Emmys In Memoriam: Catherine O'Hara honored by her 'kids' as Jamie Lee Curtis remembers Rob Reiner

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Set us as preferred The In Memoriam segment at the 78th Emmy Awards opened with a tribute to Catherine O’Hara from her movie and TV kids — Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy.“There are all kinds of words I could use to describe Catherine,” Culkin said as he took the stage with the “Schitt’s Creek” stars.“She was encouraging, she was warm, she was funny, but the word that I think of is ‘mama.’” O’Hara, of course, played Culkin’s mother in “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2.” Awards At the Emmys, Sally Field spoke at length about her friend and ‘Steel Magnolias’ co-star, and Reba McEntire sang a soulful tribute covering Parton’s 1983 song ‘Appalachian Mountains.’“She wasn’t just a wife and mother to [husband] Bo and [sons] Matthew and Luke.

She was my mom.She was our mama,” Culkin said, looking toward Murphy and Levy.

“And by extension, she’s all of our mama....

She may have forgotten me twice, but we will always remember her.” Murphy and Levy also shared personal anecdotes about their TV mom.Murphy spoke about O’Hara’s laugh, and the many interactions she’s had with fans “that remind [her] how profoundly Catherine has impacted the world ...

because she brought us joy.” Levy shared what it was like to work with O’Hara and how he taught her to “always say yes.” Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan performed a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as images of actors, writers, directors and other industry figures who died this year were projected onto the stage.Awards Here is a list of winners for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognize achievement in the television industry.Among those honored in the segment were James Van Der Beek, Hayden Panettiere, Eric Dane, Vincent Pastore, Hal Williams, Tim Curry, Shelley Fa...