Shonda Rhimes is weighing in on the Oscars‘ decision not to include Eric Dane in their In Memoriam segment, which pays tribute to all the actors who died the previous year.
Dane was best known for playing Dr. Mark Sloan on the Rhimes-created series Grey’s Anatomy and most recently starred in HBO’s Euphoria. With an extensive career in television, Rhimes was hopeful that the Emmys would properly honor Dane’s legacy.
“Well, he’s not a movie star, you know?” Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight at the Vanity Fair party. “And I feel like when the Emmys come around, he will be immortalized the way he should be.”
She continued, “We can’t fault the Oscars for the fact that they’re looking at movies. And there were so many people who were lost, but Eric was unique to television, and I can’t wait to see what they do with him
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