"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

Morgan Freeman, Nathan Lane, Gwyneth Paltrow, and more who shared the screen with Gene Hackman are paying tribute to the Hollywood legend: 'One of the all time greatest.'

James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, David Lynch were honored and remembered at the Academy Awards