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Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren honoured with Golden Globe lifetime achievement awards

Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren honoured with Golden Globe lifetime achievement awards

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren have been honoured with prestigious lifetime achievement awards ahead of the main Golden Globes ceremony. Parker received the Carol Burnett Award for her outstanding contributions to television, while Mirren was presented with the Cecil B DeMille Award for her remarkable career in film and television. Both actresses will also be acknowledged during Thursday night’s CBS telecast. Matthew Broderick presented the Carol Burnett Award to his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, recalling a moment when he questioned her decision to take on the role of Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. “Do you really want to do TV?” the actor remembered asking Parker when she was first offered the script for her career-defining role in the 1990s. Parker went on to secure six Golden Globes and two Emmys for her portrayal. open image in gallery Matthew …

Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Mirren Honored at Golden Eve Ceremony

Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Mirren Honored at Golden Eve Ceremony

Published by Daniella Wilson

For the first time, the Golden Globes‘ two special honors — the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award — were presented in a special televised ceremony called Golden Eve, with Helen Mirren and Sarah Jessica Parker as this year’s honorees. The event aired Thursday night on CBS and Paramount+ after taping in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, in a star-studded celebration that began with cosmos, the signature drink of Carrie Bradshaw, being passed out to guests inside the Beverly Hilton. (Some quickly downed their drinks rather than saving them for the intended toast later in the evening, as Ted Danson called for a second round to his and Carol Burnett’s table.) Danson, who was last year’s Carol Burnett Award honoree, kicked off the evening before quickly throwing to Burnett, who gushed, “I’m thrilled to be here tonight, and especially to be here for Sarah Jessica Parker. Sarah, my darling Sarah, welcome to the club.” Parker’s husband Matthew Broderick, longtime Sex and the City costar Kristin Davis and Colman Domingo were all on hand …