Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy for his role in The Bear... nine months after he was brutally murdered alongside wife Michele

Rob Reiner won a posthumous Emmy for his role in The Bear on Sunday, less than one year after his gruesome murder.

The late star - who died at 78 - was honored with the outstanding guest actor in a comedy series award for his role as Albert Schnurr in the Jeremy Allen White-led hit TV show during night two of the Creative Arts Emmys.

He won over Michael J. Fox and Brett Goldstein (Shrinking), Hamish Linklater (Widow's Bay), Christopher McDonald (Hacks) and Connor Storrie (Saturday Night Live).

It is the first posthumous Emmy for an on-camera performance since Raul Julia won for The Burning Season in 1995. 

Presenter Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted the Emmy on Reiner's behalf to a minute-long standing ovation from the emotional audience. 

The win comes nine months after the beloved director and actor was tragically killed alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 70, in December. Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was subsequently arrested and charged in the double murder, which he has entered a not guilty plea to.

The victory shattered an Emmy record previously held by his father Carl.

Reiner had not won an acting Emmy since his 1978 victory for All in the Family. His 48-year gap between wins breaks the 37-year record set by his father for the longest span between acting Emmy wins.

Carl set that original mark between his 1958 win for Caesar's Hour and his 1995 win for Mad About You. Both father and son set the milestone in the exact same guest comedy category. 

Reiner appeared as restaurateur Albert in season four of the culinary show, which has received eight nominations in total for the 2026 awards ceremony.

The director and his wife were fatally stabbed in their $13.5million Brentwood, California home on December 14, 2025. Nick was arrested and charged in connection with their deaths, and remains in custody. 

The Reiners were also parents to son Jake, 35, and daughter Romy, 28. 

Nick, who has a long history of mental health and substance abuse issues, had earlier been seen having a loud argument with his father at a holiday party thrown by Conan O’Brien hours before his parents’ bodies were found by his younger sister Romy. 

Last month an emotional Jake opened up about the deaths of his parents.

'It feels like eight years at the same time, and it also feels like eight minutes,' Jake told ABC7 in his first TV interview since their deaths. 'Because every moment that I wake up, I'm reminded of my reality, and you're living through that every single day.'

Jake said he was in downtown Los Angeles on December 14 when his younger sister called him twice in quick succession.

'Romy told me our dad was dead, and then she said, "I can't find mom,"' Jake told the outlet in his first sit–down interview since his parents were killed.

He paused for about seven seconds and appeared to struggle for words when asked about his brother Nick.

'I mean, he's in jail,' Jake said. 'So... You know, it's... It's like, I physically lost my parents, and then Nick was arrested, and it's like, now it's just me and Romy.'

Jake added that his parents 'never stopped helping' Nick as he acknowledged that he would 'never understand' their grisly deaths.

The Reiner family said in a statement last December: 'It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.' 

The filmmaker's adopted daughter Tracy Reiner, 62, told NBC News at the time: 'I came from the greatest family ever. I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.'

She added that she last saw her father at a family gathering one day before his murder.

Law enforcement sources said Rob and Michele's bodies were discovered with what appeared to be knife wounds after the LAPD responded to the home just after 3:30pm on December 14, 2025.

At a press conference at the time, it was revealed that 'a family member' was being questioned by authorities, per the Los Angeles Times.

In July, Reiner made a posthumous cameo in Larry David's new show Life, Larry, And The Pursuit Of Unhappiness, marking his final on-screen appearance before his tragic death.

The late director played the role of George Washington in episode two of the satirical HBO Max series, filmed one month before his passing.

Reiner's role had been kept a secret until the episode aired on Friday.

Rob, the son of comedian Carl and his actress wife Estelle, started his career in Hollywood as an actor.

He first played Mike 'Meathead' Stivic in the hit sitcom All in the Family between 1971 and 1979, with the role earning him two Primetime Emmy Awards.

His other acting credits include parts in 1993 romcom Sleepless in Seattle, The First Wives Club in 1996, 1998 thriller Primary Colors and 2013 movie The Wolf of Wall Street.

However, he is best remembered for his directing work which started in the early 1980s when he took charge of 1984 music mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.

He went on to direct 1986's Stand by Me as well as the 1987 fantasy adventure The Princess Bride and 1989 rom-com When Harry Met Sally.

His final movie returned to his roots as he brought Spinal Tap back to the big screen in September 2025 for a second outing, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.