Rachel McAdams honors the late Diane Keaton at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on Sunday. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersView image in fullscreenRachel McAdams honors the late Diane Keaton at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on Sunday. Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersRachel McAdams pays tribute to late Diane Keaton at the Oscars: ‘A legend with no end’Much-loved actor, who died in October aged 79, remembered an emotional segment at the 98th Academy Awards
The 98th Oscars in Los Angeles have paid tribute to one of Hollywood’s best-loved and most singular stars, Diane Keaton, who died in October 2025, aged 79.
Read moreRachel McAdams took to the stage to pay tribute to a woman who “wore so many hats, literally and figuratively”, calling her “a legend with no end”.
Her longtime collaborator, and sometime partner, Woody Allen was not present; it was for his 1977 film Annie Hall, inspired by Keaton’s own life, that she won a leading actress Oscar.
Keaton’s death came as a shock to many in the industry. The actor had not been in the public eye for some months, but no illness had been announced.
She is survived by her two adopted children, Duke and Dexter.
