Ted Danson To Receive Carol Burnett Award At 2025 Golden Globes

Denise Petski
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Ted Danson will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award at the 2025 Golden Globes.

Danson, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner, will receive the award, along with 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award winner, Viola Davis, at a gala dinner on Friday, Jan. 3 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, marking the first time that the Golden Globes will host a special evening dedicated to the two awards.

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Danson will also be recognized during the Jan. 5 Globes awards ceremony. Nominations will be announced on Dec. 9.

“Ted Danson has entertained audiences for decades with his iconic performances that will forever be ingrained in television history,” said Helen Hoehne, President of the Golden Globes. “His renowned career is a testament to his remarkable talent and versatility as an actor and bears resemblance to the award’s legendary namesake. It is an honor to present him with the 2025 Carol Burnett Award to celebrate the tremendous impact he has made and continues to make in television.”

Danson is a three-time Golden Globe nominee and three-time winner, earning Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television in the film, Something About Amelia, in 1985, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in the hit sitcom Cheers, in 1990 and 1991.

Danson is known for his role of Boston bartender Sam Malone on NBC’s Cheers, which ran for 11 seasons and won four Emmys as Best Comedy Series. More recently, Danson can be seen playing himself in the HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, which just concluded its 12th and final season. Danson also starred NBC comedy The Good Place, for which he was nominated for his 14th Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor.

Danson currently stars in Mike Schur’s Netflix series A Man on the Inside, based on the 2020 documentary feature The Mole Agent. His other TV credits include Mr. Mayor, Fargo, Curb Your Enthusiasm and CSI, and on film he was seen in Hearts Beat Loud, Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, and Saving Private Ryan, among others.

The Carol Burnett Award was created in 2019, with Burnett herself as the first recipient. It’s given based on the recipient’s body of work and the lasting impact of their television career achievements on both the industry and audiences. Past recipients include Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and Ellen DeGeneres.

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