‘The Wire’ and ‘It’ Actor James Ransone Was Excluded From Emmys and Oscars In Memoriam Tributes; His Wife Says ‘It’s Simply Not Right’

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Zack Sharf

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James Ransone‘s widow Jamie McPhee is calling out the Television Academy for excluding the late actor during the Emmys In Memoriam tribute, which marked the second time this year Ransone was snubbed by a major awards ceremony. The Oscars also excluded the actor from its own In Memoriam segment in March. Ransone broke out on TV as Ziggy Sobotka on “The Wire” Season 2 before having a film career in movies such as “Sinister,” “It: Chapter 2” and “Tangerine.” He returned to HBO for a role in the miniseries “Generation Kill.”

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