The Oscars brought a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones on Sunday night. In a late addition to the ceremony, Morgan Freeman praised the two-time Oscar winner and his two-time co-star Hackman,

Hackman's colleague and friend Morgan Freeman gave a brief tribute to the actor before the Oscars' in memoriam segment. "This week, our community lost a giant and I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman ," Freeman said.

Morgan Freeman honored his "Unforgiven" co-star while introducing the Oscars' In Memoriam segment after the actor and his wife were found dead.

"Gene always said, 'I don't think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work,'" Freeman said of his 'Unforgiven' and 'Under Suspicion' co-star.

Morgan Freeman paid a special tribute to Gene Hackman Sunday night at the Oscars, calling the late actor a "giant" and a "dear friend." "This week our community lost a giant and I lost a dear friend,

Gene Hackman was honored at the Oscars 2025 by friend Morgan Freeman, four days after he and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their New Mexico home

"Gene always said, 'I don't think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work,'" Freeman said of his 'Unforgiven' and 'Under Suspicion' co-star.

Gene Hackman was honored at the Academy Awards by his 'Unforgiven' co-star Morgan Freeman: "Our community lost a giant. And I lost a dear friend."

At the 97th Annual Academy Awards, Morgan Freeman took to the Oscars stage to pay tribute to his friend, the late Gene Hackman. Tragically, Hackman was found dead, along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa last week,