Why Michelle Pfeiffer Missed 'Scarface' Reunion With Al Pacino at 2024 Oscars
It was almost a Scarface reunion at the 96th Academy Awards! Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer were both previously announced as presenters on Hollywood's biggest night, but the latter was a no-show during Sunday's prestigious awards ceremony.
ET has learned that there was a matter that came up early last week that kept Pfeiffer on the East Coast and unable to attend the Oscars.
In her stead, the 83-year-old actor hit the stage solo as he presented the award for Best Picture to Oppenheimer.
Al Pacino speaks onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan, and Charles Roven win Best Picture for "Oppenheimer", alongside Al Pacino (L) at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
On a night filled with iconic film reunions -- including Twins' Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, Beetlejuice's Michael Keaton and Catherine O'Hara and more -- Pacino was introduced not as the star of Scarface, which just reached its 40th anniversary in December, but of The Godfather. As Pacino reached the microphone, cameras cut to Robert De Niro in the audience.
Pacino, who welcomed his fourth child in June with film producer Noor Alfallah, is a past Oscar winner himself after taking home the Best Actor trophy in 1993 for his role in Scent of a Woman.
Michelle Pfeiffer arrives at the 2024 Environmental Media Association Awards Gala at Sunset Las Palmas Studios on January 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
The 65-year-old actress, meanwhile, was last seen on the red carpet at the Environmental Media Association Awards Gala in January. Pfeiffer looked stunning in an all-white pantsuit for the occasion.
Pacino starred as Tony Montana in the iconic 1983 crime drama with Pfeiffer playing his wife, Elvira Hancock. The film, written by Oliver Stone and directed by Brian De Palma, featured a cast that also included Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia and F. Murray Abraham, among others.
The 2024 Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, aired live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 10, at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET on ABC. Follow along at ETonline.com for full Oscars coverage, including red carpet arrivals, the complete winners list and more.
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