The late Rob Reiner picked up a posthumous Emmy Award for his guest turn on The Bear, nine months after he and his wife were allegedly stabbed to death in their home by their own son.
Reiner won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy at the second of three Emmy ceremonies held Sunday night in Los Angeles, Breitbart reported. The award came months after the director-turned-actor and his wife Michele were killed last December in what authorities have described as a stabbing attack at their home. Their son Nick, described as troubled, allegedly carried out the attack and is currently awaiting trial.
No court or law enforcement agency was named in connection with the pending case, and formal charges against Nick Reiner have not been publicly detailed. The tragedy cast a shadow over what would otherwise have been a straightforward night of Hollywood self-congratulation.
Reiner was not the only notable winner. Shailene Woodley took home Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama for her work on Paradise, while Betty Gilpin won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy for Widow's Bay. David Harbour and Linda Cardellini each won Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively, for DTF St. Louis.
Sunday's ceremony was the second of three Emmy events scheduled this month as part of the 78th Emmy Awards cycle. The first took place Saturday. The main telecast, where top categories will be revealed, is set for September 14 on NBC and Peacock.
FXX will air highlights from both the Saturday and Sunday ceremonies on September 12, with Hulu streaming the package the following day.
Widow's Bay dominated the evening with a total of eight Emmy wins. DTF St. Louis followed with six, including both supporting acting trophies for Harbour and Cardellini. Spider-Noir rounded out the top performers with five awards.
The show-level tallies suggest the major telecast on September 14 could see tight races in the marquee categories. But for now, the night belonged to a handful of performers, and one man who was not alive to accept his trophy.
Reiner spent decades in Hollywood as a director, actor, and outspoken political voice. His final screen credit earned him an honor most performers never receive. The circumstances that made it posthumous, an alleged act of violence inside his own family, remain unresolved in the courts.
Nick Reiner awaits trial. No verdict has been reached, and the details surrounding the December deaths remain sparse in public reporting. The Emmy audience watched highlights; the justice system has yet to deliver answers.
Hollywood handed out its trophies on schedule. Whether it has anything useful to say about what happened to one of its own is another question entirely.
