No, I don't play the asterisk game part of this contest. The blue one is just one of the emojis available here at the site, in this case denoting my one correct answer.
Not sure if this was answered here yet, but for those asking about Lance Reddick, he was apparently among that large group of names at the very end of the memorial
https://deadline.com/2024/03/2024-oscars-in-memoriam-snubs-1235847658/