Filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner was honored with a posthumous Emmy Award at Sunday’s Creative Arts event in Los Angeles, which were held in advance of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards that take place on Sept. 1.
The 78-year-old Bronx native, who was killed in December, received an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series award for his work on the FX series “The Bear.”
Reiner competed in the category against Michael J. Fox and Brett Goldstein on “Shrinking;” Hamish Linklater on “Widow’s Bay;” Christopher McDonald from “Hacks;” and Connor Storrie for his guest host appearance on”SNL.”
Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Ryan were found dead with stab wounds in their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14. Their son Nick Reiner, 32, is charged with murdering the couple and lying in wait. He pleaded not guilty with “special circumstance” and is awaiting trial.
“I’ll never understand. I don’t care how it’s explained to me. I don’t care what facts come out. I will never understand why this happened,” Nick’s brother, Jake Reiner, told ABC News in an interview that aired last month.
It was the first time he spoke at length about the death of his prolific dad, who directed films including “Stand By Me,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “This is Spinal Tap.”
Prior to Sunday’s honor, Reiner won Primetime Emmy Awards in 1974 and 1978 for playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic on the sitcom “All in the Family.”
His father was 11-time Emmy Award winner Carl Reiner. Carl’s final award and penultimate Emmy came 37 years apart.