Well
there goes the surprise. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced
today that the writer, director and musician Woody Allen will join Steven
Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Robin Williams, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier,
Clint Eastwood and countless others as the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille –
Life Time Achievement Award that is going to be delivered at the 71st Golden
Globes, which are going to be held on January 12, 2014.
Because
Allen doesn’t appear in these types of events (won 4 Oscars but never attended)
it will be fun to see who will go on stage to collect the award.
Press
Release:
WOODY
ALLEN TO RECEIVE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
AT 71ST
ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS
ON
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014
HOLLYWOOD,
CA, September 13, 2013 – The multi-hyphenated Woody Allen will be honored with
the 2014 Cecil B. DeMille Award and will be paid tribute to at the 71st Annual
Golden Globe® Awards on Sunday, January 12, 2014, LIVE coast-to-coast on NBC
with the pre-show from 4:00-5:00 p.m. (PST)/7:00-8:00 p.m. (EST), and main
telecast from 5:00-8:00 p.m. (PST)/8:00-11:00 p.m. (EST) from the Beverly
Hilton Hotel. It was announced today by Theo Kingma, president of the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
“There
is no one more worthy of this award than Woody Allen,” said Kingma. “His
contributions to filmmaking have been phenomenal and he truly is an
international treasure.”
Chosen
by the HFPA Board of Directors, the Cecil B. DeMille Award is given annually to
the talented individuals who have made an incredible impact on the world of
entertainment. Recent recipients include Jodie Foster (2013), Morgan Freeman,
(2012), Robert De Niro (2011), Martin Scorsese (2010), Steven Spielberg (2009),
Warren Beatty (2007), Anthony Hopkins (2006), Robin Williams (2005), Michael
Douglas (2004), Gene Hackman (2003), Harrison Ford (2002), Al Pacino (2001),
and Barbra Streisand (2000).
Woody
Allen is the prolific writer/director of over 45 films including such revered
and iconic works as “Annie Hall,” “Manhattan,” “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” and
“Hannah and Her Sisters”; as well as recent critical and box office hits such
as “Match Point,” “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and “Midnight in Paris” for which
he won both the 2012 Golden Globe for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture and the
Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay. Allen’s most recent film, “Blue
Jasmine,” is currently in theaters.
Produced
by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards
are viewed in more than 160 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards
ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.
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