Corey Haim Snubbed at Screen Actors Guild Awards

By Marc Schneider Posted Jan 31st 2011 12:05PM

The montage of actors, writers and directors who've passed on to the big awards show in the sky is a tradition at nearly every ceremony, from the Oscars to the Emmys. Also an annual tradition is the oh-no-they-didn't act of leaving someone out.

This year, the culprit is the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the snubbed star is none other than Corey Haim, who, despite having several major films under his belt, was omitted from a montage clip that included fellow ex-child stars Gary Coleman and David Nelson, among others.

"We have become used to not being honored by our peers in the industry," Haim's 'Lost Boys' co-star and friend Corey Feldman tells PopEater upon learning of the snub. "I have faith that the Academy will make a wiser choice."

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Haim, the former teen idol who rose to fame in 1980s classics 'The Lost Boys' and 'Lucas,' died March 10 at his mother's home in Burbank, Calif. An autopsy report labeled it a "natural death" and illegal drugs were not found in his system. He was 38.

All award ceremonies have their own policy on choosing who gets memorialized, and often it is tied to the date of their death. But the SAGs are known to be a little more loose in this regard and included Zelda Rubinstein, who died Jan. 27 of last year, and also Pete Postlethwaite, who died Jan. 3 of this year.

The Screen Actors Guild moved to explain the apparent slight on Monday, telling PopEater Haim was not included in the 'In Memoriam' package that aired because of time concerns.

"This year we prepared a longer version in hopes of being able to salute more actors and a shorter version if it was needed due to time," SAG Awards producer Kathy Connell explains. "Mr. Haim was in the longer version. As the show was running long, we were forced to chose the shorter package."

She added, "The Committee only wishes they had the time to salute everyone."

The big snub of 2010 was delivered to Farrah Fawcett at the Oscars, but as the Academy argued, the 'Charlie's Angels' star was primarily a TV star. Close friends and even her longtime parter Ryan O'Neal pointed out that she had many films, including 'The Apostle' and 'Extremities,' which gained her a Golden Globe nomination.

UPDATE 3:21 PM | Readers have flagged another snub. Actress and singer Dorothy Provine, who co-starred in films including 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,' 'The Great Race' and 'That Darn Cat!', was also left off the montage. She died April 25 at 75.

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Monday 31 January

By Sue M

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That is awful.. Corey was more of an actor than Gary Coleman was. Ridiculous how they decide who is remembered. So Sad

By Liz

True. I wasn't necessarily a Corey fan, but, i agree he was way better then Gary Coleman and aside from who we deem more talented, he was an actor who appeared in movies and he died and he certainly should not have been snubbed. Shame on the SAC it's things like this that start turning people against the award shows which will eventually cause their demise.

By Ron in NY

To err is human, to moo, bovine.

By Cutie

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.......John Denver was left off the year he died from the Oscars even though he made a few movies.

By junior

That was an awards show? I thought it was a 2 hour promo for unions.

By baobfng

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This year, the culprit is the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the snubbed star is none other than Corey Haim, who, despite having several major films under his belt, was omitted from a montage clip that included fellow ex-child stars Gary Coleman and David Nelson, among others.I love reading this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By Hmmm

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What another hollywierd you would have us idolize! NOT - They may not have found drugs in his system, but it is drugs that killed him by killing his organs.

By frankerin

And you know this HOW? Or are you one of these wanabee critics who live by contempt.

By kbagenstose

Just because they honor someone who dies, that does not mean they are idolizing him, Hmmm! Yeah, he had problems, but he did some decent work, and he should be remembered for it. Stop being so ignorant!

By tony

sad,he was alot better actor than gary coleman,oh well rip corey.

By Bonbon

They do that every year with someone, just like they left Farrah out of the montage last year at the Academy Awards!

Tuesday 01 February

By candy jones

corey was one of my favs for many years. many of the stars i never knew were gone.

By Jennifer

It coouldn't be the date of death. It included David Nelson. He juist died in Jan 2011. Sad.

By Polar Patrol

Corey may not have done any movies of note since the 80s, but with Silver Bullet, Lucas, and Lost Boys to his name - hell, even License to Drive wasn't bad - he should have been included.

By Owen

Corey Haim hadn't been in a movie for a long time, so maybe that is the reason for the snub. He may have been a better actor than Gary Coleman, but Haim threw away his career (and his life) with drugs. He was given opportunities that few people are and he wasted them. Coleman was the victim of greedy parents and an unfortunate illness. Before any gets on me with the whole "addiction is a disease" nonsense, no one forced Haim to take the stuff. And although his death may have been ruled "natural causes," his body was probably so damaged from drug use that it had to have been a factor in his death.

By scooterrr

It does NOT matter that he had a drug addiction. He was a former star who had died and he deserved to be in the Montage.

Ok, if that whole hasn't made a movie in a long time holds up, why in the world was David Nelson added? He has NEVER made a movie. He was on a tv in the 60's with his family.

By Zero

He might have been a cool guy but he died and left us, Major UNCOOL!

By Jimm

Was Corey Haim a Republican?

By david

Must have been

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