Adam Sandler beamed with delight whereas strolling the purple carpet alongside his spouse, Jackie, on the 2026 Critics Selection Awards.
Sandler, 59, introduced Jackie, 51, to the Sunday, January 4, awards present at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California. The comic attended the ceremony in honor of his newest movie, Jay Kelly.
The couple had been all smiles as they posed on the purple carpet, with Sandler rocking a navy swimsuit whereas Jackie shocked in a strapless blue gown with a thigh-high slit.
Sandler is up for Greatest Supporting Actor on the 2026 Critics Selection Awards for his position in Jay Kelly, alongside Sean Penn for One Battle After One other, Paul Mescal for Hamnet, Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein and Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Worth. Sandler’s nomination is certainly one of three for the movie, which additionally scored nods for Greatest Authentic Screenplay and Greatest Casting and Ensemble.
The dramedy, written and directed by Noah Baumbach, follows an getting older A-list film star (George Clooney) as he involves phrases with previous regrets of giving up time along with his household — together with his two daughters, performed by Riley Keough and Grace Edwards — in pursuit of a profitable profession. Sandler has been lauded for his efficiency as Jay’s good-natured supervisor, Ron, who accompanies his consumer on a journey by way of Europe.
After Jay Kelly premiered on the Venice Movie Competition in August 2025, Sandler instantly started gaining Oscar buzz. He was requested about his identify being within the awards dialog the next month, telling Individuals he was merely blissful to be included within the mission.
“Nicely, that’s actual cool and actual good of all people to say, and I’m simply blissful I bought to be in it,” he mentioned on the time. “My man Noah Baumbach wrote it, sort of put all of it collectively, bought the performances he wished out of all people and I’m proud to be in it.”
An added bonus for Sandler was getting one other likelihood to star alongside certainly one of his children. (He shares daughters Sadie, 19, and Sunny, 17, with Jackie). Sadie performs his onscreen daughter, Vivienne, in Jay Kelly, who spends a lot of the film asking her dad to place his children forward of his star consumer.
“She’s so good in it and I really like her,” Sandler gushed of the 19-year-old throughout a November 2025 look on Good Morning America. “Pleased with her, she labored arduous and by no means stopped getting ready.”
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Sandler’s spouse and daughters have appeared in a wide range of his tasks over time, from making cameos within the Grown Ups franchise to starring and supporting roles in 2023’s You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, this 12 months’s Joyful Gilmore 2 and extra.
Earlier this month, Sandler informed E! Information that whereas he does give each Sadie and Sunny recommendation in regards to the trade, they finally are on their “personal path” in what they need to do — which doesn’t embody stand-up comedy like their dad.
“They don’t need to get [into] that. They simply need to act,” Sandler confirmed, noting that plan is ok with him. “They’re actually humorous and good children, and regardless of the hell they need to do, I would like them to be blissful.”
