The 4th Annual Carney Awards | The Character Actor Hall of Fame

4th Annual Carney Award Highlights

The Fourth Annual Carney Awards, held at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA, saw one accomplished actor after another take the stage — both as honorees as well as award presenters. Patton Oswalt handled the hosting duties with comedic energy, and outstanding musical numbers by Happy Days’ Donny Most and his orchestra kept the excitement going. Jessica Walter, Joe Pantoliano, James Cromwell, Joe Morton and Bruce Greenwood took the honors, with Harrison Ford presenting The Carney Lifetime Achievement Award to M. Emmet Walsh. M*A*S*H’s Mike Farrell, Debbie Allen, Marilu Henner, Stephen Tobolowsky and Greg Henry rounded out the presenters at the fast, laugh-filled 4th Annual Carney Awards.

The Honorees: The Best of The Best

Donny Most provided the musical entertainment

Debbie Allen presented The Carney to Joe Morton

See the Carney Honorees’ remarkable roles

4th Annual Carney Award Honorees

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter starred in Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty For Me, which garnered her a Golden Globe® Nomination. She also starred in Grand Prix and Sidney Lumet's The Group. Her early TV career included the title character of the series Amy Prentiss, of which she received an Emmy® Award for Lead Actress. She is best known for her role as martini-fueled matriarch Lucille Bluth on the critically acclaimed comedy series Arrested Development. The role has earned Jessica numerous accolades, including an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and has become one of TV's all-time favorite characters known for her snarky one-liners, searing side-eye, and unconventional approach to parenting. In addition to Arrested Development, Jessica was most recently the voice of Malory Archer on FX's animated series Archer, playing the acid-tongued mother of Sterling Archer.

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano first grew to fame as “Guido, the Killer Pimp” in the Tom Cruise film Risky Business. He later appeared as the villainous Francis Fratelli in the teen classic The Goonies. He starred opposite Robert DeNiro as double-crossing bail bondsman Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run and went on to play Captain Conrad Howard in both Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2. His portrayal of Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive showed he could go head-to-head with Tommy Lee Jones. He then gained fame among a new generation as Cypher in the landmark sci-fi film The Matrix and later won an Emmy® Award for his role as Ralph Cifaretto in the HBO series The Sopranos. When not acting, Joe tends to his charity organization, No Kidding? Me Too! The foundation’s mission is to remove the stigma attached to brain disease through education, awareness and breaking down societal barriers.

M. Emmet Walsh

Michael Emmet Walsh came to prominence in the 1978 film Straight Time, in which he played a parole officer. He also had a small but memorable role as a crazed sniper in the Steve Martin comedy The Jerk. One of his best-known roles was Captain Henry Bryant in Ridley Scott’s cult film Blade Runner. His most acclaimed performance was arguably the double-crossing private detective in the Coen Brothers’ first film, Blood Simple, for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. Emmet made occasional guest appearances on Home Improvement and Frasier. He appeared as a powerful U.S. Senator in David Winning's Killer Image and co-starred in the John Grisham film A Time to Kill. He played opposite Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober and had a brief but memorable role opposite Chevy Chase in Fletch.

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood is best known for his role as President John F. Kennedy in the film Thirteen Days. He also played the President in National Treasure: Book of Secrets and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Bruce commands the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek film series. Bruce began his TV career in the series St. Elsewhere and then played the lead in Nowhere Man. He also played Gil Garcetti in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and has appeared in Knot’s Landing and Mad Men. He’s also appeared in the films Double Jeopardy, playing the double-crossing husband of Ashley Judd, Hollywood Homicide, 1, Robot, Capote and most recently the Steven Spielberg-directed The Post. Bruce currently co-stars in the Fox medical drama The Resident. Between TV roles he’s also done voiceover work.

Joe Morton

Joe Morton made his Broadway debut in Hair, appeared in Salvation, and was nominated for a Tony Award® for Raisin. His first film was John Sayles’ The Brother from Another Planet and then went on to play a character with the most memorable death scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Morton returned to his musical roots in Blues Brothers 2000 singing alongside James Brown and Sam Moore. He starred in the Sanford and Son spinoff Grady and had notable appearances in M*A*S*H and Smallville. He portrayed Dr. Silas Stone, father of Victor Stone/Cyborg, in the films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. In 2016 Morton portrayed activist and comedian Dick Gregory in the play Turn Me Loose and most recently played Olivia Pope’s father in the TV series Scandal. He won an Emmy® Award for the role of Eli Pope and currently co-stars in the CBS series God Friended Me.

James Cromwell

James Cromwell began his TV career as Stretch Cunningham in All in the Family and credits Art Carney because James channeled Art’s Ed Norton voice into the character. He went on to Norman Lear's Hot L Baltimore and later appeared on M*A*S*H as Captain Leo Bardonaro. A year later he made his film debut in Neil Simon’s classic detective spoof Murder by Death. His critically acclaimed role in the film Babe earned him an Academy Award nomination. He continued to appear in high profile, well-received films such as The People vs. Larry Flynt, Space Cowboys, W, L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, Star Trek: First Contact and most recently, Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom. His success continued in television as newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst in the TV film RKO 281. He also co-starred in Six Feet Under and American Horror Story, for which he won an Emmy® Award.