While accepting the Carol Burnett Award, Norman Lear meanwhile expressed his respect for the award’s namesake creator: “I am convinced that laughter adds time to one’s life and no one has made me laugh harder.”
Jane Fonda called for Hollywood to “expand that tent” of who is allowed to tell stories in the industry, while Norman Lear thanked a series of creators he has worked with over his decades-long career while accepting the Cecil B.