Ryan Murphy Set to Receive Carol Burnett Award at Golden Globes

Openly gay and prolific producer Ryan Murphy will receive the Carol Burnett Award in recognition of his achievements at the Golden Globes in January, NBC News reported.

Murphy, at age 57, will be the fourth recipient of the award and its youngest so far, Billboard detailed. He will also be "the second LGBTQ recipient out of just four honorees, a sign of the importance of that community in TV and entertainment," Billboard noted.

"The board of directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selects the honoree based on 'their body of work and the lasting impact that their television career achievements have had on both the industry and audiences,' " the article added. "This award is seen as the counterpart to the Globes' long-standing Cecil B. DeMille Award, which focuses on film work."

"Murphy's appearance will add another big name to the Jan. 10 lineup as organizers try to rebound from a diversity and ethics scandal," NBC News relayed, before recalling that among Murphy's series are critical and commercial hits like "Glee," "911," "American Horror Story," and "Pose," "a show that broke ground with a large transgender cast."

Murphy has also been active with Netflix in recent years, bringing series like "The Politician," "Hollywood," and "Ratched" to the streamer. Two of the limited series he produced this season for Netflix, "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" and "The Watcher" were such successes that they have been renewed for second seasons.

Billboard took note of the fact that "the HFPA announced that this year's DeMille Award will go to Eddie Murphy, so both of the show's tentpole honorary awards will go to men named Murphy."