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

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.”

“My husband James Ransone was not acknowledged in memoriam at tonight’s Emmys,” McPhee wrote on her Instagram story after the Emmys (via Entertainment Weekly). “He was also not at the Oscars earlier this year. PJ was impossible, lovable, intolerable and incredible — depends on who you ask. But without question — he was a great actor. But good news is PJ wouldn’t care. He’d actually think it’s funny.”

McPhee added in a follow-up post: “I didn’t watch the Emmys so l only now understand how much of a snub this truly was. I am incredibly disappointed [with the Television Academy]. James Ransone was an incredibly gifted actor and it…

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