Published 15:14 IST, September 21st 2020

Fans react after Kobe Bryant, Nick Cordero & Kelly Preston weren't honoured at Emmys 2020

Emmys 2020 took place on September 20, 2020. Fans have taken to Twitter to call out that Kobe Bryant, Nick Cordero & Kelly Preston weren't mentioned.

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Emmys 2020 took place on September 20 and was aired on ABC in US. minations were anunced in July this year. ceremony took place in Staples Center at Los Angeles while winners gave ir speech virtually. Emmy's 2020 conducted a Memoriam segment for television stars y lost this year. As y houred various stars in Memoriam, Emmy Awards 2020 left out a few names which rd Twitterati.

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Emmy's 2020 houred many TV stars in ir Memoriam segment. Among those houred were Fountains of Wayne’s am Schlesinger, Black Panr star Chwick Boseman, TV writer and hip-hop journalist Jas Waters, Regis Philbin, Carol Spinney, James Lipton, Naya Rivera, Jim Lehrer and a few more stars who passed away in 2019 and 2020. However, Emmy's 2020 left out a few names in ir touching Memoriam segment. This enrd Twitterati and many of m expressed ir thoughts on platform.

celebs who did t get a mention included Kobe Bryant, Nick Cordero and Kelly Preston. This shook many viewers and y took to Twitter to dress ir confusion and anger. Kobe Bryant's death happened on Jan 26, in a helicopter crash. Although he wasn't a full-time actor, he has played a few small roles in his initial days and even starred in various television talk shows.

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real reason why fans were enrd was that Emmy's 2020 ceremony was held at Los Angeles Staples Center, also popularly kwn as ' house that Kobe built'. Fans of Kobe Bryant tweeted expressing ir anger.

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A fan said that Emmy's left out Kobe from Memoriam tribute even after y were 'literally shooting' in Staples Center, also considered as his home. Ar Twitter user tagged Emmy's and asked m how did y man to leave out Kobe Bryant from In-Memoriam while filming at Staples Center. Take a look at few more Tweets:

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Nick Cordero's death happened due to COVID-19 complications on July 5. He h been sick for months and his death shook industry. Nick Cordero was kwn for his Broway work but he also h played various roles on television, including recurring roles on Blue Bloods and Law & Order: SVU. Fans revealed that y were upset with Emmy's 2020 for t including Nick Cordero in Memoriam. 

On or hand, Kelly Preston died on July 12 after succumbing to cancer. She was best kwn as a film actor but she has also played prominent roles in television. Fans were shocked as Emmy Awards 2020 did t mention her. Take a look at some of Tweets.

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15:14 IST, September 21st 2020