Burnett

For decades, Charles Burnett’s best film was little more than a rumor.

His 2011 self-titled follow-up album, produced by T Bone Burnett, made waves, landing on the Billboard 200 as well as country, folk and rock charts.

Mark Burnett, the prolific producer behind “The Apprentice,” “Survivor” and “Shark Tank,” is discovering what it means to be on the harsher side of reality.

Fonda joins a distinguished group of actors who have received the award, including Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Carol Burnett.

Never arbitrary but always unwieldy, Fish and Poinsettia’s issues are unpredictably ever-present, and Burnett has enough respect for the characters not to believe that a happily-ever-after will “cure” them.