Calista Flockhart on the red carpet as Harrison Ford accepts major acting honor
Harrison Ford attended the Actor Awards with his wife calista flockhart, and the pair walked the Shrine Auditorium red carpet together as Ford prepared to receive a lifetime-level honor. The detail that Ford told an interviewer he doesn't tell his wife what to do drew attention amid the 32nd annual ceremony's presenter lineup and nominations roll call.
Calista Flockhart joined Ford at the Shrine Auditorium on March 1
Calista Flockhart joined Harrison Ford on the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium on March 1; the couple wore coordinating black ensembles when they arrived. The two have been married for 15 years, and they share a son, Liam, who is 25. Ford, who is 83 years old, stood alongside his wife as the ceremony prepared to hand him an award described in context both as a Lifetime Achievement Award and as a Life Achievement Award.
Ford tells Justin Sylvester: "I don't tell my wife what to do"
On the red carpet, Harrison Ford spoke with Justin Sylvester on a live Actor Awards interview segment and said plainly, "I don't tell my wife what to do. " He added that, even though he has influence around casting for his show Shrinking, he would never presume to tell Calista Flockhart she needed to be on it, saying, "That would be up to her. " The comment was offered while Ford and his wife were attending the Actor Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on March 1.
Woody Harrelson to present Ford's life/lifetime achievement honor at the 32nd Actor Awards
Woody Harrelson is set to present the Life Achievement Award to Harrison Ford during the 32nd annual Actor Awards, an event described in the context as formerly the SAG Awards. The ceremony will stream live at 8 p. m. ET/5 p. m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, and Kristen Bell is returning as host. While Ford and Harrelson have not appeared in a movie together, Harrelson co-starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a prequel to Ford's Han Solo.
Presenters roster and leading film nominations
Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Allison Janney, Sarah Paulson and Christoph Waltz are listed among presenters for the ceremony. Del Toro is a nominee for best performance by a male actor in a supporting role for One Battle After Another, which also received a nomination for best performance by a cast in a motion picture; Christoph Waltz is part of a cast nominated for Frankenstein. Additional presenters named include 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. One Battle After Another leads film nominations with seven mentions; Sinners follows with five nominations; Frankenstein, Hamnet and Marty Supreme each have three.
Preshow timing, Ford's reflections on career and his thoughts on love
Before the main ceremony, Paige DeSorbo and Scott Evans will host The Actor’s Red Carpet: The 32nd Annual Actor Awards Official Preshow, streaming live at 7 p. m. ET/4 p. m. PT. Ford, who accepted attention for the honor, told the red-carpet interviewer, "I’ve been a very lucky guy, " and said he was "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. "
Ford—who has played characters including Indiana Jones, Han Solo in Star Wars and Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive—said he does not have a single favorite role. "I’m so grateful for the opportunities I've had to play all the characters that I've played, " he said, adding, "I’ve got to live a thousand lives—hundred lives, not a thousand. " On the Wild Card With Rachel Martin podcast in August, he also reflected on later-life love: "Old people can love, too, " and he said, "Staying in love is the issue, " adding, "Maintaining, nurturing, basically, not f--king up. "
Red carpet notes and wider ceremony context
Ford and Calista Flockhart's coordinated appearance was one of many couples noticed at the Actor Awards. The ceremony will include a broad slate of presenters, the life/lifetime honor for Ford presented by Woody Harrelson, and a lineup of films leading nominations headed by One Battle After Another and Sinners.
