Morgan Freeman gave tribute to Oscar winner Gene Hackman, four days after Hackman was found dead. "This week our community lost a giant, and I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman," he said before the Oscars In Memoriam segment. "He received two Oscars and more importantly he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world." Freeman then introduced the In Memoriam segment, remembering lives lost over the last year. Names highlighted in the segment included Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, filmmaker