The world is still mourning the tragic loss of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and 7 others after a tragic and fatal helicopter crash on Sunday morning in Calabasas, California. Now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is planning to acknowledge Kobe's death at the 2020 Oscars.

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The Academy to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at 2020 Oscars

The 2020 Oscars are set to take place on Sunday February 9th and sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Bryant will be honoured during the ceremony. The Academy paid tribute to Bryant tragic and sudden death by posting an Instagram post on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant wins Oscar for Dear Basketball

Kobe Bryant won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short at the 2018 ceremony for his five-minute autobiographical short film Dear Basketball. Watch the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday February 9th on ABC. 

Ellen DeGeneres Breaks Down in Tears While Remembering Kobe Bryant During Emotional Monologue

DeGeneres was celebrating her birthday when she found out the sad news...

Ellen DeGeneres Breaks Down Remembering Kobe Bryant, Urges Audience To "Celebrate Life"