Hollywood continues to pay tribute to the late, greatCatherine O'Harafollowing her recent and unexpected passing.
That includes the latest ceremony held during a competitive awards season, this one hosted by the Directors Guild of America on Saturday, Feb. 7. Among the high-profile winners were co-winnersSeth RogenandEvan Goldbergfor their work onThe Studio.
As fans of the celebrated Apple TV show are award, the cast is seemingly endless stream of big names — and at the front of the line for season 1 was O'Hara, who died on Jan. 30 at age 71.
During their acceptance speech on Saturday at the2026 DGA Awards, Goldberg, 43, and Rogen, 43, took time to honor the beloved co-star, according to media outletsincludingDeadline.
"Honestly, there's no one we wish we could thank in person at this moment more than we would love to thankCatherine O'Hara," said Rogen, perDeadline, with Goldberg adding, "We grew up in Canada, and she is and was quite literally our idol since we were children."
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In addition to her recent small-screen work — which also includesSchitt's Creek, of course — O'Hara might be best remembered for her role in a certain holiday movie.
"Home Alonehonestly is the movie that made me want to makemoviesin a lot of ways," Rogen also said during his acceptance speech on Saturday, perDeadline. "And I mean, in that movie she's always yelling, 'Kevin, Kevin!' And on set, she would always be yelling, 'Evan, Evan!' And every time she did it, we were like, 'It's likeHome Alone.'"
Goldberg added, "The best part of her is she showed that you can be an utter genius and also the nicest person in the entire world."
Interestingly, two weeks before O'Hara's death,Rogen had shown love for herin a joint social media post with Apple TV, which featured a series of behind-the-scenes and stills from The Studio. See below.
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