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Carol Burnett emotional to get namesake Lifetime Achievement Award

Carol Burnett, 85, was presented the award on Sunday by actor-director Steve Carell, who took the audience on a journey recounting the accolades and achievements of the actress of "The Carol Burnett Show" fame

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First-ever Golden Globe television special achievement award, named after her, recipient actress Carol Burnett poses in the press room during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

First-ever Golden Globe television special achievement award, named after her, recipient actress Carol Burnett poses in the press room during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Comedy icon Carol Burnett, who has made the audience laugh for decades altogether, turned emotional as she received an eponymous honour -- the first-ever Carol Burnett Award -- a Lifetime Achievement in Television recognition -- at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony here.

The award is envisioned by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association HFPA as a companion honour to the Golden Globes- Cecil B. DeMille Award which lauds lifetime achievements of film professionals.

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