At one point during the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, host Chelsea Handler took the stage wearing a tuxedo over a white shirt and black tie.
“This little outfit is my nod to Diane Keaton,” she said, adding that the late actress is “another person I think we should be remembering tonight.” Handler added that she was “somebody who made a big contribution to all of us and all the people in the room here.”
“So I think it’s good vibrations to remember all of these good people, right,” she continued. “Let’s keep the vibes high.”
The Oscar-winning actress passed away on Oct. 11 at the age of 79.
Chelsea Handler Also Paid Tribute to Rob & Michele Reiner
During her opening remarks, Handler shared that Rob Reiner was “the nicest guy in Hollywood.”
“Anyone who ever spent time with Rob Reiner knows that the minute you met him, he felt like an old friend,” Handler said (via PEOPLE). “When you were in a conversation with him, he was present and he was focused and he was funny, and he would ask you tons of questions, whether you were discussing politics or film or the latest beauty trends, he was all in.”
“Rob and Michele were tireless in their efforts to so many important causes, all stemming from one basic idea: decency,” She added. “That we should all look out for each other, and I think we can all agree that we definitely need more of that. So let’s use tonight as a reminder of that decency and a reminder of everything Rob and Michele stood for.”
Critics Choice Awards 2026 Winners
Drama TV Awards Winners
- Best Drama Series: “The Pitt”
- Best Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle – “The Pitt”
- Best Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn – “Pluribus”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tramell Tillman – “Severance”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katherine LaNasa – “The Pitt”
Comedy TV Awards Winners
- Best Comedy Series: “The Studio”
- Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen – “The Studio”
- Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart – “Hacks”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ike Barinholtz – “The Studio”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary”
- Best Comedy Special: “SNL50: The Anniversary Special”
Limited Series & Made-For-TV Movie Awards Winners
- Best Limited Series: “Adolescence”
- Best Movie Made for Television: “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
- Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television: Stephen Graham – “Adolescence”
- Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television: Sarah Snook – “All Her Fault”
- Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television: Owen Cooper – “Adolescence”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television: Erin Doherty – “Adolescence”
Other TV Awards Winners
- Best Talk Show: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- Best Variety Series (New): “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
- Best Animated Series: “South Park”
- Best Foreign Language Series: “Squid Game”
Film Awards Winners
- Best Picture: “One Battle After Another”
- Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet – “Marty Supreme”
- Best Actress: Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
- Best Supporting Actor: Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein”
- Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan – “Weapons”
- Best Young Actor / Actress: Miles Caton – “Sinners”
- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
- Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler – “Sinners”
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
- Best Animated Feature: “KPop Demon Hunters”
- Best Comedy: “The Naked Gun”
- Best Foreign Language Film: “The Secret Agent”
- Best Cinematography: Adolpho Veloso – “Train Dreams”
- Best Editing: Stephen Mirrione – “F1”
- Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – “Frankenstein”
- Best Score: Ludwig Göransson – “Sinners”
- Best Song: “Golden” by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – “KPop Demon Hunters”
- Best Hair and Makeup: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – “Frankenstein”
- Best Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
- Best Stunt Design (New): Wade Eastwood – “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
- Best Casting / Ensemble (New): Francine Maisler – “Sinners”
- Best Sound (New): Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – “F1”
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