Harrison Ford Gets Life Achievement Award and Opens Up About Marriage on Actor Awards Red Carpet
harrison ford accepted a Life Achievement honor at the Actor Awards and used his red-carpet appearance to talk about marriage and career, including a cheeky rule he follows with his wife Calista Flockhart.
Acceptance and the moment on the red carpet
The 83-year-old arrived at the Shrine Auditorium on March 1 wearing coordinating black with Calista Flockhart and said he’s grateful for the acknowledgement as he receives the award at the Kristen Bell–hosted, 32nd annual ceremony. "I’ve been a very lucky guy, " he said, adding, "I'm very grateful for this attention and very grateful for this acknowledgement. " He joked, "But gosh, I'm only halfway through my career. It's a little early for this. "
Harrison Ford reflects on marriage: one simple rule
On the red carpet and on a Live From E! segment at the Shrine Auditorium, he offered a rule he follows in his 15-year marriage to Calista Flockhart: "I don't tell my wife what to do. " He repeated that stance when asked about casting for his show Shrinking, saying he would not tell Calista—with whom he shares son Liam, 25—that she needed to be on it: "That would be up to her. "
Career reflections and favorite roles
While accepting the Life Achievement Award, he referenced a long run of iconic parts—Indiana Jones, Han Solo in Star Wars and Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive—but said he does not have a single favorite. "I’m so grateful for the opportunities I've had to play all the characters that I've played, " he said, then corrected himself humorously: "I’ve got to live a thousand lives—hundred lives, not a thousand. " The ceremony streamed live at 8 p. m. ET/5 p. m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Who presented and who was scheduled to appear
Woody Harrelson was set to present the Life Achievement Award to Ford. Harrelson and Ford have not appeared in a movie together, though Harrelson co-starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a prequel to Ford’s Han Solo. Additional named presenters scheduled for the show include Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Allison Janney, Sarah Paulson and Christoph Waltz. Kristen Bell returned as host.
Additional presenters, preshow and nominations on the slate
The awards lineup listed many more presenters: Andy Garcia, Angela Kinsey, Chase Infiniti, Claire Danes, Connor Storrie, Damian Lewis, Damson Idris, Delroy Lindo, Ellie Kemper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jacob Elordi, Janelle James, Jenna Fischer, Jenna Ortega, Jessie Buckley, Lisa Kudrow, Megan Stalter, Mia Goth, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Mindy Kaling, Odessa A’zion, Paul W. Downs, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Astin, Sterling K. Brown, Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Okonma, Viola Davis, Wunmi Mosaku and Yerin Ha. Paige DeSorbo and Scott Evans were scheduled to host The Actor’s Red Carpet preshow streaming live on Netflix at 7 p. m. ET/4 p. m. PT. One Battle After Another led the film nominations with seven mentions, Sinners had five, and Frankenstein, Hamnet and Marty Supreme each had three.
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In a later interview noted in the coverage, he reflected on love at an older age on NPR’s Wild Card With Rachel Martin in August, saying, "Old people can love, too, " and adding, "Staying in love is the issue, " followed by, "Maintaining, nurturing, basically, not f--king up. " The next confirmed event tied to the awards schedule was the preshow at 7 p. m. ET, with the main ceremony streaming at 8 p. m. ET from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.
