After honoring the late filmmaker Rob Reiner, Chelsea Handler gave a fashionable shout out to the late actress Diane Keaton while hosting the Critics Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive time on Sunday night.
The blonde comedian – turning 51 next month – donned a black double-breasted pantsuit with a white blouse and black necktie just like the eccentric tastemaker donned at the Golden Globes in 2014.
‘This little outfit is my nod to Diane Keaton, another person I think we should be remembering tonight,’ Handler said onstage the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
‘[She’s] somebody who made a big contribution to all of us and all the people in the room here.’
Similar to screen legend Katharine Hepburn, Keaton (born Hall) gave women license to rock menswear as far back as her Oscar-winning performance in her ex-boyfriend Woody Allen‘s 1977 satirical rom-com, Annie Hall.
Backstage, The Feeling producer-star’s stylist Molly Levin revealed she ‘hates diamonds’ while getting her glam in a gorgeous gown, scoffing: ‘I can never get her to wear bling.’
After honoring the late filmmaker Rob Reiner, Chelsea Handler gave a fashionable shout out to the late actress Diane Keaton while hosting the Critics Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive time on Sunday night
The blonde comedian – turning 51 next month – donned a black double-breasted pantsuit with a white blouse and black necktie just like the eccentric tastemaker donned at the Golden Globes in 2014
‘It’s true. I find it to be a bit much,’ Handler agreed.
‘But, you know what? I am willing to make an exception because I’m a little princess!’
The I’ll Have What She’s Having author shared several behind-the-scenes snaps of herself with similarly suited celebs like Wicked: For Good star Jeff Goldblum.
During her opening monologue, Handler skewered stars like Leonardo DiCaprio for being on a St. Barts yacht with Jeff Bezos, Kevin Costner’s temperament on the Yellowstone set, and ‘vampire’ Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav.
The New Jersey-born funnywoman is next scheduled to perform January 31 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas as part of her Chelsea at The Chelsea residency.
Handler will then kick off her 30-date The High and Mighty Tour on February 13 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.
Last month, Keaton was honored by her The Other Sister castmate Sarah Paulson at the All’s Fair LA premiere and her First Wives Club castmate Goldie Hawn at the Women in Entertainment Gala.
The two-time Golden Globe winner was reportedly cremated three days after her October 11 death from primary bacterial pneumonia after struggling with illness for a while.
Keaton was said to have left behind a $100 million fortune and she’s survived by her two adult children – daughter Dexter, 29; and son Duke, 25 – whom she adopted in 1996 and 2001.
‘This little outfit is my nod to Diane Keaton, another person I think we should be remembering tonight,’ Handler said onstage the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica
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She added: ‘[She’s] somebody who made a big contribution to all of us and all the people in the room here’
Similar to screen legend Katharine Hepburn, Keaton gave women license to rock menswear as far back as her Oscar-winning performance in her ex-boyfriend Woody Allen’s (R) 1977 satirical rom-com, Annie Hall
Backstage, The Feeling producer-star shared several behind-the-scenes snaps of herself with similarly suited celebs like Wicked: For Good star Jeff Goldblum
Keaton was reportedly cremated three days after her October 11 death from primary bacterial pneumonia after struggling with illness for a while (pictured in 2024)
The two-time Golden Globe winner was said to have left behind a $100 million fortune and she’s survived by her two adult children – daughter Dexter, 29; and son Duke, 25 – whom she adopted in 1996 and 2001 (pictured in 2022)
Keaton was all smiles beside her beloved Golden Retriever Reggie in her final Instagram post uploaded April 11 in honor of National Pet Day
But the First Christmas singer hadn’t made a public appearance since April 2024 when she glammed up alongside Thom Browne (L) at his Mr. Chow event in Beverly Hills
Keaton’s final screen appearance was portraying Nora opposite Kathy Bates (M) and Alfre Woodard (R) in Castille Landon’s 2024 senior comedy Summer Camp, which was poorly received and flopped at the box office by only earning $2.5M
The First Christmas singer was all smiles beside her beloved Golden Retriever Reggie in her final Instagram post uploaded April 11 in honor of National Pet Day.
But Keaton hadn’t made a public appearance since April 2024 when she glammed up alongside Thom Browne at his Mr. Chow event in Beverly Hills.
The Keaton Red winemaker’s final screen appearance was portraying Nora opposite Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard in Castille Landon’s 2024 senior comedy Summer Camp, which was poorly received and flopped at the box office by only earning $2.5M.
Keaton starred in eight total Woody Allen movies, but she first found fame playing Michael Corleone’s (Al Pacino) second wife Kay Adams in The Godfather trilogy (1972-1990).
The LA native frequently collaborated with writer-director Nancy Meyers in projects like Baby Boom (1987), the Father of the Bride trilogy (1991-2020), and Something’s Gotta Give (2003).
Keaton received a career tribute at Film at Lincoln Center in 2007 and she earned the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2017.
