Gene Hackman died just days before the 97th Academy Awards, raising questions about whether he will be included in the In Memoriam segment.

The Oscars paid tribute to Gene Hackman after sudden death during in memoriam. Fans were left devastated after the legendary actor died aged 95 alongside his wife Betsy and their dog, just days before the biggest night in Hollywood,

Freeman and Hackman, who was found dead last week at the age of 95, appeared together in the 1992 western “Unforgiven.”