Oscars 2026: In Memoriam Honors Rob Reiner, Diane Keaton And Robert Redford

The 98th Academy Awards paid tribute to immoderate of nan movie manufacture luminaries who died successful nan past twelvemonth successful an extended In Memoriam conception Sunday.

Billy Crystal eulogized nan precocious head Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, who were killed Dec. 14. Crystal surveyed cardinal entries successful Reiner’s directorial filmography, including “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride” and “When Harry Met Sally.”

Crystal, who co-starred successful “When Harry Met Sally” alongside Meg Ryan, told nan assemblage successful Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre: “My friend Rob’s movies will past a lifetime, because they’re astir what make america laughter and cry, and what we aspire to be.”

He was past joined onstage by Ryan and a big of different performers who appeared successful Reiner’s films, including “This Is Spinal Tap” co-writers and stars Christopher Guest and Michael McKean.

Rachel McAdams took nan shape to salary tribute to Oscar-winning surface fable Diane Keaton, who died Oct. 11 astatine 79. (The 2 co-starred successful “The Family Stone.”) McAdams described Keaton arsenic an “icon” and “a fable pinch nary end.”

“Believe maine erstwhile I opportunity location isn’t an character of my procreation who was not inspired by and enthralled pinch her absolute singularity,” McAdams said.

Keaton won nan champion character Oscar for her title domiciled successful Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall.” She was nominated 3 much times for her roles successful “Reds,” “Marvin’s Room” and “Something’s Gotta Give.”

McAdams treated nan assemblage to a Girl Scout opus she said Keaton utilized to singing connected movie sets:

Make caller friends, but support nan old.

One is silver, nan different is gold.

A circle is round, it has nary end.

That’s really agelong I will beryllium your friend.

Then, aft an In Memoriam video package, Barbra Streisand said astatine magnitude astir Robert Redford, who died Sept. 16 astatine 89.

Streisand praised Redford’s defense for state of nan press, fostering rising creator voices astatine his Sundance Institute successful Utah and protecting nan earthy environment.

“I called him an intelligence cowboy who blazed his ain way and won nan Academy Award for champion director,” Streisand said. “Bob had existent backbone connected and disconnected nan screen.”

Redford won nan champion head Oscar for nan family melodrama “Ordinary People” (1980), nan first of his 9 stints down nan camera. He besides received an Academy Honorary Award successful 2002.

Streisand capped her tribute by singing an excerpt from her opus “The Way We Were,” nan taxable to nan seminal 1973 romanticist play starring her and Redford.

“I miss him now much than ever, moreover though he loved teasing me,” Streisand said.