In a touching tribute, Morgan Freeman highlighted his friend’s greatest accomplishment. The Academy Awards ceremony is an interesting event. It’s part celebration, part entertainment, and part cultural moment.

"This week, our community lost a giant and I lost a dear friend," said Freeman, who worked with Hackman in two films, including 1992's Unforgiven, which won Hackman his second Osc

"Gene always said, 'I don't think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work,'" Freeman said of his 'Unforgiven' and 'Under Suspicion' co-star.