'Glee' Creator Ryan Murphy to Receive Fourth-Ever Carol Burnett Award at 2023 Golden Globes

Mar. 15, 2025

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Ryan Murphywill be honored for his contributions to television at the 2023Golden Globe Awards.

On Thursday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) named Murphy, 57, as the 2023 recipient of the 4th annualCarol BurnettAward, which honors prominent figures who have made an impact not only on viewers but on the industry as a whole.

Helen Hoehne, President of the HFPA, said theGleecreator was chosen for the diversity of his projects and their “thrilling” content.

“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,” Hoehne said in a statement. “His work and storytelling ability throughout different film and television genres have led to highly acclaimed achievements and awards.”

Murphy has won five Golden Globes already, and has been nominated 16 times. He’s best known for creating theAmerican Horror Storyfranchise, alongsideAmerican Crime Story, Nip/Tuck,Glee,Feud,Pose,Scream Queensand9-1-1.

The director has also written and produced a list of series, including Netflix’sThe Politician,Halston,Ratched,The WatcherandThe Andy Warhol Diaries. Murphy also directed Eat, Pray, Love,Running with Scissors,The Normal Heart andThe Prom.

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Even though his programs have received praise from critics and audiences alikes, Murphy didn’t always have the easiest time getting his ideas off the ground.

“All of them, I was told, every single time I had a hit,I was told it would not be a hit,” he told Collider in May 2020. “For example, nobody thoughtGleewould work except for a few of us. Nobody thoughtAmerican Horror Storywould work. Nobody thoughtThe Normal Heartwould work. Nobody thoughtOJwould work.”

Murphy continued, “I was used to, ‘No, I believe in this.’ And I had a lot of lovely people who controlled the purse strings in my life who said, ‘Okay, well you’ve had enough successful, we’ll bet on you.'”

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The 80th AnnualGolden Globe Awardswill be telecast live on Jan. 10 on NBC and Peacock at 8 p.m. ET.

source: people.com