While the 2014 Academy Awards spent several minutes honoring movie heroes, one real-life hero didn’t get a chance to join them: 5-year-old “Batkid” Miles Scott. Scott, who is in remission from leukemia, made headlines last year when the city of San Francisco shut down to honor him and his ” Batkid ” costume. He been promised a spot in the Oscars show, only to be cut last-minute. Fortunately, he still got to meet a movie superhero in Spider-Man Andrew Garfield. So what went wrong? A spokesperson blamed scheduling conflicts: “Basically, because of the fluid nature of live TV production, ultimately the segment didn’t work.” Garfield, who was listed as one of the Oscars’ presenters, rehearsed with Scott the Saturday before the Academy Awards; he also did not appear Sunday. This prompted speculation that it was the actor who nixed the segment. Not the case. A rep from the Academy issued a statement defending Garfied: “Andrew Garfield understood that his segment had to be omitted, and he drove to Disneyland on Monday to spend time with 5-year-old Miles Scott (Batkid) and his family.” Thursday afternoon, Garfield’s publicist issued a statement as well: “In full collaboration with the Academy and the show writer, Andrew prepared a segment for the Oscars to honor Miles Scott as the true hero that he is.” “At (sic) some point overnight on Saturday/ Sunday morning, it was decided by those running the show that the segment didn’t work in the ceremony.” “They decided to pull it. Andrew and Miles were equally upset.” Batkid Makes Way Through San Francisco “The producers arranged for Miles and his family to visit Disneyland on Monday and Andrew drove down to visit them and to bring Miles a personal gift.” “Andrew did the right thing and anyone saying otherwise is flat out lying,” the statement said, reiterating that The Amazing Spider-Man star didn’t bail. Scott’s mother Natalie lamented the last-minute scratch: “I don’t know if they ran out of time, or if there was something they didn’t like … it got pulled so quickly that we didn’t have a lot of insight into what was going on.” It’s still unclear why the 2014 Academy Awards pulled it. In any case, the heroic Miles Scott finished his cancer treatments last summer, then got a special treat from the Make-A-Wish foundation in November. Dressed as a small Batman, he walked around San Francisco fighting crime in a story that earned national media attention and even a shout-out from the President. In typical fashion, Natalie Scott said her son is taking the Oscar snub very well. Heroically, even. “We told him that it didn’t work out, but we ended up having fun anyway.” Oscars 2014 GIFs: The Best Moments Open Slideshow 1. Jennifer Lawrence Laughs Jennifer Lawrence laughs at her own expense at the Oscars. It’s why we love her. View As List 1. Jennifer Lawrence Laughs Jennifer Lawrence laughs at her own expense at the Oscars. It’s why we love her. 2. Jennifer Lawrence Falls at Academy Awards This is why she had to laugh at her own expense. 3. Why Are You Laughing?! We have absolutely no idea, Jennifer. Absolutely no idea. 4. Best Selfie Ever Bradley Cooper prepares to take the best selfie ever with Ellen’s phone at the Oscars. 5. Ellen DeGeneres Oscar Selfie This was the result! 6. Amy Adams and Pharrell Dancing Amy Adams and Pharrell dancing at the 2014 Academy Awards. Makes us “Happy”! 7. Pharrell and Lupita dance Lupita and Pharrell dancing at the 2014 Academy Awards … pretty great moment. 8. Meryl Streep and Pharrell Meryl Streep and Pharrell dancing at the 2014 Academy Awards in a moment you probably couldn’t have ever predicted. 9. Lupita and Liza Hug Winner Lupita Nyong’o gets a hug from Liza Minnelli at the 2014 Academy Awards. 10. Lupita Nyong’o Wins! Lupita Nyong’o celebrates her Oscar victory. And it was well earned! 11. Poor Leo #PoorLeo actually trended on Google after DiCaprio lost to Matthew McConaughey. We imagine he’ll be okay. 12. Bette Midler Performs Bette Midler performs at the 2014 Academy Awards, bringing back memories. 13. I Will Order Pizza Ellen promises to order pizza to tide people over at the Oscars, and she delivered … well, some guy did. But you get the idea! 14. Pizza Money Harvey Weinstein pitched in a full $200 to Ellen’s food fund at the Oscars. 15. Brad Pitt Gets Pizza Brad Pitt grabs some pizza after Ellen had one some to the Academy Awards. Show does drag on like no other. 16. Ellen Creeps on Sandra and Leo Ellen DeGeneres hilariously sneaks up behind Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio at the Oscars. 17. Princess Ellen Ellen came out dressed like this at one point. Enough said, really. 18. Julia Roberts Laughs That will put a smile on anyone’s face. At least we would think so!
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Batkid Miles Scott: Snubbed By Oscars, Still BFF with Andrew Garfield
