The 2025 Oscars may have forgotten this beloved star, but her legacy lives on.
During the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on March 2, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences took a moment to celebrate members of the film industry who have passed away over the last year, which included Gene Hackman, David Lynch, Jeff Baena, Maggie Smith, Bob Newhart, Donald Sutherland, James Earl Jones and Mark Withers.
However, viewers pointed out that Michelle Trachtenberg—who died last week at age 39—was not among those among those who received a tribute during the the section, which was introduced by Morgan Freeman and featured a performance from the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
“Where is Michelle Trachtenberg in the memoriam,” one user wrote on X March 2. “She deserved to be there #Oscars2025.”
Another added, “No tribute for Michelle Trachtenberg? Lame.”
and while others acknowledged that a lot of Trachtenberg’s most notable roles were for television—including Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer—they still would have liked to see her honored.
“I know Michelle Trachtenberg was more famous for her TV roles,” one user explained on X. “But she did work in many films. And she deserved to be included in the In Memoriam.”
The Oscars’ In Memoriam segment was just one way Hollywood has paid tribute to creatives who lost their lives over the past year. Last month, the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards took time to honor fallen entertainers with a heartfelt segment that included TV icons such as Shannen Doherty and Leslie Charleson.
Plus, Aubrey Plaza made her first major public appearance at Saturday Night Live‘s 50th Anniversary special, where she subtly honored Baena, her husband who tragically died by suicide in January at age 47.
During the sketch comedy show event, the Parks and Recreation alum wore a tie-dye shirt as a nod to one of the Little Hours director’s favorite hobbies while introducing Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard to the stage to sing a rendition of Sinead O’Connor‘s hit “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
Plaza previously revealed that Baena was so into the colorful shirt-making technique that the couple wore matching tie-dye ensembles when they privately tied the knot in 2021 after nearly a decade together.
“We got married on a whim,” Plaza explained during a 2021 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, “literally decided around 5 p.m. got married at 8:30 p.m. And Jeff got really into tie-dying during quarantine, so I decided that Jeff and I were gonna wear tie-dye pajamas that he made for us.”
For more moments you may have missed from the 2025 Oscars, keep reading.
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Zoé Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Best Directing
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado – A Different Man
Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet – Emilia Pérez
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White – Nosferatu
WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Best Live Action Short
A Lien
WINNER: I’m Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best International Feature Film
WINNER: I’m Still Here
The Girl with the Needle
Emilia Pérez
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Flow
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips – A Complete Unknown
Lisy Christy – Conclave
Janty Yates – Gladiator II
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder – September 5
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jay Cocks & James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi – Emilia Pérez
Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing
Best Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Sound
A Complete Unknown
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
Judy Becker – The Brutalist
Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico – Conclave
Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette – Dune: Part Two
Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp – Nosferatu
WINNER: Nathan Crawley – Wicked
Best Original Song
WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Pérez
“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. – The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird” written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing
“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez – Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John – Elton John: Never Too Late
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman – Maria
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
WINNER: No Other Land
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Best Documentary Short Film
I Am Ready, Warden
Death By Numbers
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
