Renowned filmmaker Rob Reiner was posthumously celebrated at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, only three weeks after he and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were tragically killed.

Chelsea Handler, who hosted the event, delivered a heartfelt tribute during her opening remarks, describing Rob as “the nicest guy in Hollywood.”

“When you talked with him, he was genuinely engaged, focused, and always humorous,” she reminisced. “He had an inquisitive nature, always asking numerous questions.”

Handler continued, emphasizing the couple’s dedication to various meaningful causes, all rooted in a fundamental principle — decency. “Rob and Michele tirelessly championed the idea that we should all care for one another, a sentiment I think we can all agree is needed now more than ever.”

The couple, aged 78 and 70 respectively, were discovered stabbed to death in their Los Angeles residence on December 14.

The couple were reportedly dead for several hours before they were found by their daughter Romy, 28.

Sources told The Post that Rob and Michele’s throats were slit and had multiple stab wounds on their bodies.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed their official causes of death as “multiple sharp force injuries.” The manner of death was listed as a homicide.

Following an autopsy, their bodies were cremated and their remains were returned to their oldest son, Jake.

According to the couple’s death certificates obtained by Page Six on Dec. 23, Rob and Michele were killed within “minutes” of receiving “multiple sharp force injuries” with a “knife, by another.”

The late couple’s son Nick Reiner was later arrested on Dec. 14 in connection with his parents’ deaths. He has since been charged with two counts of first degree murder.

Nick is currently being held in solitary confinement and remains remains on suicide watch at Twin Towers Correctional Facility. As The Post previously reported, the facility is considered America’s largest mental health jail.

In his first court appearance since his parents’ deaths, he was given an arraignment date of Jan. 7, 2026.

Following the brief hearing, Jake and Romy Reiner released their own statement: “Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day. The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”

“We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life. We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave,” the statement closed.