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Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous Actor Award for 'The Studio'.
Summary
Catherine O'Hara was posthumously awarded Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the Actor Awards for her role on The Studio, and Seth Rogen accepted the award on her behalf.
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Catherine O'Hara was posthumously honored at the Actor Awards, winning Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role on The Studio. The AppleTV+ series, co-created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is a satire of modern Hollywood and featured O'Hara as former studio chief Patty Leigh. Seth Rogen accepted the award on her behalf and spoke about her generosity and the ways she contributed to the show. O'Hara died in January at age 71; reports list a blood clot in her lungs with rectal cancer cited on her death certificate.
What happened:
- Catherine O'Hara won the Actor Awards' Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series posthumously for her performance on The Studio.
- Seth Rogen accepted the award for her and described her as generous, recounting that she often revised scenes to improve them.
- The Studio is an AppleTV+ comedy co-created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and O'Hara played the character Patty Leigh opposite Rogen's character.
- Moments after the acting award, The Studio won the award for best ensemble in a comedy series.
- Reports say O'Hara died in January at 71, with a pulmonary embolism or blood clot in the lungs and rectal cancer noted as underlying cause on the death certificate.
- The Actor Awards, formerly the Screen Actors Guild Awards, streamed on Netflix and were hosted by Kristen Bell.
Summary:
The award acknowledged O'Hara's final television role and included public remarks from her co-creator and co-star about her craft and kindness. The Studio also won the ensemble prize at the same ceremony. Undetermined at this time.
