Like every year, one of the most anticipated moments of the 2023 Oscars was the In Memoriam video, dedicated to the well-known and less famous people who passed away in the last year. This Sunday, the classic segment of each episode moved the audience at the Dolby Theater.

Monica Vitti, William Hurt, James Caan, Tony Sirico, Rachel Welch, Gina Lollobrigida and Lisa Marie Presley were some of the actors and actresses who have passed away since the last installment of the Oscars and who have been honored by the Hollywood Academy. Likewise, the pass included other people working behind the scenes in the film industry.

The first image was for the emblematic Olivia Newton-John, after introducing her longtime partner, a very excited john overwhelmed.

The famous actor also shared the bill with another of the performers who appeared in this segment, Kirstie Alley. Together they starred in the saga “Look who’s talking” between 1989 and 1993.

Also an Emmy winner for her role in the series ‘Cheers’, Alley passed away in early December at the age of 71, after a long battle with cancer. Travolta then dedicated a heartfelt message to her on Instagram, sharing images of the late actress along with the following sentence: “Kirstie was one of the most special relationships she’s ever had. I love you Kirstie. I know we’ll see you again.”

Ray Liotta, who played mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s classic Goodfellas, was another to appear on screen at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The American, who allowed himself the luxury of turning down the role of Batman in the late 1980s, died at the age of 67 while sleeping in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming the film “Dangerous Waters”.

As expected, the segment was set to music live by Lenny Kravitz with his hit “Calling all angels” in piano version.

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