Rob Reiner has won a posthumous Emmy Award for his appearance in The Bear.

The Spinal Tap director, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead from apparent stab wounds in their home in Los Angeles last December.

Their son Nick, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

On Sunday night, Reiner was announced as one of the winners at the ceremony formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys.

He won the award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy after playing Albert Schnurr on a 2025 episode of hit comedy-drama series, The Bear.

“I know we all wish Rob could be here tonight to share in the celebration, I’m honoured to accept this Emmy on his behalf,” she said.

The other nominees in the category were Michael J Fox in Shrinking, Connor Storrie in Saturday Night Live, Brett Goldstein in Shrinking, Hamish Linklater in Widow’s Bay and Christopher McDonald in Hacks.

The Bear stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the chaotic kitchen at his recently deceased brother’s Italian beef sandwich shop.

Reiner’s win comes 48 years after he won the second of his two Emmys for his role on All In The Family in 1978.

His recent win saw him also break the record for the longest gap between acting wins in Emmy history.

Reiner’s father, Carl Reiner, previously held the record after winning the same category in 1995 for his role in Mad About You, 37 years after he first won for Caesar’s Hour.

Creative Arts weekend – which was held ahead of the Primetime Emmys on September 14 – saw more than 100 awards handed out over two days.

Other winners at the awards included Shailene Woodley – who won her first Emmy for her role in the post-apocalyptic thriller series Paradise.

The 34-year-old actress won the category for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for playing character Annie Clay.

Meanwhile, Stranger Things actor David Harbour, 51, also won his first Emmy – outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for playing Floyd Smernitch in DTF St Louis.

The guest drama actor prize was awarded to Ernest Harden Jr for The Pitt while Harbour’s DTF St Louis co-star Linda Cardellini won the corresponding best supporting actress award.

Betty Gilpin also won outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for playing Sarah Westcott Warren in Widow’s Bay.

It was followed by DTF St Louis with six wins while The Pitt won four Emmys.

Palm Royale and Margo’s Got Money Troubles both also won three awards.

This year marks the first that the awards for supporting actor and actress in a limited series or movie were announced during the Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies instead of the main telecast.

In July, the Television Academy announced both categories, along with several others, would be moved from the main broadcast show due to the “limited time available within a three-hour broadcast”.

The primetime Emmys ceremony, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 14.