All actors are not equal.
Some are part of the Oscars’ "In Memoriam" segment. Some are not (James Van Der Beek). And some get extended mentions.
At Sunday’s ceremony, Rob Reiner, Diane Keaton and Robert Redford were given special tributes, with actors in Reiner’s films coming to the stage to salute him, Keaton co-star Rachel McAdams sharing a song Keaton sang on the set of "The Family Stone," and Barbra Streisand singing "The Way We Were" as part of a tribute to Redford.
They were touching moments — perhaps the evening’s biggest source of tears — and a look inside the families the late directors and performers created in films.
Keaton "who wore many hats," McAdams said, "used to sing this old Girl Scout song: 'Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold. A circle is round, it has no end. That’s how long I’ll be your friend.'"
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Billy Crystal delivered the Reiner remembrance. "Rob’s movies will last for lifetimes because they were about what makes us laugh and cry and what we aspire to be — far better in his eyes: far kinder, far funnier and far more human." More than a dozen stars then filled the stage, including actors from "Stand By Me," "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally" and "This is Spinal Tap."
And Streisand revealed Redford called her "Babs," which she hated. When she wrote him a note toward the end of his life, however, she signed it the way she knew he’d prefer: "Babs."
