{"id":798700,"date":"2026-03-02T09:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/798700\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:03:37","slug":"catherine-ohara-leaves-hollywood-audience-in-tears-as-late-star-wins-posthumous-trophy-at-2026-actor-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/798700\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine O’Hara leaves Hollywood audience in tears as late star wins posthumous trophy at 2026 Actor Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catherine O\u2019Hara left Hollywood in tears at the 2026 Actor Awards<\/a> as her posthumous win for The Studio was accepted by co-star Seth Rogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The actor stepped up to accept the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series on behalf of the late star, calling it a ‘very sad honor.’<\/p>\n

Rogen delivered a heartfelt tribute to O\u2019Hara, describing her as a performer who commanded respect and admiration from her peers, while the SAG-AFTRA audience<\/a> rose to their feet in a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

‘I know she would have been humbled to receive this award from her fellow performers, who she admired so much,’ he said, his voice breaking as the camera panned to a tearful Kathryn Hahn.<\/p>\n

The emotional moment continued as attendees like Jenna Ortega<\/a>\u00a0– who starred alongside O\u2019Hara in Beetlejuice<\/a> and was nominated in the same category – dabbed at their eyes during the speech.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hara, who passed away in late January at the age of 71 from a pulmonary embolism caused by rectal cancer<\/a>, delivered her final brilliant performance in The Studio, bringing her signature wit and charm to character Patty Leigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Catherine <\/p>\n

Catherine O\u2019Hara left Hollywood in tears at the 2026 Actor Awards as her posthumous win for The Studio was accepted by co-star Seth Rogen; (O’Hara pictured in 2019)<\/p>\n

\"Rogen <\/p>\n

Rogen stepped up to accept the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series on behalf of the late star, calling it a ‘very sad honor’<\/p>\n

Rogen continued, \u2018I, obviously, have been reflecting on the time I was fortunate enough to spend with her and working with her, and something that I\u2019ve just been marveling at over the last few weeks was really her ability to be generous and kind and gracious, while never, ever minimizing her own talents and her own ability to contribute to the work that we were doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘She knew she could destroy, and she wanted to destroy every day on set.\u2019<\/p>\n

He marveled at O\u2019Hara\u2019s control over her craft, revealing how she meticulously reshaped her scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018And I haven\u2019t said this to the other actors, because I didn\u2019t want them to get ideas, but pretty much every evening before she had a shooting day on our show, she would email me and [co-creator\/EP] Evan [Goldberg] an email that always was pretty similar, and it said, \u201cHello, I hope you\u2019ll consider the following.\u201d And then there would be a completely rewritten version of the scene she was in.\u2019<\/p>\n

Rogen added, \u2018And literally, 100% of the time, it made not just her character better, but it made the scene better and the entire show better as a whole.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘And she really showed that you can be a genius and be kind, and one of those things does not have to come at the expense of the other in any way, shape or form.\u2019<\/p>\n

Concluding the moving tribute, he urged the audience to share O\u2019Hara\u2019s work with anyone who hadn\u2019t yet experienced it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018So I guess I\u2019ll just leave you with this. If you have people in your lives that don\u2019t know her work, if they\u2019re kids in your lives, or just people who are out of touch or stupid or something, just show them O\u2019Hara dancing to Harry Belafonte and Beetlejuice, show them O\u2019Hara hurting her knee in Best in Show and doing that amazing thing where she hobbles around, and tell the people, as they are laughing, that that\u2019s Catherine O\u2019Hara, and we were lucky that we got to live in a world where she so generously shared her talents with us.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"'I <\/p>\n

‘I know she would have been humbled to receive this award from her fellow performers, who she admired so much,’ he said, his voice breaking as the camera panned to a tearful Kathryn Hahn<\/p>\n

\"Sarah <\/p>\n

Sarah Paulson became emotional during the speech<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The emotional moment continued as attendees like Jenna Ortega – who starred alongside O\u2019Hara in Beetlejuice and was nominated in the same category – dabbed at their eyes during the speech<\/p>\n

\"Rose <\/p>\n

Rose Byrne fought back tears<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hara made history as the first woman in the Screen Actors Guild to earn an individual trophy posthumously.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She had also been honored as an ensemble member in The Studio and previously won in the category for the final season of Schitt\u2019s Creek.<\/p>\n

The Studio racked up five Actor Award nominations this year, taking home three wins, including the prize for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier in the evening, Rogen also scored the award for Best Actor for his role in the comedy.<\/p>\n

Rogen had already paid tribute to O\u2019Hara back in January on Instagram.<\/p>\n

The star called it a \u2018true honour\u2019 to have worked with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added, \u2018This is just devastating. We’re all lucky we got to live in a world with her in it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fellow cast members shared their own heartfelt memories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chase Sui Wonders described O\u2019Hara as someone who \u2018radiated goodness and light,\u2019 while Hahn said her late co-star \u2018inspired me at every single turn, as an artist and a human.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ike Barinholtz echoed the sentiment, admitting he was \u2018so profoundly sad she\u2019s somewhere else now\u2019 but also \u2018so incredibly grateful I got to spend the time I did with her.\u2019<\/p>\n

Actor Awards 2026 winners <\/p>\n

FILM\u00a0<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE<\/p>\n

Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Hamnet (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Marty Supreme (A24)\u00a0<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n

Sinners (Warner Bros) – WINNER<\/p>\n

\"Michael <\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan led Sinners to two of the biggest wins of the night<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE<\/p>\n

Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNER<\/p>\n

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/p>\n

Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue<\/p>\n

Chase Infinity – One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Emma Stone – Bugonia<\/p>\n

\"Jessie <\/p>\n

Jessie Buckley was recognized for her work in Hamnet<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE<\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet – Marty Supreme<\/p>\n

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another<\/a><\/p>\n

Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon<\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners – WINNER<\/p>\n

Jesse Plemons – Bugonia<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE<\/p>\n

Miles Caton – Sinners<\/p>\n

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Mescal – Hamnet<\/p>\n

Sean Penn – One Battle After Another – WINNER<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE<\/p>\n

Odessa A\u2019zion – Marty Supreme<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande – Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n

Amy Madigan – Weapons – WINNER<\/p>\n

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners<\/p>\n

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

\"Amy <\/p>\n

Amy Madigan was honored for her work in thriller Weapons<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE<\/p>\n

F1 (Apple Original Films)<\/p>\n

Frankenstein (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning (Paramount) – WINNER<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n

Sinners (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n

TELEVISION\u00a0<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES<\/p>\n

The Diplomat (Netflix)<\/a><\/p>\n

Landman (Paramount+)<\/p>\n

The Pitt (HBO Max) – WINNER<\/p>\n

Severance (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

The White Lotus (HBO)<\/p>\n

\"Noah <\/p>\n

Noah Wyle and The Pitt were massive winners on the television drama side<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES<\/p>\n

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise<\/p>\n

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show<\/p>\n

Walton Goggins – The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses<\/p>\n

Noah Wyle – The Pitt – WINNER<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES<\/p>\n

Britt Lower – Severance<\/p>\n

Parker Posey – The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Keri Russell – The Diplomat – WINNER<\/p>\n

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus<\/p>\n

Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES<\/p>\n

Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/p>\n

The Bear (FX\/Hulu)<\/p>\n

Hacks (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)<\/p>\n

The Studio (Apple TV) – WINNER<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES<\/p>\n

Ike Barinholtz – The Studio<\/p>\n

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This<\/p>\n

Ted Danson – Inside Man<\/p>\n

Seth Rogen – The Studio – WINNER<\/p>\n

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building<\/p>\n

\"Seth <\/p>\n

Seth Rogen’s The Studio swept the television comedy portion<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES<\/p>\n

Kathryn Hahn – The Studio<\/p>\n

Catherine O\u2019Hara – The Studio – WINNER<\/p>\n

Jenna Ortega – Wednesday<\/p>\n

Jean Smart – Hacks<\/p>\n

Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES<\/p>\n

Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit<\/p>\n

Owen Cooper – Adolescence – WINNER<\/p>\n

Stephen Graham – Adolescence<\/p>\n

Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/p>\n

Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES<\/p>\n

Claire Danes – The Beast In Me<\/p>\n

Erin Doherty – Adolescence<\/p>\n

Sarah Snook – All Her Fault<\/p>\n

Christine Tremarco – Adolescence<\/p>\n

Michelle Williams – Dying For Sex – WINNER<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES<\/p>\n

Andor (Disney+)<\/p>\n

Landman (Paramount+)<\/p>\n

The Last of Us (HBO) – WINNER<\/p>\n

Squid Game (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Stranger Things (Netflix)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catherine O\u2019Hara left Hollywood in tears at the 2026 Actor Awards as her posthumous win for The Studio…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":798701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,92,77,60484,813,16,15],"class_list":["post-798700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-dailymail","tag-entertainment","tag-seth-rogen","tag-tvshowbiz","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116158779722756011","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/798701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}