Oscars in Memoriam Segment
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2026 9:43 pm
The Oscars were largely unsurprising with no real surprises in the major awards. I would have enjoyed seeing Stellan Skarsgard or Delroy Lindo winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, but they'll have to be happy for the career nomination. There was a tie for Best Live Action Short Feature, which required presenter Kumail Nanjani to do some fancy quick talking. When he saw the winners, he said, "I'm not kidding. This is a tie." He then announced the first winner, and they came up to accapt the award. When they were done, he announced the second winner. This is the seventh tie in Oscar history, the first since Sound Editing in 2012.
They made some major changes for the better in the In Memoriam segment. Billy Crystal cam out and delivered a heartfelt tribute to Rob Reiner, following which about 20 costars from some of Reiner's best-known films appeared behind him. From there, they shifted to the traditional In Memoriam segment with pictures or short clips featuring each person. (To get more people in during the time available, they featured side-by-side head shots of some of the lesser-known behind-the-scenes people. When they got to Diane Keaton, they stopped the montage, and Rachel McAdams came out and delivered a similar tribute to Keaton. The montage resumed and ended with Robert Redford. At that point, Barbra Streisand came out and delivered the most emotional tribute of the evening, ending by singing a few bars from The Way We Were.
Overall, a very classy and original memoriam segment.
They made some major changes for the better in the In Memoriam segment. Billy Crystal cam out and delivered a heartfelt tribute to Rob Reiner, following which about 20 costars from some of Reiner's best-known films appeared behind him. From there, they shifted to the traditional In Memoriam segment with pictures or short clips featuring each person. (To get more people in during the time available, they featured side-by-side head shots of some of the lesser-known behind-the-scenes people. When they got to Diane Keaton, they stopped the montage, and Rachel McAdams came out and delivered a similar tribute to Keaton. The montage resumed and ended with Robert Redford. At that point, Barbra Streisand came out and delivered the most emotional tribute of the evening, ending by singing a few bars from The Way We Were.
Overall, a very classy and original memoriam segment.