US EditionBilly Crystal and Barbra Streisand lead an emotional and expanded Oscars in memoriam
- On Sunday, March 15, Barbra Streisand paid tribute to her late co-star Robert Redford at the 98th Academy Awards, delivering an emotional speech and performance at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
- Following Redford's death at 89 last September, the Oscars' In Memoriam segment featured the tribute, celebrating the close friendship Streisand and Redford shared since starring together in the 1973 romantic drama The Way We Were.
- Streisand praised Redford as an "intellectual cowboy who blazed his own trail" with "real backbone on and off the screen," while performing a snippet of the film's title song, which won the 1974 Oscar for Best Original Song.
- The performance brought the Dolby Theatre audience to its feet, marking Streisand's first Oscars appearance since 2013 and recognizing Redford's influence as founder of the Sundance Institute based in Utah.
- Redford and Streisand's friendship spanned 53 years following their initial collaboration, cementing his legacy as a filmmaker and advocate for environmental protection and free press through the Sundance Institute.
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Barbra Streisand paid an emotional tribute to Robert Redford, who passed away last September, singing 'The Way We Were'.Streisand appeared after the traditional 'In Memoriam' that the Hollywood Academy dedicates to the filmmakers who have died in the last twelve months and first wanted to thank his friend for his years of friendship."He was brilliant (...) he defended freedom of the press, protected the environment and promoted new voices," said…
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