More than we've seen in a while and with a spry 81-year-old Mick Jagger in the house brimming with Bob Dylan jokes, Sunday's Conan O'Brien hosted 97th Academy Awards was a celebration of cinema and the home of Hollywood.

- Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best Supporting Actor at academy awards in March 1993. Hackman will turn 80 years on Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo, File) LOS ANGELES — Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor,

Morgan Freeman speaks about Gene Hackman with an image of Gene Hackman on the screen during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) LOS ANGELES – The Oscars brought a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones on Sunday night.

Hackman portrays a retired football player in Los Angeles. In his new job as a private investigator, he finds that his wife is having an affair.

Actors Christopher Reeve, left, and co-star Gene Hackman arrive at the premiere of the movie "Superman" in Los Angeles, Ca., on Dec. 15, 1978. (AP Photo/, File)

It’s a tall task to try to whittle Gene Hackman’s career down to five notable films. One of the 20th century’s greatest actors, Hackman’s career spanned more than 40 years and a variety of roles, from tough-guy parts to comedic turns,

Why Gene Hackman left Hollywood for Santa Fe before his death - The actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, made the Rocky Mountain foothills their home decades ago

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 Hackman's long and critically acclaimed career ended in retirement over 20 years ago, brought on by health concerns.

Freeman and Hackman co-starred in 2000’s “Under Suspicion” and in the 1992 Clint Eastwood Western “Unforgiven” — the movie that earned Hackman his second Oscar. He won his first for 1971’s “The French Connection.”

Gruff in demeanor yet much beloved, Gene Hackman was one of the finest actors of his generation. The 95-year-old actor was found dead in his New Mexico home with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog,