Oscars In Memoriam 2026: Who is The Most “Important” Celebrity That Died In The Last Year?

It’s Hollywood’s Biggest Night, and we already know what the most important moment of the Oscars 2026 is going to be. Sure, there’s bound to be some drama — Timmy C. or Michael B.? Sinners or One Battle? — , but believe us when we say that nothing is packed with politics and drama the way that the In Memoriam montage is!

Everything that you just read remains true this year, but the powers-that-be have sweetened the proverbial pot. We already know that there is going to be some sort of exuberantly emotional tribute to the recently deceased Rob Reiner (sans Corey Feldman, who claims he was “not invited” to participate alongside Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, and his Stand By Me co-stars Wil Wheaton and Jerry O’Connell), not to mention an appearance from the one and only Babs Streisand (who may or may not be singing) memorializing Robert Redford. Verklempt doesn’t

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