And just like that, Sarah Jessica Parker is a 2026 Golden Globes honoree.
The award show announced that the Sex and the City alum—and six-time Golden Globe winner—will be the recipient of the 2026 Carol Burnett Award, recognizing her contributions to the television industry both in front of and behind the camera.
“Sarah Jessica Parker’s career embodies the very spirit of the Carol Burnett Award,” Golden Globes president Helen Hoehne shared in a Nov. 13 press release. “Her trailblazing impact on television and her dedication to storytelling across stage and screen have left an indelible mark on popular culture.”
She added, “We are honored to celebrate her extraordinary contributions to entertainment.”
And Sarah Jessica is in good company with the honor, as she follows in the footsteps of inaugural honoree Carol Burnett—who received the award in 2019—as well as previous winners Ellen DeGeneres, Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and Ted Danson.
The 60-year-old will receive the award during the new primetime special Golden Eve, set to air on Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. on CBS and stream on Paramount+, just a few days before the Golden Globes themselves take place on Jan. 11. Sarah Jessica will be joined by fellow honoree Helen Mirren, who is picking up the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award.
It’s certainly fitting that Sarah Jessica—who shares kids James Broderick, 23, and twins Marion Broderick and Tabitha Broderick, both 16, with husband Matthew Broderick—is receiving an award named for Carol, considering she has filled comedy icon’s shoes before, playing the leading role in the 1996 Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress, a role that Carol had originated in 1959.
Sarah Jessica’s latest accolade caps off her impressive 2025, as she once again said a fond farewell to her iconic character Carrie Bradshaw when And Just Like That ended August after three seasons.
“It was a very tough decision,” she shared with CBS Mornings in October. “I’m not sure what that decision means 'cause I could just be on hiatus. But it was a difficult decision.”
It was also a tough choice for writer and director Michael Patrick King, who made the decision to end the HBO show, which also starred Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.
“Michael thought a lot about it,” Sarah Jessica added. “It’s out of respect for this singular professional experience that you have to consider what you want to do and have you done it.”
Despite feeling sadness about the ending, the Emmy winner noted, “Sometimes it’s best to gracefully walk away when things feel really right and energetic. Instead of squeezing and exploiting people’s generosity and hospitality.”
And while Carrie Bradshaw’s story may be done for now, she’ll always be only a click away on our TVs—as will her and her friends' myriad of epic love affairs. Keep reading as we rank all of the Sex and the City romances through the years.
16. Samantha and Richard
Ugh, what an a--hole.
Best moment: N/A.
15. Carrie and Berger
It's hard to remember the couple's early banter-filled, cute moments after all the horrible, passive-aggressive crap the writer pulled later on. HE BROKE UP WITH HER ON A POST-IT.
Best moment: None are coming to mind at the moment, Berger. We're sorry, we can't. Don't hate us.
14. Samantha and Maria
No one believed this relationship would last, right? Still, Samantha gave it the ol' college try.
Best moment: After a night out with Carrie and her new beau, during which Samantha told Big to "back off," Maria told Samantha she couldn't be just friends.
13. Miranda and Che
Not on fans' bingo cards when they tuned into Max's revival series And Just Like That...? Miranda ending her marriage and following a standup comedian across the country!
Best Moment: For the pure comedy of it all, it has to be Che and Miranda hooking up in Carrie's kitchen while a recovering-from-hip-surgery Carrie peed herself in bed.
12. Carrie and Petrovsky
Oh, the Russian. Their relationship started off too romantic to be true…and it was. He didn't get along with her friends and Carrie's impulsive move to Paris proved to be a disaster.
Best moment: After too many grand romantic gestures, Carrie literally swooned. So naturally, Petrovsky took her, in her dream ball gown, to McDonald's, where they slow-danced while waiting for fries. We literally swooned.
11. Charlotte and Trey
On paper, Trey was the perfect guy for Charlotte. But, the cracks began to show (overbearing mother, "Trey can't get it up," not wanting kids, etc.) soon after their wedding. Also: he gave her a cardboard cut-out baby. Who does that?!
Best moment: When Trey took Charlotte to Tiffany's so she could pick out her dream ring to make up for the infamous "Alrighty!" comment.
10. Samantha and James
The first relationship Samantha had that wasn't based on sex came to an end because of, well, sex. Or James' small penis, to be exact.
Best moment: When Samantha told James she loved him. A huge (no pun intended) moment for her.
9. Miranda and Skipper
Poor, poor Skipper. He was kind of like a Steve-lite, and Miranda was able to walk all over him.
Best moment: When he calls her "luminous" during their chance meeting at a bodega.
8. Anthony and Stanford
Sure, it came out of nowhere in the movies that Carrie's BFF and Charlotte's wedding planner-turned-bestie would get together, but it kind of works for us.
Best moment: In their wedding vows, when Anthony said, "It wasn't love at first sight, but it turns out it was love. You are the first man to accept me for the man that I actually am."
7. Carrie and Aidan
Let's face it, Aidan was a great guy but he wasn't The Guy for Carrie…no matter how hard they both tried to convince themselves that he was. However, season two of And Just Like That... may just prove that second chances are the hottest trend this summer. (Yes, we are refusing to acknowledge their dalliance in Sex and the City 2.)
Best moment: Is it weird that we loved their breakup scene—the second one—where they slept on the floor of the apartment they would never live in together?
6. Miranda and Robert
Talk about a catch. Robert was almost perfect: he was a hot doctor for the New York Knicks who watched the same soaps as Miranda. His one flaw? He just wasn't Steve.
Best moment: Their first kiss at their "lockers," (i.e.: mailboxes). Or her taking a personal day for the first time ever for him. OR THE CHICKEN POX.
5. Samantha and Smith
Of all the guys on SATC, Smith Jerrod might just be the best. He was so patient and so giving with the wild Samantha, who fought tooth and nail not to fall in love with the model-turned-superstar.
Best moment: Who doesn't tear up just thinking about Smith shaving his golden locks for Samantha when she lost her hair while undergoing chemo?
4. Carrie and Big
Absof--kinglutely. (Curse you, Peloton!)
Best moment: Come on, how can we not choose Big going to Paris to finally tell Carrie she's the one? (Although the fart-in-bed/whoopee cushion prank still makes us smile.)
3. Miranda and Steve
Just as Miranda's feelings for Steve snuck up on her, our love for this couple hit us like a ton of bricks—just like their split in And Just Like That...'s first season. Justice for Steve!
Best moment: If any moment perfectly represents SATC's most low-maintenance couple, it was Miranda's out-of-nowhere proposal and their super low-key wedding in the park. So them. So perfect.
2. Charlotte and Harry
They say love often finds you when you least expect it…like when your sweaty putz of a divorce lawyer turns out to be the man of your dreams and the best father to your children you could've imagined.
Best moment: Their mess-filled, imperfectly perfect nuptials. From the beginning of the series, Charlotte wanted the fairy tale wedding, but what she got was the fairy tale marriage.
1. The Girls
"The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them and others you don't, but in the end they're the people you always come home to. Sometimes it's the family you're born into. And sometimes it's the one you make for yourself."
Best moment: We were SO tempted to choose Carrie walking Miranda down the aisle at her mother's funeral, but we thought a moment with all four girls was appropriate. Our choice? When Miranda doesn't give two shits about her wedding after hearing about Samantha's breast cancer diagnosis, with all four girls tuning out the celebration to just be together. Because that's what friendship is: putting others before yourself.