Glee creator Ryan Murphy received an honorary Golden Globe award

Ryan Murphy, creator of hit shows like Nip/Tuck, Glee and American Horror Story, will receive an honorary award at the Golden Globe Gala in January. Thursday (local time) in Los Angeles, the Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that during the 80th Annual Awards Gala on Jan. 10, the 57-year-old producer, screenwriter and director will accept the Carol Burnett Award.

Since 2019, the award has been given for special merits in the field of television. TV icon Carol Burnett (89) was the top recipient, followed by Ellen DeGeneres and Norman Lear. The HFPA has presented the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Special Achievement in Film since 1952—and in January it was awarded to comedian Eddie Murphy.

Multi Globe and Emmy award winner Ryan Murphy lives in Hollywood with his husband, David Miller. View award-winning projects like Pose, The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and Versace: American Crime Story and Feud starring Academy Award winner Jessica Lange. For the AIDS drama “The Normal Heart,” he brought Mark Ruffalo and Julia Roberts on camera. He also directed the best-selling Eat Pray Love with Roberts from his own screenplay. He is currently having success with the true crime series Dahmer: Monsters: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer.