Barbra Streisand's emotional tribute to Robert Redford at the Oscars: He was an intellectual cowboy'

"He was brilliant... he defended freedom of the press, protected the environment, and championed new voices. He was thoughtful and bold. I called him an intellectual cowboy who blazed his own trail. The last note I sent him ended with, I love you too."

"Streisand then sang, somewhat haltingly, a fragment of the song The Way We Were, the main theme from the film they made together in 1973, a performance that received a standing ovation from the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles."

At the 98th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Barbra Streisand delivered an emotional tribute to Robert Redford during the In Memoriam segment. She praised Redford's brilliance, his defense of press freedom, environmental protection, and support for new voices through the Sundance Institute. Streisand recalled their friendship and described him as an intellectual cowboy who blazed his own trail. She then performed a fragment of 'The Way We Were,' the iconic theme from their 1973 film collaboration that won two Oscars. The performance marked her first Oscars appearance since 2013, when she last performed the same song during the In Memoriam segment.

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