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Shannen Doherty‘s loved ones want to see her legacy live on.
After she was left out of the 2025 Oscars‘ In Memoriam, which celebrates members of the film industry who have passed away over the last year, a former rep for the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum—who died in July at age 59—spoke out on her exclusion from the segment.
In fact, Shannen’s longtime rep told TMZ Mar. 3 that it was really disappointing to not see her honored at the ceremony, which was hosted by Conan O’Brien.
And members of Shannen’s inner circle weren’t the only people upset that she didn’t feature in the award show’s In Memoriam, which this year honored Hollywood legends including Gene Hackman, David Lynch, Jeff Baena, Maggie Smith, Bob Newhart and Donald Sutherland.
Fans of the actress—who passed away after battling stage 4 breast cancer—also expressed their frustration at her decades-long entertainment career not being highlighted during the March 2 show. After all, in addition to starring on TV shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed, Shannen appeared in iconic movies such as Heathers and Mallrats.
“No Shannen Doherty—star of one of the great films HEATHERS—in the In Memoriam is an outrageous slap in the face,” one user wrote on X March 2. “She was a groundbreaker in the way she stood up for herself and voiced her own opinions during a time when women in the industry were supposed to keep quiet.”
Another added, “The #Oscar not showing Shannen Doherty hit me like a brick. They missed so many people. But she’s forever a winner in my eyes & heart.”
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E! News reached out to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science for comment but has not heard back.
Shannen was one of several fallen stars who were notably missing from the Academy Awards In Memoriam segment. Fans also pointed out that Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd, Bernard Hill and Morgan Spurlock were left out of the tribute.
And while the actress may not have been honored at the Oscars, Shannen was celebrated during the moving In Memoriam segments at this year’s Critics Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Additionally, several of her former costars have publicly paid tribute to the Charmed alum since her untimely passing.
“Our connection was real and honest,” her Beverly Hills, 90210 castmate Jennie Garth wrote on Instagram July 14. “We were so often pitted against each other but none of that reflected the truth of our real relationship which was one built on mutual respect and admiration.”
Describing Shannen as “courageous, passionate, determined and very loving and generous,” she added, “I will miss her and will always honor her deeply in my heart and in my memories.”
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WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Yura Borisov – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado – A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet – Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White – Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Arianne Phillips – A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy – Conclave
Janty Yates – Gladiator II
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder – September 5
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Jay Cocks & James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi – Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Judy Becker – The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico – Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette – Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp – Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley – Wicked
WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. – The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird” written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez – Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John – Elton John: Never Too Late
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
WINNER: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman – Maria
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
