Gone but never forgotten.
Rob Reiner, Catherine OâHara and Diane Keaton were some of the many celebrities included in Sundayâs SAG Actor Awards 2026 In Memoriam segment.
The tribute kicked off with a photo of âDawsonâs Creekâ star James Van Der Beek â who died on Feb. 11 at the age of 48 following a battle with cancer â appearing on the big screen.
A clip also played of âGreyâs Anatomyâ star Eric Dane saying, âDonât waste one single minute.â Dane tragically passed away on Feb. 19 at 53, less than a year after announcing he was diagnosed with ALS.
As for OâHara, she was remembered with a series of clips from her long career, which included projects like âHome Aloneâ and âSchittâs Creek.â
âWhen it all comes together, and you make a good movie, itâs good forever,â she said in a clip from âThe Studio,â which brought OâHara the first-ever SAG-AFTRA posthumous award for outstanding female actress in a comedy series earlier in the night.
OâHara died from a pulmonary embolism in Los Angeles on Jan. 30. She was 71.
Other big names honored Sunday night included Reiner, Keaton, Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer and Robert Redford.
Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were murdered and found dead at their Brentwood home on Dec. 14. The âWhen Harry Met Sallyâ director was 78, and his wife was 70.
Keaton died from pneumonia on Oct. 11. The beloved âAnnie Hallâ star was 79.
Additional notable celebrities remembered during the SAG Actor Awards 2026 included Michelle Trachtenberg, Peter Greene, Graham Greene, Robert Carradine, Brigitte Bardot, James Ransone, Michael Madsen, Loni Anderson, George Wendt, Jonathan Joss, Loretta Swit, Diane Ladd, Julian McMahon and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Sarah Paulson introduced the emotional In Memoriam segment with a touching speech before the montage began.
âActors make up a family of souls bonded by a challenging pursuit, by valuing our creative spirit and often brought close by our mutual support and affection,â she began.
âI am proud to be in the family of actors in this room and all over the world,â the actress added. âIt is a tremendous privilege to work and to share such rich times with so many gifted people.â
Paulson went on to describe the celebrities that Hollywood has lost over the past year as âtrue giantsâ who were âteachers,â âco-workers,â âinspirationsâ and âfriends.â
âAll of us have been lifted by them,â she concluded. âWe are happier, wiser, made just a bit more expansive by their shared spirit, and we must remember how lucky we are to have been changed by them, and we have been.â
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