What song was used during the In Memoriam segment of the 2025 Oscars? The somber moment was marked by a very surreal music choice.

Shelley Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Maggie Smith, David Lynch, Gena Rowlands, Jeff Baena and Bob Newhart were also among those honored during the emotional segment at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 2, which aired live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The Oscars in memoriam tribute, meant to honor names in film lost over the past year, skipped Michelle Trachtenberg and several others Sunday night.

Eleanor Coppola was also absent from the segment, which honored stars like Gene Hackman and Gena Rowlands, who died within the past year.

Fans are not pleased with David Lynch's short Oscars tribute and the omission of Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd, Olivia Hussey and several other actors and filmmakers from the In Memoriam section at Sunday's 97th Academy Awards.

As in past years, the In Memoriam segment of Sunday’s Oscar telecast quickly became controversial because of the stars who were left out of the montage, notably ‘Gossip Girl’