
Catherine O'Hara Breaks Ground as First Woman with Posthumous Actor Award
Catherine O'Hara becomes the first woman to receive an individual posthumous Actor Award at the 32nd Actor Awards for The Studio (Apple TV), accepted on her behalf by Seth Rogen; O'Hara died in January 2026 at 71, leaving a five-decade legacy in comedy. The ceremony highlighted her impact and set a historic precedent for the organization, with her death certificate noting a pulmonary embolism as the cause and rectal cancer as a contributing factor.













