The Oscars are honoring Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman. The awards celebrated the life and career of the "French Connection" star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead alongside his wife,

Freeman kicked off the show's in memoriam segment with a special tribute to Hackman, who was found dead in his Santa Fe, New Mexico home last month.

Gene Hackman was honored at the Oscars 2025 by friend Morgan Freeman, four days after he and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their New Mexico home

Morgan Freeman led an emotional tribute to honor Gene Hackman at the 2025 Oscars — just days after “The French Connection” actor and his wife were discovered dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman honoured his colleague Gene Hackman, describing him as a "generous performer" who had "won the hearts of film lovers around the world". The two-time Oscar recipient, Hackman, aged 95, was found dead alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, and one of their dogs at their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on February 26.

Morgan Freeman delivered a heartfelt tribute to Gene Hackman at the 2025 Oscars, just days after the legendary French Connection actor and his wife were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home. The actor and his wife's death are under investigation and police are yet to determine the cause of their deaths.

Veteran Hollywood film stars paid tribute following his death including Clint Eastwood, who directed Hackman in western film Unforgiven, and Francis Ford Coppola, who wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated 1974 mystery thriller The Conversation, starring Hackman.

The Academy Awards paid tribute to late actor Gene Hackman just four days after he and his wife were discovered in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

and one of their dogs on Wednesday in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hackman's colleague and friend Morgan Freeman gave a brief tribute to the actor before the Oscars' in memoriam segment. "This week ...