Rob Reiner was honored during a live telecast of the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. As Hollywood's biggest stars attended the annual event at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 4, host Chelsea Handler took time during her opening monologue to honor Rob and his late wife, Michele Singer Reiner. Handler, 50, began her tribute to the Reiners after calling Adam Sandler "the nicest guy in Hollywood." "Actually, you're the second nicest guy in Hollywood," Handler said. "Because everyone in this room knows that the nicest guy in Hollywood was Rob Reiner.