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Even though nan Critics Choice Awards 2026 didn’t person an successful memoriam segment, Chelsea Handler still paid tribute to nan precocious Diane Keaton by rocking 1 of nan iconic actress’ signature looks.
For 1 of her looks arsenic nan big of Sunday’s show, Handler wore a fitted achromatic tuxedo pinch a crisp achromatic garment underneath and a achromatic tie.
She told nan assemblage it was successful grant of Keaton, who was known for wearing tailored suits passim her career.
“This small outfit is my motion to Diane Keaton, different personification I deliberation we should beryllium remembering tonight,” Handler said.
She added that nan “Annie Hall” prima was “somebody who made a large publication to each of america and each nan group successful nan room here.”
During nan show, Handler besides paid tribute to Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, pursuing their tragic murders successful December.
“Rob and Michele were tireless successful their efforts to truthful galore important causes, each stemming from 1 basal thought — decency,” she said during her opening monologue. “That we should each look retired for each other, and I deliberation we tin each work together that we each request much of that.”
Keaton died from pneumonia successful October astatine 79 years old.
A friend told People astatine nan clip that Keaton’s wellness quickly declined “very suddenly” and unexpectedly successful nan months starring up to her death.
Shortly aft her death, her trainer took to Instagram to lovingly stock that Keaton rocked her signature menswear style moreover while moving out.
“Everyone was very overmuch alert that she was successful nan room. Of people because of who she was,” he recalled. “But besides for nan truth that she did nan people successful her hat, sunglasses, pinstriped outfit, and was an absolute riot nan full time.”
Many of Keaton’s celebrated friends paid tribute to her aft her passing.
Last month, her “First Wives Club” co-star Goldie Hawn broke down successful tears while honoring her astatine nan Women successful Entertainment Gala.
“She conscionable brought truthful overmuch joy, truthful overmuch life, truthful overmuch exuberance,” Hawn said onstage. “She was for illustration lightning successful a bottle.”
“There wasn’t thing she couldn’t do,” she continued. “There wasn’t immoderate world that she couldn’t unrecorded in. She was conscionable an bonzer quality being.”
Keaton’s bully friend Sarah Paulson besides teared up while speaking astir her astatine nan “All’s Fair” Los Angeles premiere successful December.
“But each I tin opportunity … which is important to maine to pass [is that] what you thought she was arsenic a performer, she was moreover much spectacular arsenic a quality being,” she told Access Hollywood.
