Rob Reiner Honored With Emotional Tribute At Oscars 2026 After Murders
Crystal, who worked with Reiner on three films, This is a backbone The princess bride, And When Harry Met Sally… opened the tribute by sharing that he first met Reiner when he was cast as his character’s best friend All in the family, and the two immediately hit it off.
After sharing the small screen, Crystal recalled, “It went so well, Rob said, ‘You know, it was fun playing your best friend, why don’t we keep it going?’ And it was exciting to see him evolve from a great comedic actor to a master storyteller.”
Crystal rattled off a list of Reiner’s notable work, including classics like Stay with me, WrongAnd Some good men. He then addressed the director’s fans.
“To the millions who have enjoyed his films all these years, I want you to know how many times Rob told me that it meant the world to him that his work meant something to you,” Crystal shared.
But the moment wasn’t over yet, as Crystal was then joined on stage by a collection of actors who worked with and for Reiner before the start of the show’s In Memoriam segment.
The reactions online were just as powerful, with one person saying: “I’m in tears right now! This beautiful tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner at the Oscars was very touching and touching!”
Another person said: “Rob Reiner made half of Hollywood’s favorite movies, and this tribute is long overdue,” while a third added: “This tribute was different. Legacy forever.”
While a fourth person said: “Hollywood just shut down the entire Oscars to say this man’s filmography shaped us all, and they were absolutely right.”
One viewer tweeted: “Beautiful tribute. We’ve lost so many greats this past year.” However, others were upset about who wasn’t mentioned in the segment – including the recent deaths of James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane.
And while the two icons just passed this year, supporters of the late stars flooded social media, angry at their omissions.
“Wow! Oscars, you missed who you left out of the In Memoriam,” one person tweeted, while another noted, “They may have had iconic roles on TV, but they were part of the movie world and deserved their accolades.”
A third person shouted: “Only 20 seconds of all the time they spent talking could have gone to Eric Dane and James Van Der Beek, how unfair.”
As one upset viewer said, “What the ACTUAL F— OSCARS – where was James Van Der Beek’s in memoriam?! He was a MOVIE actor too!!!!”
