Golden Globes to Honor Sarah Jessica Parker With 2026 Carol Burnett Award

Sarah Jessica Parker has been named the 2026 Carol Burnett Award honoree, recognizing her contributions to the television industry both in front of and behind the camera.

As previously announced, Dame Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the equivalent award recognizing contributions in film. Both awards will be presented on the new annual primetime special Golden Eve, airing on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The special will air three days before the 83rd annual Golden Globes, which is set to air live on Sunday, Jan. 11.

This marks the first time that women have claimed both awards in the six years that both have been presented. The Carol Burnett Award, created in 2019 and initially awarded to its namesake, has since been presented to Ellen DeGeneres, Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and Ted Danson.

“Sarah Jessica Parker’s career embodies the very spirit of the Carol Burnett Award,” Helen Hoehne, president, Golden Globes, said in a statement. “Her trailblazing impact on television and her dedication to storytelling across stage and screen have left an indelible mark on popular culture. We are honored to celebrate her extraordinary contributions to entertainment.”

Parker, 60, is best known as the star and producer of HBO’s iconic Sex and the City, which ran for six seasons on HBO and spawned two feature films and the TV sequel And Just Like That. The initial series brought Parker six Golden Globes (four as an actor, two as a producer), two Primetime Emmys (one as an actor, one as a producer) and three Screen Actors Guild Awards (two as part of an ensemble, one solo)

Beyond her defining television achievements, Parker’s career spans film, stage and production. Her filmography includes Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2, The Family Stone, Failure to Launch, The First Wives Club, Ed Wood and Mars Attacks!

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Golden Gala honoring DeMille Award recipient Viola Davis and Burnett Award recipient Ted Danson, the 2026 edition evolves into Golden Eve, which promises “an unprecedented look at the honorees’ legacy while celebrating their body of work with personal stories, unforgettable Golden Globes moments, curated career retrospectives, and special presenters.”

Golden Eve will air as a marquee event during Golden Week, a weeklong Golden Globes-branded experience across Paramount platforms as well as celebratory kick-off events ahead of the 83rd annual Golden Globes, which is set to air live on Sunday, Jan. 11. Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to host the show for the second year in a row.

The Golden Globes, which likes to call itself Hollywood’s Party of the Year, is the world’s largest awards show to celebrate the best of film, television and now podcasting. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the annual Golden Globes.

The Golden Globes are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.