A night of glamor took an unforgettable turn when a surprise acceptance speech brought the audience to their feet. A beloved comedian took to the mic, paying an emotional tribute to an extraordinary actress. Seth Rogen\u2018s heartfelt words honored Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2018s Best Actress win as he accepted the award on the late star\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n
Catherine O\u2019Hara gets tribute after winning Best Actress in a Comedy Series<\/p>\n
Catherine O\u2019Hara was honored with a heartfelt posthumous win at the 2026 Actor Awards, having received the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in The Studio. In her absence, show co-creator Seth Rogen stepped forward to accept the award, paying warm tribute to the phenomenal actress she was.<\/p>\n
Rogen humbly accepted the award on her behalf, saying she\u2019d have been \u201chonored\u201d to receive it from her \u201cfellow performers who\u2026she respected so much.\u201d He also reflected on his time with the Schitt\u2019s Creek star, praising her generosity, kindness, and self-assuredness. \u201cShe knew she could destroy, and she wanted to destroy every day on set,\u201d Rogen said, highlighting her incredible talent and work ethic.<\/p>\n
The Neighbors actor ended his acceptance speech with a heartfelt recommendation. He urged people to share O\u2019Hara\u2019s iconic moments with the new generation. He suggested showing them her iconic dance to Harry Belafonte in Beetlejuice or her hilarious hobble in Best in Show.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were lucky that we got to live in a world where she so generally shared her talents with us,\u201d he said. The audience was visibly moved by Rogen\u2019s words, with many in tears as they applauded wildly.<\/p>\n
Rogen\u2019s emotional tribute to the Home Alone actress has fans celebrating her timeless legacy, as seen in Netflix\u2019s X (formerly Twitter) post<\/a>. \u201cShe came, she saw, she destroyed. Legendary,\u201d wrote<\/a> an X user. \u201cSome heartbroken faces in the audience,\u201d highlighted<\/a> another. \u201cShe\u2019s so loved and respected by so many in the audience I can\u2019t,\u201d commented<\/a> a fan.<\/p>\n Notably, O\u2019Hara passed away at 71 due to a pulmonary embolism on January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n The post Seth Rogen Accepts Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s Best Actress Award, Gives Emotional Tribute<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A night of glamor took an unforgettable turn when a surprise acceptance speech brought the audience to their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[22921,168704,149319,430,168703,93561,156,111,139,69,10693],"class_list":["post-309403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-acceptance-speech","tag-best-actress","tag-catherine-ohara","tag-celebrities","tag-comedy-series","tag-emotional-tribute","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-seth-rogen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}