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How the 2025 Oscars Honored Gene Hackman Days After His Tragic Death
Days after Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their New Mexico home, Morgan Freeman paid tribute to the actor at the 2025 Oscars
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesDuring the live telecast at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2, Morgan Freeman kicked off the In Memoriam portion of the show by sharing his fond memories of working with the late Oscar winner in the 2000 film Under Suspicion. When the 97th Academy Awards kicked off on Sunday, March 2, outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Dancing With the Stars judge Julianne Hough was among the first on the crimson rug. Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were married for over 30 years before they were found dead on Wednesday, February 26.
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