Forever rocker Lenny Kravitz will take the stage at the Oscars on March 12 to perform during the telecast’s In Memoriam segment.
The In Memoriam segment, which has been a popular part of the Oscars telecast since producer Gil Cates introduced it in the early 1990s, has typically included some three dozen Academy members and film luminaries and has always included has generated post-show complaints about who was Left Out. This year, following the tribute during the televised ceremony, more than 200 industry professionals and Hollywood luminaries will be commemorated in an extended photo gallery in the Academy’s digital magazine, A frameaccording to executive producers Glenn Weiss, Ricky Kirshner and Molly McNearney.
Kravitz may be a Grammy-winning pop superstar, but he’s appeared in many major Hollywood movies, including Amazon’s “Shotgun Wedding” (seen above), Lee Daniels’ “Precious” and “The Butler,” and two installments of ” The Hunger Games.”
The 95th Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 12 at 8 pm ET/5 pm ET. Jimmy Kimmel will host the Oscars for the third time in consecutive terms in 2017 and 2018.
