Article continues below advertisementMartin Short was absent from the 2026 Actor Awards - despite being nominated - after his daughter's suicide.The Only Murders in the Building star, 75, skipped out on the Sunday, March 1, ceremony, which took place just one week after Katherine Hartley Short passed away.Martin was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. However, after he was named by announcer Jenna Ortega, the camera merely cut to a photograph of him.Article continues below advertisementSource: MEGAMartin Short was nominated for a 2026 Actor Award.