posthumous
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These are posthumous honors for a number of recipients, including Vandross, Cruz, Kuti, Parsons, Creed, Mardin, Miller and Sullivan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
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
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
"Fela has been an ancestor for 28 years. His legacy is growing by the day. This is immortality," Ghariokwu tells the BBC, welcoming the posthumous award.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 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
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