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Carrie Fisher receives posthumous Emmy nomination for her guest appearance in Catastrophe

Published: 19:45, 13 July 2017 | Updated: 02:23, 14 July 2017

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Carrie Fisher may be gone, but she was not forgotten during consideration for the 2017 Emmys.

On Thursday, Anna Chlumsky and Shemar Moore took the stage at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California to reveal the nominees for the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

The late Star Wars icon received a nod for her work on the British sitcom Catastrophe, in the wake of her sudden death in December.

Posthumous honor: Carrie Fisher has been nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award after her sudden death in December

Making a lasting impression: The late legend was nominated for her guest role as Mia in Catastrophe

The actress tragically passed away last year at the age of 60, after suffering a medical emergency on a flight from London to Los Angeles.

Following four days in the Intensive Care Unit of UCLA Medical Center, Carrie died on December 27.

In January, the celebrity's death certificate was released, citing 'cardiac arrest/deferred' as the cause.

A report last month revealed the star had cocaine, heroin, opiates, and MDMA in her system when she died.

But in the wake of her devastating passing, Carrie's legacy has been honored with a 2017 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

The posthumous nod is for her short stint as Mia on the British sitcom Catastrophe.

The series centers on an American boy named Rob who impregnates an Irish woman named Sharon after an impromptu hookup in London.

Devastating deaths: Carrie's mother, Debbie Reynolds, passed away the very next day after she did

The day after Carrie's death, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, suffered a 'severe stroke' and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The Singin' In The Rain star passed away that afternoon, as a result of an intracerebral hemorrhage and hypertension, at 84 years old.

In January, the mother and daughter were buried together in a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mourning daughter: The Star Wars alum was survived by her famous daughter, Billie Lourd

Family tragedy: The Scream Queens star mourned both her mother and grandmother on Instagram after their sudden deaths

After Debbie's passing, Carrie's daughter Billie Lourd took to social media to mourn the loss of her mother and grandmother.

'Receiving all of your prayers and kind words over the past week has given me strength during a time I thought strength could not exist,' she captioned an Instagram throwback photo of herself with her famous family.

'There are no words to express how much I will miss my Abadaba and my one and only Momby. Your love and support means the world to me,' she continued.

The Scream Queens star also touched on her late mother's substance abuse after the coroner's report was released.

'My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it. She was purposefully open in all of her work about the social stigmas surrounding these diseases,' Lourd said in a statement to People.

'She talked about the shame that torments people and their families confronted by these diseases. I know my Mom, she’d want her death to encourage people to be open about their struggles,' the actress added.

Acclaimed actress: Carrie had been previously nominated for Emmys in 2008 and 2010, and presented George Lucas with a Daytime Emmy for his animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2013

Carrie had previously been nominated for two Emmy awards during her lifetime.

In 2008, she was recognized for her guest appearance as Rosemary Howard on 30 Rock, and in 2010 she received a nod for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for her work on Wishful Drinking.

In June of 2013, the late legend attended the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, where she presented George Lucas with the award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program for his show Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Carrie, herself, was known for starring as Princess Leia in the director's Star Wars film franchise.