Actor Morgan Freeman has led tributes at the annual Academy Awards ceremony to fellow Hollywood ... Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead at their home in New Mexico days ago.

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, introducing the In Memoriam segment at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, paid his respects to Gene Hackman.

Morgan Freeman is 87. You wouldn't know it from his steely performance as a counselor to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder in "My Dead Friend Zoe" (in theaters Friday).

Morgan Freeman tearfully paid tribute to the late ... 27 that Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, had been found dead in their New Mexico home along with one of their dogs the previous day.

The Oscars honoured late actors, directors and filmmakers during the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California this evening ...

Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks and more are paying tribute to Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, "one of the true giants of the ...

Gene Hackman's 'Unforgiven' costars Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Frances Fisher are paying tribute to the Oscar winner ...

Morgan Freeman is 87. You wouldn't know it from his steely performance as a counselor to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder in "My Dead Friend Zoe" (in theaters Friday). Maybe it's ...

The awards celebrated the life and career of the "French Connection" star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead ...