The Emmy Awards ceremony held at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater included an in memoriam segment honoring several entertainment industry figures who died in recent months and years.
Catherine O’Hara, who passed away in January at age 71, received a prominent tribute from her co-stars from Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek. Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy each spoke about O’Hara’s impact on their careers and lives. Culkin described her warmth and encouragement, while also joking about her character forgetting him in the Home Alone films. Murphy reflected on how O’Hara’s memorable lines from Schitt’s Creek continued to resonate with audiences after her death. O’Hara’s final acting role in Seth Rogen’s film The Studio earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination.
Actor and director Rob Reiner, who died the previous year along with his wife, was honored by Jamie Lee Curtis, who called him a “cherished legend.” Reiner had recently received a posthumous Emmy for a guest appearance in The Bear. Country music icon Dolly Parton, who died the previous month, was celebrated by actress Sally Field, who recalled their work together on Steel Magnolias and praised Parton’s humanitarian contributions.
Other entertainment figures remembered during the segment included Hayden Panettiere from Heroes and Nashville, Tim Curry from Rocky Horror Show, James Van Der Beek from Dawson’s Creek, and Farrah Fawcett, whose death occurred in 2009. Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreana acknowledged recent losses within the Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast. Singer Noah Kahan performed Bridge Over Troubled Water during the in memoriam portion of the ceremony.
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