The BAFTA TV Awards aired last night (see the list of winners here), and as always, it included an emotional In Memoriam segment, paying tribute to the stars and behind-the-camera creatives with a montage.
Yesterday’s ceremony (10 May), hosted by Greg Davies, saw Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA performing her 2016 song ‘Through the Eyes of a Child’, which was used in last year’s Adolescence.
The montage included Married at First Sight’s Mel Schilling, rock legend and reality show pioneer Ozzy Osbourne, Rivals author Jilly Cooper, Kim Woodburn, and EastEnders’ Derek Martin.
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However, some viewers thought that the In Memoriam was missing one big star who passed away recently: the great Catherine O’Hara.
“Catherine O’Hara not featured on the celebs who have passed away segment?” wrote one viewer on social media, while another asked if they missed seeing her or if she wasn’t included.
Others were a bit more annoyed, with one calling it a “massive error”, and another saying, “What the actual F! How do you not include Catherine O’Hara[?]” and dubbing the omission “very poor”.
While O’Hara is known for her TV work in shows such as Schitt’s Creek, The Studio and The Last of Us, she is also known for the Beetlejuice and Home Alone films, and was featured in the BAFTA Film Awards’ In Memoriam in February.
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Similarly, actors James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane were not included in the Film Awards montage, but were featured in last night’s In Memoriam.
Historically, BAFTA has chosen to feature a person in one or the other – Bernard Cribbins in the TV Awards montage rather than Film, and vice-versa for Bob Hoskins. But this move continuously draws backlash from fans who think stars who had made significant contributions to both mediums should be featured both times.
“BAFTA feature individuals in televised obituaries only once, sadly due to the number of people we’d like to recognize at any one time, and that means difficult decisions to be made as to which ceremony they should be included in,” the organisation said back in 2015.
Digital Spy understands that this policy is still followed, while BAFTA also maintains an In Memory section on its website where people who don’t make it into the broadcast montages are remembered alongside those who are.
O’Hara was mentioned in last night’s show by co-star Seth Rogen when he accepted an award for The Studio. He dedicated the Best International award to her, stating: “She meant so much to all of us.”
The BAFTA TV Awards can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
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