Seth Rogen accepted a posthumous Actor Award for Catherine O'Hara at the ceremony on March 1. The late actress won Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role in Apple TV+'s 'The Studio'. O'Hara died in January at the age of 71 from a pulmonary embolism with an underlying cause of rectal cancer.
In his acceptance speech, Rogen praised her generosity and kindness, saying she showed that one can be a genius and be kind. He revealed that before each shooting day, O'Hara would email him and co-creator Evan Goldberg with a completely rewritten version of her scene, which always improved the show.
Rogen urged the audience to introduce her work to those unfamiliar, citing her dancing to Harry Belafonte in 'Beetlejuice' and her hobbling scene in 'Best in Show'. He concluded, 'We were lucky that we got to live in a world where she so generously shared her talents with us.'
'The Studio' was among the big winners at the Actor Awards, also taking home Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Male Actor in a Comedy Series for Rogen. Other winners included 'Sinners' for Cast in a Motion Picture, Jessie Buckley for Female Actor in a Leading Role for 'Hamnet', and Sean Penn and Amy Madigan for supporting roles.
