Friend'
Gene Hackman was honored at the Oscars 2025 by friend Morgan Freeman, four days after he and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their New Mexico home
Morgan Freeman honors Gene Hackman in Oscars tribute
Morgan Freeman honored his "Unforgiven" co-star while introducing the Oscars' In Memoriam segment after the actor and his wife were found dead.
Morgan Freeman tribute to Gene Hackman at Oscars honors Academy Award-winning actor after death
The Oscars are honoring Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman. The awards celebrated the life and career of the "French Connection" star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead alongside his wife,
Freeman Praises Gene Hackman, Goldberg and Winfrey Give Love to Quincy Jones in Oscars Tributes
The Oscars brought a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones on Sunday night. In a late addition to the ceremony, Morgan Freeman praised the two-time Oscar winner and his two-time co-star Hackman,
Morgan Freeman Honors Gene Hackman in Oscars in Memoriam Segment, Tributes Paid to David Lynch and Shelley Duvall
The Oscars In Memoriam tribute, set to Mozart’s “Requiem in D Minor,” began with a tribute from Morgan Freeman to his “Unforgiven” and “Under Suspicion” co-star Gene Hackman. Hackman, who was 95, was found dead last week in his Santa Fe home along with his wife,
Morgan Freeman leads Oscars 'In Memoriam' with Gene Hackman tribute, plus Gena Rowlands, James Earl Jones, and more
Morgan Freeman opened the segment with a heartfelt speech about Gene Hackman, with whom he costarred in Unforgiven and Under Suspicion. "Like everyone who's ever shared a scene with him, I learned he was a generous performer and a man who elevated everyone's work,
What we know about Gene Hackman's and wife Betsy Arakawa's deaths
The Oscars paid tribute to Gene Hackman Sunday night, days after he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New ...
Gene Hackman showed us the heart and the darkness of the common man driven by desire
The late Gene Hackman leaves a legacy of cinematic grasping, of striving for more. What's more common—or more American—than that?
Gene Hackman, Oscar-Winning ‘Unforgiven’ and ‘French Connection’ Actor, Dead at 95
Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning 'Unforgiven' and 'French Connection' actor who was an onscreen fixture for 40 years, has died ...
The Role Where Gene Hackman Was State Violence Personified
Hackman's performance as "Little Bill" Daggett in 'Unforgiven' is an unflinching portrayal of how far the state will go to protect its corrupt monopoly on violence.
Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Francis Ford Coppola, ‘Superman’ Costar Valerie Perrine And More Pay Tribute To Gene Hackman
Clint Eastwood, who directed and starred with Hackman in 1992’s Unforgiven, said in a statement to Deadline: “There was no ...
Gene Hackman’s Smile Could Give You Shivers
In “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Unforgiven,” the actor used his charm to great disarming effect, flashing a smile before abruptly ...