Friday, June 12, 2026

Oscars Hail Mary Ratings Pass: Get Barbra Streisand to Sing “The Way We Were” for Redford

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I told you earlier the Oscars needed a publicity hook for the March 15th telecast.

They’ve found one, possibly

The Academy wants Barbra Streisand, one of the last real stars, to perform on the show.

Streisand would sing her immortal hit, “The Way We Were,” in memory of Robert Redford. What a moment that would be!

Streisand and The Academy have the same publicist. So it shouldn’t be too hard to book.

What about other memorial tributes? They could ask Woody Allen to appear for Diane Keaton, right? If they dont botch the In Memoriam this year, it could take an hour!

Meantime, the Oscars are still only allowing two of the nominated songs to be performed.

Let’s hope Barbra says yes!

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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