Catherine O'hara Wins Actor Award Posthumously and Earns Huge Standing Ovation
At the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards on Sunday, catherine o'hara was posthumously honored with an actor award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for "The Studio. " She also won as part of "The Studio" cast in the outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series category.
Seth Rogen Accepts Award Onstage
O’Hara received a standing ovation as her "The Studio" co-star Seth Rogen walked onstage to accept the award on her behalf. Rogen delivered an extended tribute to her work and character, praising her generosity and kindness alongside a fierce commitment to craft. He said O’Hara knew she could "destroy, " and that she wanted to destroy every day on set.
Catherine O'hara Remembered Onstage
Rogen described how, before many shooting days, O’Hara would email him and Evan [Goldberg] with a rewritten version of her scene, beginning, "Hello, I hope you’ll consider the following. " He said those rewrites "100% of the time" improved not only her character but the entire scene and show. He added that she demonstrated that someone can be a genius and be kind without one coming at the expense of the other.
Nomination Details and Peers
Her nomination was for playing former studio chief-turned-producer Patty Leigh on "The Studio. " She was nominated alongside her "Studio" co-star Kathryn Hahn (as Maya Mason), as well as Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams on "Wednesday"), Jean Smart (Deborah Vance on "Hacks") and Kristen Wiig (Maxine Simmons on "Palm Royale").
Onstage Reactions and Tributes
During Rogen’s tribute, the camera panned to a teary-eyed Jenna Ortega, who worked with the late actress on Tim Burton’s "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. " Kathryn Hahn was also visibly emotional upon hearing O’Hara’s name. At the end of his speech, Rogen said, "I guess I’ll just leave you with this. If you have people in your lives that don’t know her work — if they’re kids in your lives, or just people who are out of touch or stupid or something, just show them O’Hara dancing to Harry Belafonte in 'Beetlejuice. ' Show them O’Hara 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’s Catherine O’Hara — and we were lucky that we got to live in a world where she so generally shared her talents with us. "
Awards History and Past Wins
O’Hara, who died in January at 71 after a brief illness, also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her role on "The Studio. " She previously won Actor Awards in 2021 for actress in a comedy series and as part of the comedy series ensemble, both for "Schitt’s Creek. "
