Juliette Lewis is upset after her late father was omitted from the In Memoriam segment of the Academy Awards.

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

The 42-year-old actress took to Twitter to remind the Academy about their oversight and ask them to include her "beloved" father Geoffrey Lewis next year.

She tweeted: "I know the Academy didn't mean to overlook my dad #GeoffreyLewis in the memoriam who was loved by many.

"My dad #GeoffreyLewis was beloved and contributed over 220 roles in film and tv...@TheAcademy maybe you can remember to include him next year (sic)."

Geoffrey Lewis died of natural causes in April 2015 at the age of 79.

The San Diego-born actor racked up over 200 acting credits during his career, after rising to prominence in the Clint Eastwood movies 'High Plains Drifter', 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot', 'Every Which Way But Loose', 'Any Which Way You Can' and 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'.

Other films in which he starred included 'The Devil's Rejects', 'Heaven's Gate' and 'Dillinger', while his TV work was also acclaimed, featuring in 'Barnaby Jones', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Little House on the Prairie' and 'Murder She Wrote', and receiving a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the 1980 series, 'Flo'.

He is survived by his second wife Paula Hochhalter and his 10 children, including Juliette as well as Lightfield, Matthew and Dierdre, who have also embarked on careers in acting.


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