Actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren took home the first Golden Globes honors of the year in a primetime special that aired Thursday night.
Parker received the 2026 Carol Burnett Award and Mirren was honored with the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award during the star-studded Golden Eve celebration, the precursor to Sunday night's Golden Globes ceremony.
“It has been a privilege and a dream to call myself an actor," Parker said in her acceptance speech.
Mirren said in her remarks that she viewed her award as a recognition of a "life lived."
“The DeMille Award was described to me as a career recognition, but I prefer to think of it as a life lived, a life survived, a life enjoyed, a life sweated, and a life carried on, hopefully," she said. "And given that hope, I prefer to think of this as an ongoing reflection of my career rather than a eulogy.”
Mirren was presented the Cecil B. DeMille Award by her "1923" co-star Harrison Ford, who reflected on the first time he met Mirren on the set of 1986's "The Mosquito Coast."
"We had three lovely children," Ford said of the pair's characters in the film. "The script required all of us refer to Helen as 'Mother.' Forty years later, I got to work with her again when Taylor Sheridan cast her in '1923.'"
Ford joked, "I was an afterthought."
When it came time to honor Parker, actor Colman Domingo kicked things off with a toast to the actress, which included a cosmopolitan, a nod to Parker's iconic "Sex and the City" character, Carrie Bradshaw.
Domingo lauded Parker for her love, thoughtfulness, intelligence and style.
"What is truly iconic is her heart," he said. "Like the great Carol Burnett, she gives us permission to ask big questions about love, work, friendship and time. And she does it all with humor, elegance, nerve and grace."
Parker's "Sex and the City" co-star Kristen Davis then paid tribute in a moving speech, saying she was "in awe" of the actress's talent.
She added, "'Sex and the City' has a lot of great themes, but my favorite theme is honoring the importance of friendship, of lifelong chosen family. And that's what you are to me."
Davis went on, "My dearest Sarah, it is a joy to be with you in this life, and to be here tonight to honor you in the name of the incredible Carol Burnett is just a dream come true."
Parker's husband Matthew Broderick and son James Wilkie Broderick were also in attendance to show their support, as were Parker's other "Sex and the City" co-stars, Evan Handler and David Eigenberg.
The event also featured appearances by Burnett, Tessa Thompson, Vin Diesel and Viola Davis.
The 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards will be held Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
This year, in addition to television and film, the awards show will also honor podcasting.
Emmy-nominated comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is set to host.
See the full list of nominees here, and click here for information on how to watch the awards show.
