posthumous

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Catherine O’Hara won a posthumous Actor Award for actress in a comedy series for her role in “The Studio.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He died last July, just weeks after a farewell concert in his hometown of Birmingham, and the Brits will honour him on Saturday with a posthumous lifetime achievement award.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

There is no escaping the fact that by watching “Love Story,” we are engaging in a posthumous version of the very same thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid tribute to Afrobeat king Fela Kuti after his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, the first African artist to be honoured this way.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Now after thirty-four years, the commemorations and interviews and presentations of posthumous honors have almost stopped, so that for months at a time Dedd is able to take up her own life again.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez