Sarah Jessica Parker Reflects on Her Golden Eve Honor—and How Her Carrie-worthy Outfit Came Together
After getting ready at The Beverly Hills Peninsula hotel with go-to hair stylist Chris McMillan, makeup artist Elaine Offers, and manicurist Sarah Chue, Parker spent some quiet moments reflecting on her acceptance speech. “I still get nervous—I’m not casual about anything,” she said with a smile. “There’s really no secret. I try to be somewhat composed and presentable and rely on words to get me through it. I think being nervous is ok in that environment—emotion is part of an evening like that.”
As a lifelong fan of Carol Burnett, whom she sat beside at the ceremony, there was an added layer of personal importance. “It’s hard to be anecdotal and brief on the topic, because it’s very meaningful,” Parker said of the recognition. “I was—all the words that you might predict I might say—honored, humbled, overwhelmed. I felt duty-bound to write remarks that communicated how I felt about Miss Burnett and what she’s meant to me and millions of others. Her skill, her singular physical and intellectual comedy, her infamous generosity. That kind of eclipsed everything, which was perhaps good for me because it’s usually better for me to focus on an exercise!”
In her eloquent prose, which will air this evening when the event is broadcast on CBS, the Ohio-born, New York-seasoned thesp also thanked her agent of 40 years, business manager of 45 years, publicist of 30 years, and lawyer of 35 years. Meanwhile, beaming back at her from the audience were past co-stars including Kristen Davis, Evan Handler, and David Eigenberg. “It was an absolutely lovely night and an intimate and beautiful room,” Parker reflected. “To be presented by my husband and have friends there who I’ve known forever—those very long relationships are an integral part of my life.”
The morning after, Parker was on the road back to New York bright and early to get home to her 16-year-old twin daughters: “They’re both experiencing semesters away. One just came back, one’s about to head out, and we’ll be visiting college campuses later this year.” After spending the lion’s share of 2025 reading during every spare moment as she judged the Booker Prize, Parker is excited to catch up on culture before returning to filming for two upcoming movies. “I didn’t see any theater or ballet at all last year, or movies or television series as much, because I was reading all the time. I’ve missed it all very much, so I’m going to jump back in from today. And, you know, think about when I’m going to get to the grocery store and what I’m going to get for dinner for everybody.”
Golden Eve: The Golden Globes Honor Helen Mirren & Sarah Jessica Parker will air on Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
