Catherine OHara Remembered at DGA Awards Celebration

Catherine OHara Remembered at DGA Awards Celebration

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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 

Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film 

 Hasan Hadi - The President's Cake

 Harry Lighton - Pillion 

Charlie Polinger - The Plague - WINNER

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Alex Russell - Lurker 

Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby

 

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series 

Lucia Aniello - Hacks, "A Slippery Slope"

 Janicza Bravo - The Bear, "Worms"

Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg - The Studio, 'The Oner" - WINNER

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 Christopher Storer - The Bear, "Bears"

Mike White - The White Lotus, "Denials" 

 

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies For Television 

Jesse Armstrong - Mountainhead

Stephen Chbosky - Nonnas - WINNER

Scott Derrickson - The Gorge

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Michael Morris - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy 

Kyle Newacheck - Happy Gilmore 2

 

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports 

Matthew Gangl - 2025 World Series - Game 7 - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays - WINNER

Steve Milton - 2025 Masters Tournament - Augusta National Golf Club

Rich Russo - Super Bowl LIX - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs 

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials 

Kim Gehrig - You Can't Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy; I'm Not Remarkable – Apple | Client Direct - WINNER

Miles Jay - Dish – ChatGPT | Isle of Any; Pull Up – ChatGPT | Isle of Any; Trip – ChatGPT | Isle of Any; Home for the Holidays – Meta | Droga5; Secret Santa – Meta | Droga5

Spike Jonze - Someday – Apple Airpods 4 | TBWA\Media Arts Lab

Andreas Nilsson - Conquer the First School Poo – Andrex | FCB London;  Garrett – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct; Big Flex – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct; Trunk Trucker – Virgin Media | VCCP London

Steve Rogers - Bring a Book to Life – Amazon | Droga5 London; A Tale as Old as Websites – Squarespace | Client Direct; Everything is Fine – Coinbase | Mother London 

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series/News 

Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin - Billy Joel: And So It Goes, "Part Two" 

Rebecca Miller - Mr. Scorsese, "All This Filming Isn't Healthy" - WINNER

Alexandria Stapleton - Sean Combs: The Reckoning, "Official Girl" 

Matt Wolf - Pee-wee as Himself, "Part 1" 

Marshall Curry - SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, "Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room" 

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