Overview
- Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight that Dane was "not a movie star" and predicted the Emmys will memorialize him appropriately.
- Eric Dane was absent from the March 15 Oscars telecast tribute but appears on the Academy’s In Memoriam webpage.
- An Academy insider described a time-limited selection process led by an executive committee that recommends names for the broadcast.
- Dane’s family were described as saddened by the on-air omission yet comforted by his inclusion online, according to a TMZ-sourced report.
- Known primarily for television, the actor died on February 19 at 53; his death certificate cites respiratory failure with ALS as an underlying cause.