Kobe Bryant led off the Oscars telecast’s In Memoriam segment and Kirk Douglas was the last film personality to be honored
producer Gary Kurtz, actress Carol Channing, experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas and marketing and distribution executive Mark Urman.
Bryant, who died along with his daughter and seven other people in a helicopter crash last month, won an Oscar in 2018 for the animated short,, which he wrote and narrated. The Los Angeles Lakers great received tributes Sunday night from several Oscar show attendees, including Spike Lee, who wore a purple and gold tuxedo emblazoned with Bryant’s No. 24.
The death of Douglas late last week at age 103, raised questions in industry circles about how he would be honored at the show. He wound up occupying the position of honor at the end of the reel, his image lingering as Billie Eilish and Finneas finished their rendition of “Yesterday,” which they performed as the reel played.
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