John Travolta pays tearful tribute to Grease costar Olivia Newton-John at the Oscars: 'Hopelessly devoted' "They touched our hearts, they made us smile and became dear friends," the choked-up actor said on stage before the ceremony's In Memoriam segment.
John Travolta broke down on stage at the 95th Academy Awards as he shared a sweet tribute to his former co-star Olivia Newton-John while introducing the Oscars In Memoriam.
Leslie Jordan and Anne Heche were excluded from the Oscars' in memoriam segment Sunday. Viewers criticized the omissions on social media. Charlbi Dean, who starred in this year's best picture nominee "Triangle of Sadness," was also excluded.
Also missing were actors Paul Sorvino and Charlbi Dean
Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino, Charlbi Dean and Leslie Jordan were among the names missing from the 2023 Oscars' In Memoriam segment, which recognizes stars and filmmakers who died over the past year.
Why did John Travolta not go to Olivia Newton-John funeral?
Woman's Day has claimed that Travolta and Easterling 'were rumoured to have had a tense relationship' and 'did not see eye to eye'. This could explain why Travolta steered clear of the occasion, at which Easterling took to the stage to give a long emotional tribute to his late wife.
John Travolta Tears Up Paying Tribute to Olivia Newton-John at 2023 Oscars
Why did John Travolta cry at the Oscars?
John Travolta introduced the segment, paying tribute to his late Grease costar Olivia Newton-John, who died in August at 73. "In this industry, we have the rare luxury of getting to do what we love for a living, and sometimes getting to do it with people that we come to love," Travolta, 69, said.
Did Olivia Newton-John have a fling with John Travolta?
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta never got physical while filming "Grease," and instead went on to share a 44-year friendship that remained platonic. They are pictured at left in 2020. The longtime pals are seen top right on the set of "Grease" in 1978, and bottom right in 1983.
Ninety-four-year-old Minnesota native James Hong attended his first Academy Awards Sunday alongside the cast of "Everything Everywhere All at Once." GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.
Within the first few moments of the 95th Academy Awards, winners like Everything Everywhere All At Once stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis (picking up their awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively) had celebs at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood tearing up, and viewers at home absolutely bawling ...
Elizabeth Banks had a near-miss at the Oscars after saving herself from falling onstage. The Cocaine Bear director was at the ceremony to present the Visual Effects category. Before that, though, Banks arrived onstage and, seconds later, tripped up. Fortunately, the actor-director managed to regain her balance.
Carter, who became the first Black woman to have won two Oscars (this time for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”); “All Quiet on the Western Front,” which won several awards in the first half of the show, including for best international feature, production design and cinematography; and Sarah Polley, who won the best ...
However, many noticed there were quite a few names absent. Among them: Anne Heche, Leslie Jordan, Paul Sorvino, Tom Sizemore, Gilbert Gottfried, Charlbi Dean, Tony Sirico, Barbara Walters, and Topol.
A spokesperson for Cruise confirmed to People that the actor had to miss the awards ceremony because he is filming "Mission: Impossible 8" overseas. Entertainment Tonight reports that if "Top Gun" wins best picture, producer Jerry Bruckheimer will accept the award.
Sources tell Woman's Day that Olivia's 70-year-old businessman husband and her musical co-star and close friend were rumoured to have had a tense relationship and "did not see eye to eye", which could have been the reasoning behind John's absence.
Video shared on social media by Variety shows a visibly moved Depp during an over five-minute ovation for his film, “Jeanne du Barry,” in which he stars as the former King of France Louis XV. It was the actor's first film project since a defamation trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard last summer.
TIL Keanu Reeves has never won an Oscar, Golden Globe, or Emmy award of any kind. In fact, he has never even been nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, or Emmy.
Another star who's been nominated for an Oscar but never won: Johnny Depp. The actor and musician has been up for best actor three times. No telling how his recent legal troubles will impact his movie career, let alone his bid for the industry's biggest award.
LOS ANGELES -- Michelle Yeoh won the Oscar for best actress Sunday night and made history all at once. The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best actress for her multifaceted performance in the multiversal "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
2023 Oscars: Brendan Fraser wins best actor, rounding out his epic return to big screen. Fraser called his performance in 'The Whale' an 'opportunity to reintroduce myself' to Hollywood. Brendan Fraser was awarded an Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance in "The Whale."
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 12, 2023. Everything Everywhere All at Once became the first science fiction film to win Best Picture, and became the third film, alongside A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and Network (1976), to win three acting awards.
John Travolta, who starred as Danny Zuko in Grease, famously stood out as younger than much of the rest of Grease's principal cast during filming in summer 1977 at age 23.
Kirstie Alley Said More Than Once That John Travolta Was The Love Of Her Life. Kirstie Alley and John Travolta at the "Look Who's Talking" premiere in 1989. It seems one of Kirstie Alley's biggest regrets was that she never dated John Travolta.
How did John Travolta feel when Olivia Newton-John died?
"My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better," Travolta wrote in a post that included a photo of Newton-John. "Your impact was incredible. Love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again.
