Harrison Ford was honored on the Critics Choice Awards with the Career Achievement Award and delivered a heartfelt speech.
“I’m really happy to be here tonight [and] to see what our business is turning into,” Ford stated, accepting his award after a standing ovation from the gang. “And all of the talented people who are getting opportunities that probably would not have existed in the early part of my career. I’m really happy about that.”
The Star Wars alum stated he felt “enormously lucky” for the dignity and thanked his “lovely wife,” Calista Flockhart, who was visibly emotional with tears in her eyes.
Ford famous that his spouse “supports me when I need a lot of support — and I need a lot of support.”
“I’m grateful to all the fine actors — I see many of them here tonight — that I’ve worked with and I’m deeply happy to have had the opportunities that I’ve had,” he continued. “Thank you, I won’t take any more of your time.”
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Earlier within the broadcast, cameras caught Ford within the humorous second when his Shrinking co-star offered an award. As Jason Segel took the state for his presenting duties, Ford was seen cheering his co-star on and saying his title.
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Ford and Segel co-star within the Apple TV+ collection co-created by Bill Lawrence, Segel and Brett Goldstein. In the collection, Ford performs the function of Dr. Paul Rhoades, a therapist and colleague of Segel’s Jimmy Laird. A second season of the comedy-drama has already been ordered following the primary season which premiered on January 2023 and consisted of ten episodes.
Watch Ford cheering on Segel on the Critics Choice Awards within the video under.
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