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The BAFTA TV Award took place on Sunday (10 May) evening where the great and the good of the small screen gathered to be celebrated and adored. However, during the moving In Memoriam section, which remembers those in the industry who have passed away in the past 12 months, viewers were left fuming when the iconic Catherine O'Hara was left out of the tributes.

What baffled fans most was that O'Hara, who died aged 71 in January of a pulmonary embolism, was referenced earlier in the night by Seth Rogen while accepting an award for The Studio. Collecting the prize for Best International programme, Rogen said: "She meant so much to all of us, I assume her work was as important to you all over here as it was to us so this is for Catherine."

O'Hara, who starred in The Studio as Patty Leigh, was an iconic face of television, as well as film, appearing in a number of shows including The Last of Us, Schitt's Creek and Six Feet Under.

The tribute immediately prompted confusion online, with some viewers believed the actress should have featured in the memorial montage.

Rushing to social media, one fan posted: "@BAFTA massive error - missing Catherine O'Hara." Another user wrote: "Did I miss the tribute to Catherine O'Hara in that segment? #BAFTAs."

While someone else asked: "Catherine O'Hara not featured on the celebs who have passed away segment?"

However, it should be noted that Catherine was remembered in the 2026 Film Awards In Memoriam, which took place on 22nd February 2026.

The BAFTA TV Awards marked one of the BBC's biggest live entertainment broadcasts since new procedures were reportedly introduced following controversy at the BAFTA Film Awards earlier this year.

During February's ceremony, campaigner for Tourette syndrome John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur during a live segment involving Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo.

The remark was not removed, despite a delayed broadcast and bosses managing to remove a 'Free Palestine' tribute, prompting huge criticism and resulting in host Alan Cumming describing the awards as a "s***show" and refusing to speak to the organisation's leaders afterwards.