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Academy defends in memoriam segment after backlash over actors left out of Oscars tribute

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has defended its in memoriam tribute to late actors and artists that aired during the Oscars on Sunday.
The segment included a QR code that linked out to a more robust online list of actors who died over the last year.
The list includes Paul Sorvino, Anne Heche and Tom Sizemore, who died earlier this month at age 61.
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