{"id":5799,"date":"2026-03-16T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/5799\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:58:09","slug":"rob-reiner-honored-at-oscars-by-billy-crystal-meg-ryan-other-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/5799\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Reiner honored at Oscars by Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, other stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Billy Crystal led honors for Rob Reiner onstage during the In Memoriam segment at the Academy Awards<\/a> on Sunday. He was joined onstage by actors from Reiner\u2019s films, including \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap,\u201d \u201cThe Princess Bride,\u201d \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally…\u201d and \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Jerry O\u2019Connell, Wil Wheaton, Fred Savage, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Carol Kane, Meg Ryan, Kiefer Sutherland, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak, Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga all took the stage to celebrate his work.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for us, who had the privilege of working with and knowing him and loving him, all we can say is, \u2018Buddy, what fun we had storming the castle,\u2019 \u201d Crystal said. <\/p>\n

Crystal spoke about the impact of Reiner\u2019s filmography on the American public. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy friend Rob\u2019s movies will last for lifetimes because they were about what makes us laugh and cry and what we aspire to be \u2014 far better in his eyes, far kinder, far funnier and far more human,\u201d Crystal said.<\/p>\n

Crystal also spoke about Reiner\u2019s wife, Michelle, and the activism campaigns the two led. <\/p>\n

\u201cA gifted photographer, she not only produced films with Rob, but it was her energy that had them working tirelessly to fight social injustice in the country that they both loved,\u201d Crystal said. \u201cNow, Rob and Michelle Reiner became the driving force in the landmark decision for marriage equality across the United States.\u201d <\/p>\n

Reiner<\/a> and his wife, Michelle<\/a>, were killed in their home in Los Angeles on Dec. 14. Their son Nick, who was charged with two counts of first degree murder, allegedly stabbed his parents after an argument at Oscars host Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s<\/a> holiday party. Nick has pleaded<\/a> not guilty. <\/p>\n

After the deaths, Ryan took to Instagram<\/a> to thank the late couple for having \u201cfaith in the best in people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy, that some good may come, some awareness raised,\u201d Ryan wrote. \u201cI don\u2019t know, but my guess is that they would want that to be hopeful and humane, to be something that brings us all to a greater understanding of one another and to some peace.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a statement,<\/a> Crystal, Larry David, Martin Short and the Reiners\u2019 other friends said \u201cthere is no other director who has his range.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis comedic touch was beyond compare, his love of getting the music of the dialogue just right, and his sharpening of the edge of a drama was simply elegant. For the actors, he loved them. For the writers he made them better,\u201d the statement read. \u201cHis greatest gift was freedom. If you had an idea, he listened, he brought you into the process. They always felt they were working as a team. To be in his hands as a filmmaker was a privilege but that is only part of his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite a sprawling career, Reiner received only one Oscar nomination, for best picture for 1992\u2019s \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n