The 83-year-old legend will become the 67th – and the 16th woman – to receive the highest honor from HFPA.
Jane Fonda, who is now in the 61st year of his Hollywood career, will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the virtual ceremony of the Golden Globe Awards on February 28, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Tuesday.
The 83-year-old daughter of a Golden Age star Henry Fonda and the winner of two Oscars and three competitive Golden Globe awards (plus four special Globes) will become the 67th – and 16th woman – to receive the highest honor from HFPA for a film professional, presented since 1952. ( Carol Burnett The award is the equivalent for people primarily known for their work on TV.)
Chosen by the HFPA board for an award that aims to celebrate “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment”, she will follow in the footsteps of Walt Disney, Judy Garland, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and yes, your father, who was the recipient in 1980.
“The Hollywood Foreign Press Association takes great pride in awarding the 2021 Cecil B. DeMille Award to Jane Fonda,” president of HFPA Ali Sar said in a statement. “For more than five decades, the breadth of Jane’s work has been anchored in her relentless activism, using her platform to address some of the most important social issues of our time. Her undeniable talent has earned her the highest level of recognition, and while she professional life has taken many turns, his unwavering commitment to evoke change has remained. We are honored to celebrate his achievements at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. “
Fonda will soon be in the seventh and final season of Netflix Grace and Frankie, which will become the oldest original series on Netflix. She is also highly active in the fight to combat climate change, raising awareness through her fire training exercise on Fridays and a book released last fall, What can I do? My path from climatic despair to action.