"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 Oscars 2025 by friend Morgan Freeman, four days after he and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their New Mexico home

Actor Gene Hackman, who died last month at age 95, received a stirring tribute from friend and collaborator Morgan Freeman on Sunday's Oscar telecast.

Hollywood lost one of its greatest actors in Gene Hackman this past week ... Ahead of Sunday evening's annual Oscar In Memoriam segment, Morgan Freeman took the Dolby Theatre stage to speak on his fellow Unforgiven star. "Rest in peace, my friend ...

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.

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer have won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Dune: Part Two" at the 2025 Academy Awards. Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, stars of the forthcoming Disney film "Snow White," presented the category.

The Oscars included a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones. Morgan Freeman paid tribute to his “Unforgiven” co-star Hackman, calling him a “giant” and “dear friend."

Morgan Freeman led an emotional tribute to honor Gene Hackman at the 2025 Oscars ... segment in front of Hollywood’s elite at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.