Catherine O’Hara won the Outstanding Female Actress in a Comedy Series award at the 2026 SAG Actor Awards on Sunday, one month after her heartbreaking death.
O’Hara became the first woman to win the SAG Acting Award posthumously.
She won for her role as Patti Lee on Apple TV’s “The Studio.” The show’s creator, Seth Rogen, accepted the prize on her behalf.
Rogen gave an emotional speech in which she said it would have been an honor to receive the award from her fellow cast members.
He also remembered that she was “generous, kind, and fierce, but never belittled her talents.”
“She knew she could destroy and wanted to destroy every day on set,” he recalled.
“She really taught me that people can be genius and kind, and that you don’t have to sacrifice one for the other in any way,” he said as the audience applauded.
He encouraged people to watch O’Hara’s legendary on-screen performance, saying, “We are lucky to live in a world where she shared that talent with us.”
Actors in the audience, including O’Hara’s Beetlejuice co-star Jenny Ortega, were moved by the condolences, and were even filmed wiping away tears.
The two-time Emmy winner was up against Jean Smart (The Hux), Ortega (Wednesday), Kristen Wiig (The Palm Royale) and Kathryn Hahn (The Studio) in the category.
She is also nominated for a second trophy as an ensemble member for “The Studio,” along with Seth Rogen, Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders.
Mr. O’Hara passed away on January 30th at the age of 71.
A statement to Page Six from Creative Artists Agency (O’Hara’s agency) said she died at her home in Los Angeles “after a brief illness.”
As Page Six exclusively reported at the time, the “Schitt’s Creek” star was rushed to the hospital in “serious” condition earlier in the day after telling paramedics he was having “difficulty breathing.”
On February 9, it was revealed that the actress’ cause of death was pulmonary embolism.
However, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health pointed to rectal cancer as the underlying problem that led to her death.
According to TMZ, O’Hara’s body was cremated in accordance with her final wishes.
On Saturday, February 14th, she was buried in a private memorial service at St. Martin of Tours Church in Los Angeles.
Kelly Lynch’s post honoring O’Hara’s life gives fans of the late star a closer look at her funeral booklet
Lynch, 67, posted a photo of the booklet on Instagram, saying: “Rest in peace my dearest Catherine.”
“Yet you got what you wanted in this life? I got it,” Lynch wrote, quoting author Raymond Carver. “So what did you want? To call yourself loved, to feel loved on earth.”
