Television writer and mega-producer Ryan Murphy accepted the honorary Carol Burnett Award, dedicating his speech to the LGBTQ actors who shaped his career.⁠ ⁠ “I’ve dedicated most of my lifetime achievement speech here tonight to these actors I’ve worked with to make a point of hope and progress,” Murphy said. “When I was a young person at home in the seventies watching ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ I never, ever saw a person like me getting an award or even being a character on a TV show."⁠ ⁠ Murphy added that he hopes the LGBTQ actors and characters in his work have been "examples of possibility" for queer youths watching at home.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in bio for more. 📸: Rich Polk / NBC