(CNN) Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino says she is ‘hurt and shocked’ that her late father, actor Paul Sorvino, was not shown in the TV tribute to the film industry professionals who died at the Academy Awards ceremony. Sunday.
“It is disconcerting beyond belief that my beloved father and many other incredible brilliant actors who passed away have been left behind,” Sorvino wrote in a tweet on Monday. “The Oscars forgot about Paul Sorvino, but the rest of us never will!!”
Paul Sorvino, who starred in films including ‘Goodfellas’, died in July 2022. Mira Sorvino paid tribute to her father ahead of Sunday’s event, recalling her Best Actress Oscar win in a second role for “Mighty Aphrodite” in 1996.
She said sharing her victory with her father – her “first and best teacher” – was special because she was able to “give back to him what he had given me all my life – love, belief, admiration and gratitude”. . ”
“This first year after his passing is truly a bittersweet but beautiful memory,” she said.
Like Anne Heche and other actors and entertainment industry veterans who died last year, the elder Sorvino was recognized in a more in-depth tribute on the Academy’s website which was promoted at the end of the segment with a QR code. Mira Sorvino said she felt her father had been “neglected”.
“Incredibly hurt and shocked that my father’s huge, irreplaceable contribution to the world of cinema has been ignored by anyone who made this list,” Sorvino wrote in a later post on Instagram after the broadcast. “We, his beloved family, and you, his beloved audience, know how unique and amazing he was. We hope @theacademy will do something about it.”
Paul Sorvino’s widow, Dee Dee Sorvino, also expressed her disappointment in a statement obtained by People.
“Paul Sorvino was one of the greatest actors in Hollywood movie history. It is unconscionable that he should be excluded from the In Memoriam segment of the Oscars,” said Dee Dee Sorvino. “It’s a three hour show, can’t they give a few more minutes to get it right? Paul Sorvino gave decades to this industry and was loved by all. Paul wasn’t the only deserving soul left behind. aside, and a QR code is not acceptable.”
She ended her statement with a request for an apology.
“Shame on the Academy if this is not corrected, Sorvino wrote. “Mistakes are made, this one was a big one. Please do something to make it right.”