I Performed During the In Memoriam Tribute at the Oscars

Entertainment: Movies Awards: Academy

The first known instance of an In Memoriam segment occurring at the Oscars, happened in 1978 (50th Academy Awards). The segment would become a regular feature at every Oscar ceremony beginning in 1994 (66th Academy Awards). Singers and musicians would perform regularly during the segment starting in 2009 (81st Academy Awards). Dates are listed by ceremony year.

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12

0

Lenny Kravitz

Vocalist

29.17% (21 of 72 votes)

7

1978

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Vocalist

42.00% (42 of 100 votes)

14

1978

Marvin Hamlisch

Composer

0% (0 of 1 votes)

4

2005

Yo-Yo Ma

Musician

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

8

2009

Queen Latifah

Actress

40.91% (9 of 22 votes)

10

2010

James Taylor

Vocalist

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

2

2011

Celine Dion

Vocalist

56.16% (41 of 73 votes)

13

2012

Esperanza Spalding

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

1

2013

Barbra Streisand

Vocalist

59.20% (74 of 125 votes)

3

2014

Bette Midler

Vocalist

52.67% (197 of 374 votes)

5

2015

Jennifer Hudson

Vocalist

49.30% (35 of 71 votes)

9

2016

Dave Grohl

Vocalist

35.94% (23 of 64 votes)

15

2017

Sara Bareilles

Vocalist

0% (0 of 17 votes)

11

2018

Eddie Vedder

Musician

30.61% (45 of 147 votes)

6

2020

Billie Eilish

Vocalist

45.49% (227 of 499 votes)