The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that Carol Burnett will be the first-ever recipient of the brand new television achievement award. Named in her honor, the Carol Burnett Award will be presented annually to an honoree who has made outstanding contributions to television on or off the screen.
Burnett will accept the first award at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
Burnett, an award-winning actress, and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public and her peers for her comedic and dramatic roles on television, film and Broadway, most notably “The Carol Burnett Show.” Named in 2007 by Time magazine as one of 100 Best Television Shows of All Time, “The Carol Burnett Show” ran for 11 years, averaged 30 million viewers per week and received 25 Emmy Awards, making it one of the most honored shows in television history.
As a highly acclaimed actress, Burnett also has been honored with Emmys, People’s Choice Awards, the Horatio Alger Award, an Ace Award, the Peabody and a Grammy. She is also a Kennedy Center Honoree, the recipient of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
She was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The City of Los Angeles named the intersection of Highland Avenue and Selma Avenue directly adjacent to Hollywood High School, Burnett’s alma mater, Carol Burnett Square and CBS Studios dedicated “The Carol Burnett Artist Entrance” in her honor. Burnett was celebrated by her colleagues and fellow actors with the Life Achievement Award at the 2016 SAG Awards.
“The 50th Anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show” special aired on CBS in 2017 to enormous ratings and highlighted the multi-generational appeal and strength of a show as relevant now as it was 50 years ago.
The Golden Globes will air live January 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT
