Helen Mirren to Receive 2026 Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille Award
Helen Mirren was announced as the recipient of the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Golden Globes' lifetime achievement honor recognizing exceptional and lasting contributions to film and entertainment.
Award Ceremony Details
The award will be presented on January 8, 2026, during the Golden Eve primetime special airing on CBS and Paramount+. This event will also honor the Carol Burnett Award for TV achievement, whose recipient is yet to be revealed.
Career Highlights
- Won the Best Actress Oscar in 2007 for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
- Received a total of four Academy Award nominations.
- Earned three Golden Globe wins out of 17 nominations.
- Emmy and Tony Award winner.
- Her six-decade career spans films such as Caligula, Excalibur, White Nights, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Gosford Park, Calendar Girls, Elizabeth I, and Golda.
- Television roles include the iconic Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect, the Globe-winning miniseries Losing Chase, and a leading part in the Yellowstone Universe series 1923.
Additional Honors
- Named Dame of the British Empire in 2003.
- Received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2022.
“Helen Mirren is a force of nature and her career is nothing short of extraordinary,” said Golden Globes president Helen Hoehne.
Summary: Helen Mirren’s remarkable six-decade career and multiple prestigious awards solidify her legacy as a true icon in film and television, honored by the Golden Globes with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
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