A number of notable names of entertainers who died last year were not included in the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment on Monday evening’s broadcast of the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Ryan O’Neal, Ray Stevenson and Jerry Springer were among the group of late entertainers not mentioned during the somber segment at the award show, which was held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
A number of people vented their frustration at the group of people left off the segment, in which Charlie Puth played his 2015 song See You Again juxtaposed against a montage of entertainers who had died in the last year.
O’Neal’s son Patrick was among those who took to X/Twitter after the actor was left out of the segment following his death at the age of 82 last month.
‘Wasn’t watching #Emmys but someone let me know they left my dad out of the “in memoriam” …. kind of wish I didn’t know right now but I would’ve found out,’ Patrick O’Neal said. ‘Sad and mad is a paralyzing combo.’
A number of notable names of entertainers who died last year were not included in the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment on Monday evening’s broadcast of the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Ryan O’Neal and Jerry Springer were among the group of late entertainers not mentioned during the somber segment at the award show
In response to Patrick’s tweet, another user called the omission ‘disgraceful,’ adding, ‘He will always be a legend. What a miss by #EmmyAwards.’
Elsewhere, another user noted O’Neal’s career roots in the medium after appearing on the series Peyton Place from 1964-1969.
‘I can’t believe the in memoriam segment on the Emmy’s left out Ryan O’Neal. Got his start on Peyton Place,’ one user said, while another described the omission of O’Neal – who also had regular roles on shows such as Bones, Empire and Good Sports- ‘shameful.’
Said one user, ‘I legit rewound to be like: “How did I miss Ryan O’Neal?” That’s a big omission from the #Emmys. He had a ton of TV credits.’
Users also wondered about the absence of talk show pioneer Springer from the memorial, following his death at the age of 79 last April.
One person asked, ‘Uhhh… where the heck was Jerry Springer in the memorial?!’
Another user said of the late talk show host – who was at the helm of his series from 1991-2018 for more that 3,000 TV episodes – ‘Don’t forget about Jerry Springer for the Tribute of Celebs 2023 from last year.’
Another user said that it ‘sucks the EMMY tribute didn’t include Jerry Springer,’ calling the late ringmaster ‘a pioneer in television.’
Emmys 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
Drama Series: Succession
Actor in a Drama Series: Kieran Culkin – Succession
Actress in a Drama Series: Sarah Snook – Succession
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew MacFadyen – Succession
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Limited Series: Beef
Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Steven Yeun – Beef
Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Ali Wong – Beef
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Comedy Series: The Bear
Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Actress in a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Reality Competition Program: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Talk Series: The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Scripted Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Succession nearly swept the board with wins for Matthew MacFadyen, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin (left to right)
O’Neal had career roots in the medium after appearing on Peyton Place from 1964-1969
Ryan O’Neal’s son Patrick was among those who took to Twitter after the actor was left out of the segment following his death at the age of 82 last month
A number of users were dismayed by O’Neal being left out of the segment
Jerry Springer did not make the segment despite more than 3,000 broadcasts
Social media users were caught off-guard after Springer was left out of the segment
Fans of late actor Ray Stevenson also expressed their surprise when he was not featured in the segment in the wake of his death last May at the age of 58. Pictured in April in London
Stevenson appeared on shows such as Ahsoka, Dexter and Rome. Pictured on the latter
Fans of late actor Ray Stevenson – who appeared on shows such as Ahsoka, Dexter Vikings and Rome – also expressed their surprise when he was not featured in the segment in the wake of his death last May at the age of 58.
‘It’s very sad that they left out Ray Stevenson from In Memoriam…,’ one said, while another asked, ‘No ray stevenson during the in memoriam??’
Among the other notable names left off of the list included Night Court star Richard Moll, who died in October at the age of 80; and Euphoria producer Kevin Turen, who died at 44 in November from heart failure.
Suits star Billy Miller, who died at 43 via a suicide in September, was not included in the segment. Miller won a Daytime Emmy in 2014 for his work on The Young and the Restless.
Also omitted were TV producer Marty Krofft, who died at the age of 86 in November due to kidney failure; actress Raquel Welch, who died last February at 82 from cardiac arrest; and actress Inga Swenson, who died at 90 last July from natural causes.
Performers who died in recent weeks that were also left out included The Honeymooners’ Joyce Randolph, who died at the age of 99 on Friday; Star Trek actor Mickey Cottrell, who died at 79 this past January 1; Starsky and Hutch star David Soul, who died January 4; and comedian Shecky Greene, who passed away at his Las Vegas home at 97 last month.
A number of social media users were irritated with the omission of Stevenson, a TV veteran
Other social media users noted names of entertainment business figures not included in tribute
Following last month’s passing of iconic TV creator Norman Lear at 101, All in the Family alums Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers introduced the somber segment with a tribute to Lear.
‘We were part of a very unique family, not just the Bunkers, but Norman Lear’s extended family,’ they said.
People who were featured in the segment included Matthew Perry, Lance Reddick, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Walters, Suzanne Somers, Andre Braugher, Paul Reubens, Treat Williams, Leslie Jordan, Harry Belafonte, Alan Arkin, Bob Barker, Cindy Williams and Angus Cloud.
In a special tribute to Perry, Puth and The War and Treaty performed I’ll Be There for You, the theme song from Perry’s show Friends.
75th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession – WINNER
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Succession earned the top honor Best Drama Series in its final season
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Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Jennifer Coolidge continued her successful run as she won Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The White Lotus
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Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear – WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
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Limited Series
Beef – WINNER
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome the Chippendales
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Steven Yeun triumphed in the Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category for Beef
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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee – Beef
Ray Liotta – Black Bird
Young Mazino – Beef
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death
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Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah earned Best Talk Series months after the titular host left the show
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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
Theo James – The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER
Alan Ruck – Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
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Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER
Sarah Snook was crowned Best Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Succession
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Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
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Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear – WINNER
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
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Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Bornstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Ayo Edebiri dazzled as she earned Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for The Bear
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Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six
Ali Wong, Beef – WINNER
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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello – Beef
Claire Danes – Fleishman is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer won Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
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Outstanding variety special (live)
“Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium” – WINNER
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna”
“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
“The Oscars”
“75th Annual Tony Awards”
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Scripted variety series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Scripted Variety Series was earned by Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
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