Why Was Catherine O’Hara Missing From The TV BAFTAs In Memoriam?

Sunday night’s TV Baftas ceremony featured a musical performance from the Norwegian singer Aurora, accompanying a tribute to those in the industry who have died over the course of the last year.

However, after the BBC aired its coverage of the event, some viewers were surprised to see that Catherine O’Hara was among those who were not included in Bafta’s “in memoriam” tributes.

To many fans, the Canadian star is best remembered for her performance as the incomparable Moira Rose in the sitcom Schitt’s Creek, for which she won her second Emmy back in 2020.

In response to this, a Bafta rep pointed out to HuffPost UK that Catherine had already been featured in the tributes showcased during the organisation’s movie awards show earlier this year, which is why she was not included in the TV counterpart’s.

She is also included in a more wide-ranging section of Bafta’s website devoted to tributes.

Earlier in the ceremony, Seth Rogen took a moment to remember Catherine while accepting an award for his show The Studio, which marked one of her final on-screen appearances.

“I’d be remiss not to mention one of the key parts of this show, Catherine O’Hara. She meant so much to all of us,” Seth said during his Best International Programme acceptance speech.

He added: “I assume her work was as important to you all over here as it was to us. So this is for Catherine. Thank you all very, very much.”

Speaking to Radio Times last week, Seth admitted it had been “very hard” to return to work on The Comeback earlier this year in the wake of Catherine’s death.

“Being with this group of people every day and getting to work with them and getting to make each other laugh has been, I think, very therapeutic, in many ways,” he noted.

“And it kind of allowed us to move through it all together.”

He added: “I think, as far as dealing with things like this go, it’s been one of the better versions of it.”