Oscars are considered to be the biggest night for Hollywood where the deserving are awarded for their astonishing work in movies that would be considered the greatest for a long time in history. Every big and small award from the Oscars means the world to anyone working in the movies, all around the globe.
Each and everything in the almost 3-hour ceremony is once in a lifetime opportunity for various nominees and awardees in the industry. Along with this, there’s a very special segment in the show that carries forward the memories of people in the industry the world lost in the last year – The Memoriam Segment.
Last year, when Om Puri was included in the Memoriam segment video, Bollywood and Puri’s fans went through a lot of emotions. The same happened this year too. Legendary Actress Sridevi and Actor Shashi Kapoor were also included in 2018 Oscars Memoriam Segment.
Each year, Oscars include an In Memoriam section, where they pay homage to members of the industry who passed away in the preceding year. A musical performance as the screen on stage showcases a montage of those who were lost but will always be remembered.
This year, Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam was the man behind the extremely beautiful tribute. Vedder sang a rendition of Tom Petty’s “Room At The Top” and moved everyone in the audience and at home watching the Oscars with his music.
Various Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor’s fans took it to Twitter to express their appreciation for the Academy Awards for including those two in the segment. Check out the reactions over here:
The Oscars paid tribute to our beloved Sridevi…#YourLegacyLivesOn
— vidya balan (@vidya_balan) March 5, 2018
Proud and teary eyed moment for us all to see a tribute being paid to #Sridevi & #ShashiKapoor at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/p2uB7PZJyn
— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) March 5, 2018
Thank you #Oscars for paying tribute to #Sridevi & #ShashiKapoor tonight amongst the many incredible global artists we lost this last year🙏🏼💔#Oscars2018 @TheAcademy
— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) March 5, 2018
Was very thoughtful of the #Oscars to have payed respects to Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor sahab .. https://t.co/fNrtbuNbso
— Karan Tacker (@karantacker) March 5, 2018
Sridevi on #Oscars In Memoriam might have been the best gift that The Academy could’ve given all of us. Thank you @TheAcademy #sridevi forever
— Prabal Gurung (@prabalgurung) March 5, 2018
Teary eyed to see #Sridevi being featured in the Oscars IN MEMORIUM.. ♥️
— TheFarahKhan (@TheFarahKhan) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/runwithskizzers/status/970511444507754496
https://twitter.com/zmilap/status/970511429550952449
So amazing to see the #oscars pay respect to #shashikapoor and #sridevi #Oscar90
— VarunDhawan (@Varun_dvn) March 5, 2018
Call me a sentimental fool if you will, but I always wait for the #Oscars In Memoriam section. I knew #ShashiKapoor would be remembered at today's ceremony because he has worked abroad, but they also honoured #Sridevi today and that meant a lot. A big hug to @TheAcademy.
— Anna MM Vetticad (@annavetticad) March 5, 2018
Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor in Oscars Memoriam. What true great stars we have lost. #oscars90
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) March 5, 2018
In Memoriam #Oscars: Remembering #Sridevi and #ShashiKapoor at the #Oscars2018. Indian films and actors have a truly global impact on world cinema and popular culture. #AcademyAwards2018 pic.twitter.com/pKHcbFG9j3
— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) March 5, 2018
Wow! #ShashiKapoor and #Sridevi #InMemoriam #Oscars pic.twitter.com/a7yiW7hiTc
— Aseem Chhabra (@chhabs) March 5, 2018
Thank you @TheAcademy for honoring #Shridevi and #ShashiKapoor ❤️
— Emily Shah (@RealEmShah) March 5, 2018
While paying tribute to film legends who passed way in the last year…. #Oscars2018 remembers #Sridevi & #ShashiKapoor 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AXx77VgM0M
— The DeshBhakt (@TheDeshBhakt) March 5, 2018
Goosepimple moment to see tribute to #Sridevi ji and #ShashiKapoor sahab in the #InMemoriam section at #Oscars
— Faridoon Shahryar (@iFaridoon) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/CAgirlinDCworld/status/970567202628804608
While Shashi Tharoor’s presence in the Memoriam montage was somewhat expected, due to his work in the Merchant-Ivory banner, it was Sridevi’s name that took the audience aback, considering the world lost her just a few days back and she was a huge star in India but never worked in foreign films.
Apart from the Bollywood biggies, “Silence of the Lambs” director Jonathan Demme as well as “Rocky” director John G. Avildsen, “Night of the Living Dead” director George Romero were among the filmmakers who died in the past year. Notable late movie stars who have included Roger Moore, Martin Landau, Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Shepard, Jeanne Moreau and John Heard.
Jyotsna Amla