Helen Mirren to Receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
Helen Mirren has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes. This lifetime achievement honor recognizes her exceptional and lasting impact on the world of entertainment.
The award will be presented on January 8, 2026, during the Golden Eve primetime special airing on CBS and Paramount+. This event celebrates two honorary awards: the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Carol Burnett Award for TV achievement, the latter's recipient still to be announced.
Career Highlights
- Mirren won the Best Actress Oscar in 2007 for her role as Elizabeth II in The Queen.
- She has received four total Academy Award nominations.
- An Emmy and Tony Award winner.
- Seventeen Golden Globe nominations with three wins.
Notable Works
- Films: Caligula, Excalibur, White Nights, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Gosford Park, Calendar Girls, Elizabeth I, and Golda.
- Television: Played Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect, starred in the Golden Globe-winning miniseries Losing Chase, and appears as a Dutton in the Yellowstone Universe series 1923.
Achievements and Honors
- Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2003.
- Received the SAG 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.
Author's summary: Helen Mirren’s remarkable six-decade career and extraordinary contributions to film and television have earned her the 2026 Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award.