“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,” said The Studio creator-director-star-scribe Seth Rogen during his acceptance speech Saturday for Best Comedy Series Director at the DGA Awards.
Both Rogen and his creative partner Evan Goldberg were recognized tonight for helming the episode “The Magic Hour.”
“We grew up in Canada, and she is and was quite literally our idol since we were children,” said Studio co-creator/director/scribe Goldberg.
“Yeah. I mean, Home Alone, honestly, is like the movie that made me want to make movies in a lot of ways,” said Rogen, adding, “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.”
Rogen added, “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 So, ultimately, we would like to thank the DGA for this, but we would mostly like to thank Catherine O’Hara for being such a wonderful person and for blessing us with your presence.”
O’Hara died last week in Los Angeles at age 71 after a brief illness. On The Studio, she played a studio executive who, after being fired, becomes a producer; the role is loosely based on former Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chairwoman Amy Pascal.
O’Hara was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the Emmys back in September for her turn on the Apple TV/Lionsgate series.
