Corey Feldman 'Gravely Disappointed' About Corey Haim Oscars Snub

By Amber James Posted Mar 1st 2011 10:35AM

Corey Haim's death has been overlooked by his peers once again. After being omitted from the SAG Awards' In Memoriam montage in January, Haim was notably missing again from the memoriam segment at the 2011 Oscars.

The '80s star, whose credits include 'The Lost Boys,' 'License To Drive' and 'Lucas,' died on March 11, 2010, at the age of 38.

Now, his longtime friend, Corey Feldman is speaking out about the Oscars snub.

"I am gravely disappointed that the public outcry of the voices of Corey's supporters and fans on his omission from the SAG memorial was not heard by the Academy. Corey's films have earned the industry over a half a billion dollars and his work remains an inspiration to young artists world wide," Feldman told PopEater in a statement.

"The fact that politics have interfered with his legacy is a clear indication that the people making decisions in these organizations do not have a handle on who the public adores. Corey dedicated his life to the film industry. The same industry that failed to dedicate even 30 seconds to his memory."

Although the LA County Coroner's Office said Haim died from a heart condition and complications due to pneumonia, it was widely reported that Haim had died from a drug overdose. Movie insiders believe the mis-characterization may have contributed to the snub.

"Often times it seems like The Academy takes the circumstances of an actor's death into account when deciding if they warrant inclusion in the segment ... and perhaps they felt like placing him into the In Memoriam segment would glorify his longtime drug addiction," PopWrap's Jarett Wieselman tells PopEater.

A spokesperson for the Academy was not immediately available for comment when contacted by PopEater.

Tags: corey feldman, Corey Haim, oscars, oscars 2011

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Tuesday 01 March

By jesuaphn

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The academy is so full of crap is not even worth to listen to them.
I can name over 100 Hollywood stars who had problems with drugs, alcohol, attitude..oh I can go on.
Since the beginning of motion pictures there have always been scandals and yet, a lot of stars have been immortalized.

By Sue

If they can not mention everyone then they shouldn't mention anyone. Either make the segment longer or do away with it all together. No matter what the actor died from they should all be mentioned.

By nilsisboss

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Not that I was a big fan of Corey's but the hypocracy is rather stunning here. David Carradine hangs himself for self gratifing purposes, Dennis Hopper has there ever been a much bigger druggie and thats the excuse that the SAG uses to omit him. Like everything else in this country today it seems that politics is the real answer here. Of all places it seems like Hollywood should understand this problem better than other orgs do. If he hurt others that would be one thing but he hurt himself. Should we start a list? Start with Marilyn Monroe would you eliminate her? How about when its their time guys like Mel Gibson? He hurts others and shows his prejudices. You bet he would be on this show. Its sad

By jack

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cory feldman and other 'supporters' are delusional, thinking that haim wasn't included because of the drugs. LOTS of people who have have abused drugs and died have been mentioned in those tributes. haim wasn't included because he wasn't noteworthy enough as a talented actor. Seems like he only did films with the other cory - NOT very much range, to say the least

Wednesday 02 March

By Give Credit

But they sure had no trouble taking the money that he brought in, huh? Bottom line.......*ANY* actor who contributed to lining the pockets of the fat cats of Hollywood *should* absolutely be given a mere 2 second rememberance for their work. Corey Haim made an impact on many, just as other actors have done. There wasn't a movie that I didn't like in which he starred. The Lost Boys, Silver Bullet, Lucas, License To Drive, etc.........I enjoyed them all, and thought he was great. To say he wasn't talented is just *your* opinion, but the facts don't lie. If he was as horrible as you claim, he wouldn't have gotten more roles past that first movie. The guy (like so many "stars") had an addiction that he simply wasn't strong enough to shake, and decided to just fade away from the spotlight. People give him so much grief about that, but the only one he ever hurt was himself. If they can't include everyone, then they shouldn't include *anyone* in the tributes.

By Monica

So true Jack. Most of his supporters want to attribute his absence from the tribute as a snub because of drugs. But when they're faced with the fact that lots of drug users are always included, they can't handle the logic that maybe he just wasn't that good.

By Ed

HEY SWEDE7, THIS IS FOR YOU. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... I'M AN IDIOT? LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND IF YOU CAN STOP LAUGHING FOR A MOMENT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S THE MORON WHO ACTUALLY BELIEVES THAT corey haim IS SOMEONE IMPORTANT, OR WAS ANYWAY...

By roger

Uhm, excuse me...but Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson were drug addicts, too, and they were included in the memory segment when they died. Both were treated like gods. For being drug addicts?

By Russ

And Heath won an Academy Award to boot!

Thursday 03 March

By des

lord have mercy michael jackson sure wasnt God

By Me

This is just a thought, and by no means am I implying that I think drug addiction is acceptable, but if Charlie Sheen were to drop dead right now amidst all the drug and alcohol related turmoil surrounding him, I'm convinced he would've been "remembered" in all the reward shows.

By YoYo

He did not fit their "clique".Regardless of his addiction problems, he was a well known actor and should have been included in the Memoriam. Sad.

True.

By Justin

Heath Ledger died of an overdose and the Academy not only included him in the "In Memoriam" montage, they awarded him an Oscar.

By fenpom

He did not die of a drug overdose. He died of because of illness.

By charmed_4_life0656

This is absolutely ridiculous!!! They knew full well after the SAGs Corey was forgotten. This was definitely not an oversight. You'd think someone who died so young makes it all the more tragic and that much more important to mention. Heath Ledger ODs and gets awarded with in Oscar (not even James Dean got that), yet Corey who battled back from addiction only to lose his life to pneumonia at the age of 38 gets that shaft. Something isn't right. Are they being biased? It always ticks me off that the younger people get a bigger applause than some of the legends because no one in Hollywood today knew them personally, yet most of them ran rings around todays "actors". Yet with Corey they do the exact opposite. AND WTF was up with the extra stuff for Lena Horne?!?!?! She definitely deserved mention but what makes her more important than all the others?!?! And they have time for that but none for Corey?!?! Tony Curtis was a way bigger/better actor and they didn't do that for him. Heck they didn't even do that for Paul Newman and he was ALOT more important to the acting world than Miss Horne. Definitely biased, rascist, etc. Something's wrong when they're disrespecting the deseased.

The whole Farrah snubs the same crap, though Farrah was more a tv actress hence more important she was in the Emmys Memoriam (which she was), Corey however was totally MOVIES and they snubbed him all together (he wasnt on the Emmy one and he shouldn't have been). So Corey did get more screwed than Farrah. They didn't mention David Nelson and he was in a movie or two and well as a member of one of Hollywood's most important families ever.

By Sarah

I wish all of these celebrities would leave final farewell message on eFarewell sharing their own thoughts on their life, so people would stop speculating as to what they think they would have wanted.

Sunday 13 March

By Mercedes

I have watched License To Drive probably 100 times...RIP Corey.

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