Ellen DeGenereswill be receiving a special honor at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.
TheEllen DeGeneres Showhost and three-time Golden Globe nominee will receive the Carol Burnett Award at the 77th annual awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced Monday. The award celebrates the highest level of achievement in television.
“The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to honorEllen DeGenereswith the Carol Burnett Award,” HFPA President Lorenzo Soria said in a statement.
“From her sitcoms, to stand-up, to becoming a household staple on daytime television, she is a pioneer who has captivated audiences for nearly 25 years with her undeniable charm and wit. In addition to her television success, she’s an advocate and philanthropist, lending her voice to those who don’t have one, and spreading kindness and joy through the power of her platform,” said Soria. “We look forward to celebrating her achievements at this year’s ceremony.”
In May,DeGeneres announcedthat her syndicated talk show, which is currently in its 17th season, had been renewed through the 2021-22 season. The show has earned a total of 63 DaytimeEmmy Awards.
“From the beginning I said that this show was going to be like a relationship. We have been through the good, the bad, theFifty Shades of Greyphase. It’s been a lot of fun and 16 years is a pretty good run,” thestandup comediansaid on her show. “Sometimes in a relationship, you need to take a break. But I don’t, you’re stuck with me because I just signed for three more years.”
In addition to DeGeneres, Tom Hanks will also be honored at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.
The 63-year-old Oscar winner willreceive the Cecil B. DeMille Award. “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is proud to bestow the 2020 Cecil B. DeMille Award to Tom Hanks,” Soria said in a statement in September announcing the news.
“For more than three decades, he’s captivated audiences with rich and playful characters that we’ve grown to love and admire,” Soria continued. “As compelling as he is on the silver screen, he’s equally so behind the camera as a writer, producer and director.”
Hanks is just one of two actors in history to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, the first of which he won forPhiladelphiain 1994. His second Oscar came the following year for his role inForrest Gump.
The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
