The Carney Awards announced today that Academy award nominated actor, Harrison Ford, will present this year's Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award, to character actor, M. Emmett Walsh, during the 4th Annual Carney Awards, happening Sunday, October 28, 2018 at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA.
Additional presenters will include Mike Farrell, Marilu Henner, Debbie Allen and Gregg Henry. The evening will honor this year's class of exemplary actors including favorites of stage and screen Joe Morton, Jessica Walter, Joe Pantoliano, M. Emmet Walsh, James Cromwell and Bruce Greenwood. Comedian Patton Oswalt will host the evening's program, with performances by Happy Day's Donny Most and his Orchestra, and rising country music star, Lily Meola.
Now in its fourth year, The Carney Awards, named for the late, great Oscar and six-time Emmy Award-winning actor Art Carney, honor Hollywood's leading character actors for their outstanding achievements in character acting.
The Carney Awards were created by Elvis Duran Group CEO David Katz, his brother Jim Katz, an Emmy Award winning producer, and Brian Carney, actor/voice-over artist and Art's son. The Carney Awards is a joint production between The Elvis Duran Group and Radcliffe Road Pictures. National radio personality Elvis Duran, the Katz brothers and Carney are executive producers.
Past honorees include William H. Macy, Wendie Malick, William Fichtner, Richard Kind, Xander Berkeley, Gary Cole, Stephen Tobolowsky, Dan Hedaya, Conchata Ferrell, Steve Buscemi, Bob Balaban, Michael Ealy, Bruce McGill, David Paymer, CCH Pounder and Jonathan Banks.
For more information, visit www.thecarneyawards.com or follow @CarneyAwards on Twitter.
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