While there wasn't a lengthy tribute to David Lynch during the 97th Academy Awards, the presence of the late great director was keenly felt. We briefly saw Lynch mentioned in the "In Memoriam" section of the awards show,

Isabella Rossellini paid a subtle tribute to David Lynch at the Oscars - Oscar-nominated actor starred in acclaimed director’s 1986 film ‘Blue Velvet’

Honoring members of the film industry who died last year, this year’s In Memoriam sequence featured members of Hollywood from actors and songwriters to producers and publicists. Over the swelling strings of Mozart’s “Lacrimosa,

Oscars were full of surprises, but many felt the tribute to James Bond could have been replaced as a tribute to David Lynch's monumental impact on cinema