The Academy has strict rules about how to protect the golden Oscar statuette after a winner's death. Here's what to know.

Hackman was a regular fixture at the Academy Awards, the latest edition of which will take place just days after his death.

Gene Hackman garnered many accolades in a career that spanned six decades. Among the honors are five Academy Awards nominations.

Gene Hackman had a monumental career in Hollywood that included emotional Oscar acceptance speeches. The legendary actor, who ...

Movie star Gene Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were all found dead on February 26, per the New York Times.

An actor who imbued charm or intensity to any role he played, Gene Hackman swallowed the scenery. Here are some of the ...

Authorities in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are investigating the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa ...

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies found Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead when they performed a welfare check, ...

Philip D’Antoni, producer of the “The French Connection,” holds the Oscar for best picture, from left, Gene Hackman holds his ...

By The Associated Press Gruff in demeanor yet much beloved, Gene Hackman was one of the finest actors of his generation. The ...

Gene Hackman, the Academy Award-winning actor whose breakout Broadway role paved the way to a career in film, has died.

Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and ...