After Morgan Freeman wore a glove at the 97th Annual Academy Awards while honoring his late friend Gene Hackman, viewers online wondered about its purpose.

Morgan Freeman gave tribute to two-time 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." He received two Oscars and more importantly he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world.

They’re the most thanks-giving stars in Hollywood. Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer and Brie Larson are among the most grateful Oscar winners in last 30 years, according to a new study. Ahead of the 97th annual Academy Awards show Sunday,

James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, David Lynch were also honored and remembered at the Academy Awards

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, introducing the In Memoriam segment at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, paid his respects to Gene Hackman.

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

Freeman and Hackman, who was found dead last week at the age of 95, appeared together in the 1992 western “Unforgiven.”

Kieran Culkin has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in “A Real Pain.” In his speech, he brought up the infamous moment when, after winning the 2024 Emmy Award for best actor for HBO’s “Succession,” he asked his wife, Jazz Charton, to have a third child — which he did only because …

Hackman’s career spanned more than five decades, including iconic performances in films like The French Connection, Unforgiven, Hoosiers, and Mississippi Burning. Freeman and Hackman worked together on Unforgiven and again on Under Suspicion.