CaptainChorizo 1,898 Posted January 11, 2017 The deceased has to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to qualify. Since when? Only 5000-6000 people in the entire industry are actually part of the Academy. You would have a lot more notable snubs in the Montage every year if that was true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieJones 63 Posted January 12, 2017 The deceased has to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to qualify. Since when? Only 5000-6000 people in the entire industry are actually part of the Academy. You would have a lot more notable snubs in the Montage every year if that was true. I read it on their website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted February 13, 2017 Not the Oscar's, but for the Grammy's, it ended with Sir George Martin, which is probably a good way to end an in memoriam tribute. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted February 25, 2017 Tomorrow is the big day. Could John Hurt be the one to close the Oscar Memoriam? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted February 26, 2017 I think Wilder will start it while Hurt will end it. Just my final guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 26, 2017 I shall be staying up to watch the show. I still say nobody has likely "trumped" the Reynolds/Fisher combo. Unless of course someone actually dies during the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonecold 51 Posted February 26, 2017 Bill Paxton might get the honour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,637 Posted February 26, 2017 1 minute ago, stonecold said: Bill Paxton might get the honour. Doubt it, but he might get a quick mention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted February 27, 2017 It was the Reynolds/Fisher one two. Bill Paxton, while not on the actual memoriam, got a mention beforehand. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 27, 2017 And the award for best screw up at the end. Poor Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty seem to have been handed the wrong envelope. It's hilarious... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 1,984 Posted February 27, 2017 Hollywood has waited 8 years to be able to make fun of the government. They dared not critize a black president. They were hopping at the bit last night. Hope they GOT it out of their systems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 28, 2017 They really didn't have a good night. They screwed up the memoriam, too: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-28/oscars-in-memoriam-shows-alive-australian-producer-jan-chapman/8309166 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted January 7, 2018 Once again, who do you think will close the Oscar Memoriam. I think it’s a lot harder to guess this time since there’s no obvious big name this year or something truly as shocking as the Fisher/Reynolds one two... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,361 Posted January 7, 2018 Jerry Lewis? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted January 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Jerry Lewis? Ah, I was thinking of some smaller actors but for some reason Jerry Lewis wasn’t showing up in my head at that moment. Especially odd for me since I was looking at the 2017 list the previous hour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,840 Posted January 7, 2018 Roger Moore maybe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted January 7, 2018 Think they will open with Moore and close with Lewis. Or vice versa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted January 7, 2018 With a slightly different angle, they could start with Kevin Spacey and end with Harvey Weinstein. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,933 Posted January 10, 2018 Someone more worthy will probably die before the Oscars, there's a month and half to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 1,984 Posted January 12, 2018 Perhaps a father-son event like if Kirk and Michael Douglas die soon. Like someone else mentioned Jerry Lewis to start with (comedy) and ending with Roger Moore since they passed in 2017. If Olivia de Havilland and Dick van Dyke go soon they are huge as well and may overshadow Lewis and Moore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,018 Posted January 12, 2018 They'll end with Lewis, he's bigger to an American audience than Moore by a magnitude. I think it'd take something like Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson dropping dead in the next fortnight to displace him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 1,984 Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Spade_Cooley said: They'll end with Lewis, he's bigger to an American audience than Moore by a magnitude. I think it'd take something like Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson dropping dead in the next fortnight to displace him. Yea, you are most likely correct. Many James Bonds but just one Jerry Lewis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,803 Posted January 12, 2018 Believe it or not, it wasn't until he died that I realised that Jerry Lewis was a different person from Jerry Lee Lewis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Toast said: Believe it or not, it wasn't until he died that I realised that Jerry Lewis was a different person from Jerry Lee Lewis So what you are saying, is that you thought this guy: Sang 'Great Balls of Fire'? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,803 Posted January 13, 2018 Frankly, I wouldn't recognise either of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
