The Hollywood Foreign Press Association® (HFPA) announced today that five-time Golden Globe® winner and 16-time nominee Ryan Murphy will receive the fourth Carol Burnett Award.
Murphy will accept the honor at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 airing live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
“Ryan Murphy not only continues to enthrall audiences with his work on some of the most thrilling and exciting series of the century, but also continues to inspire all with his work off the screen,” said Helen Hoehne, President of the HFPA. “His work and storytelling ability throughout different film and television genres have led to highly acclaimed achievements and awards.”
With the first Carol Burnett Award granted to its namesake in 2019, the HFPA Board of Directors selects the honoree based on their body of work and the lasting impact that their television career achievements have had on both the industry and audiences. Past recipients of the award include Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres and Norman Lear. This award is seen as the counterpart to the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Ryan Murphy is an Emmy, Golden Globe, Tony and Peabody Award-winning screenwriter, producer and director. He created the cult-favorite series “Popular,” Golden Globe-winning drama “Nip/Tuck,” Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series “Glee,” Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning anthology series “American Horror Story” and “American Crime Story”; Emmy-winning anthology series “Feud,” “Pose,” “Scream Queens” and “9-1-1.”
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“The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” Murphy’s first installment of “American Crime Story,” was released in 2016 and earned 10 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited Series. The second installment, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” won seven Emmy awards in 2018, including Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series and Outstanding Limited Series, and won two Golden Globes for Best Television Limited Series and Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series. Murphy’s FX drama “Pose” earned 20 Emmy Awards nominations, winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Billy Porter in 2019. The show also made history by featuring the largest transgender series regular cast and the largest LGBTQ cast for a scripted series. “Impeachment,” the third installment of “American Crime Story,” was released in 2021.
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Murphy recently wrote, directed and produced several series for Netflix, including “Halston,” which was nominated for five Emmys; “Hollywood,” which was nominated for 12 Emmys; “The Politician,” which was nominated for eight Emmys and two Golden Globes, including Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy; “Ratched,” which had 48 million viewers in its first 28 days after release and received four Emmy nominations; “The Andy Warhol Diaries,” which premiered in March 2022; “The Watcher,” starring Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale and Jennifer Coolidge; and “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” starring Evan Peters and Niecey Nash Betts, which currently stands as Netflix’s second-most popular English-language series of all time with more than 1 billion hours viewed since the series launched.
On stage, Murphy produced the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit “The Boys in the Band,” starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer. In 2020, he produced a film adaptation of the play for Netflix featuring the same cast.
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Murphy directed the HBO movie “The Normal Heart,” which received Emmy and Golden Globe awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. He also wrote and directed the Golden Globe-nominated film “Running with Scissors,” starring Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the box office hit “Eat, Pray, Love,” starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. Murphy most recently directed the feature adaptation of the Broadway hit, “The Prom,” which received two Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
In 2018, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2019, he was selected as a ‘Titan’ for Time Magazine’s annual 100 Most Influential People list. He’s also received two Grammy Award nominations, won a BAFTA Award from three nominations, and won four Producers Guild of America Awards.
Produced by dick clark productions and Jesse Collins Entertainment in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 210 territories worldwide. Helen Hoehne is president of the HFPA. Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon will serve as executive producers.
About The Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 – then known as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association – by a group of entertainment journalists based in Los Angeles. During World War II, the non-profit organization established a cultural bridge between Hollywood and millions around the world seeking an escape and inspiration through entertainment. The HFPA continues to do so with a voting body representing 62 countries. Since 1944, the group has hosted the annual Golden Globe® Awards – the premier ceremony which honors achievements in both television and film. The licensing fees from the Golden Globe Awards has enabled the organization to donate more than $55 million to more than 92 entertainment-related charities, film restoration, scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts over the last three decades. Its efforts include support for diversity programs in partnership with advocacy groups promoting greater access in Hollywood aimed at underserved communities. For more information, please visit www.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@GoldenGlobes), Facebook (www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes), Instagram (@GoldenGlobes), and in Spanish on Twitter (@globosdeoro), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/globosdeoropaginaoficial).
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