Rachel McAdams made a rare public appearance at the 2026 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 15) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The Notebook and Mean Girls star gave a speech during an In Memoriam segment honoring the late Diane Keaton. Back in October, it was announced that the legendary Oscar-winning actress had passed away at the age of 79 after battling pneumonia.
The pair co-starred in The Family Stone.
Rachel said on stage, “For over 50 years, luminous on screen and indelible in life, believe me when I say there isn’t an actress of my generation who is not inspired by and enthralled with her absolute singularity. She wore so many hats, literally and figuratively, actress, artist, author, activist, but no hat more important to her than being a mother to her two children. She meant so much to so many of us. I remember she used to sing this old Girl Scout song she used to sing on set, which is just so her: ‘Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, and the other is gold. A circle is round, it has no end. That’s how long I’ll be your friend.’ And so to our friend, Diane Keaton, celebrating a life in silver and gold, a legend with no end.”
