Dame Helen Mirren was honored with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award during “Golden Eve” on Thursday evening, a kickoff show to Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony.
Harrison Ford served as the presenter for the honor, a perfect selection due to their longstanding relationship. The pair first worked together in 1986’s “The Mosquito Coast.” They then reunited nearly 40 years later for Taylor Sheridan’s “1923.”
During his introduction, Ford said that when thinking of Mirren, “the word that comes to mind is not Dame — it’s badass.”
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“Helen Mirren can play a badass because she is one,” he continued.
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