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paid tribute to Catherine O'Hara at the on Saturday evening.
The 43-year-old entertainer took the stage with Evan Goldberg, also 43, to accept the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series award for The Studio.
O'Hara, who died on January 30 at age 71, starred alongside them in the hit TV+ show.
'Honestly, there’s no one we wish we could thank in person at this moment more than we would love to thank Catherine O'Hara,' Rogen said, per an account from Deadline.
'We grew up in , and she is and was quite literally our idol since we were children,' Goldberg added.
Rogen shared an on-set memory: 'I mean, Home Alone, honestly, is like the movie that made me want to make movies in a lot of ways. In that movie, she’s always yelling "Kevin! Kevin!" and on set we would be yelling "Evan! Evan!" Every time she did, it’s like, Home Alone.'
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Seth Rogen paid tribute to Catherine O'Hara at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday evening
O'Hara, pictured playfully posing behind Rogan, died on January 30 at age 71
Rogen continued in the speech, 'And the best part of her is she showed that you can be an utter genius and also the nicest person in the entire world.
'It was an honor to get to direct her every day and we worked very hard to make the show good enough to warrant her time and her presence.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Liza Johnson - The Diplomat, "Amagansett"
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Amanda Marsalis - The Pitt, "6:00 P.M."
Janus Metz - Andor, "Who Are You?"
Ben Stiller - Severance, "Cold Harbor"
John Wells - The Pitt, "7:00 A.M." - WINNER
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series
Jason Bateman - Black Rabbit, "The Black Rabbits"
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Antonio Campos - The Beast in Me, "Sick Puppy"
Lesli Linka Glatter - Zero Day, "Episode 6"
Shannon Murphy - Dying For Sex, "It's Not That Serious" - WINNER
Ally Pankiw - Black Mirror, "Common People"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety
Yvonne De Mare - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, "Julia Roberts; Sam Smith"
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Andy Fisher - Jimmy Kimmel Live!, "Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp"
Beth McCarthy-Miller - SNL50: The Homecoming Concert - WINNER
Liz Patrick - SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Paul Pennolino - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, "Public Media"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality/ Quiz & Game
Lucinda M. Margolis - Jeopardy!, "Ep. 9341"
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Adam Sandler - The Price is Right, "10,000th Episode"
Mike Sweeney - Conan O'Brien Must Go, "Austria" - WINNER
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film
Mstyslav Chernov - 2000 Meters to Andriivka - WINNER
Geeta Gandbhir -The Perfect Neighbor
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni - Cutting Through Rocks
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Elizabeth Lo - Mistress Dispeller
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus - Cover Up




