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“The Second Annual Golden Globes Party Saluting Young Hollywood” a huge success

Beverly Hills, CA, December 9, 2009 – The new idea of announcing Miss Golden Globe at “The Second Annual Golden Globes Party Saluting Young Hollywood” was a huge success as it generated the biggest publicity blitz ever for the announcement of Miss Golden Globe.
Here are some links to coverage of Tuesday’s Young Hollywood Party and announcement of the 2010 Miss Golden Globe:
Los Angeles Times
“Mavis Spencer is Miss Golden Globe 2010”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/12/mavis-spencer-is-miss-golden-globe-2010.html
New York Times
“Here She Is, the New Miss Golden Globes”
http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/here-she-is-the-new-miss-golden-globes/
InStyle
“The Golden Globe Salute to Young Hollywood Party”
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20170110_20326085_20714848,00.html
People
“Meet Miss Globe 2010: Alfre Woodard‘s Daughter”
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20325959,00.html
“Entertainment Tonight”
“Stars Come Out As Miss Golden Globe Is Announced”
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/12/81784/
Huffington Post
“Mavis Spencer, Alfre Woodard’s Daughter, Is Miss Golden Globe 2010”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/mavis-spencer-alfre-wooda_n_386327.html
Toronto Sun
“Golden Globes Young Hollywood party”
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2009/12/09/12095536.html
Perez Hilton
“Miss Golden Globe 2010 Announced!”
http://perezhilton.com/2009-12-09-miss-golden-globe-2010-announced
Just Jared
“Mavis Spencer is Miss Golden Globe 2010”
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/12/09/mavis-spencer-is-miss-golden-globe-2010/
New York Magazine
“Meet Mavis Spencer, Your Miss Golden Globe for 2010”
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/12/mavis_spencer_miss_golden_glob.html
Broadway World
“Photo Coverage: Golden Globes ‘Saluting Young Hollywood’ Party”
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Golden_Globes_Saluting_Young_Hollywood_Party_20091209
Digital Spy
“Miss Golden Globe 2010 revealed”
http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a190679/miss-golden-globe-2010-revealed.html
Moviefone
“Alfre Woodard‘s Daughter Mavis Spencer Is Miss Golden Globes 2010”
http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/12/09/mavis-spencer-miss-golden-globes-2010/
UPI
“Mavis Spencer named Miss Golden Globe”
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2009/12/09/Mavis-Spencer-named-Miss-Golden-Globe/UPI-81611260380336/
Movieline
“Who is This Year’s Miss Golden Globe?”
http://www.movieline.com/2009/12/who-is-this-years-miss-golden-globes.php
Alternative Film Guide
“Golden Globes 2010: Mavis Spencer”
http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/golden-globes-2010-mavis-spencer-miss-golden-globe-776/
WonderWall
“Stars Come Out as Miss Golden Globe is Announced”
http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/stars-come-out-as-miss-golden-globe-is-announced-1529113.story
Daily Variety
“Alfre Woodard‘s daughter is Miss Golden Globe”
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012519.html?categoryId=1985&cs=1
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posted by admin, 9th December 2009 , Categories: Blog

A RECORD 69 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR “THE 67th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS” TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON NBC AT 5 PM PT/8 PM ET ON JANUARY 17, 2010

Contact: The Michael Russell Group
(310) 939-9024 For Immediate Release
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 8, 2009 – A record 69 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2009 achievements, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The list of contenders follows:
About Elly
Iran
Ajami
Israel
Baaria
Italy
Backyard
Mexico
Broken Embraces
Spain
Broken Promise
Slovak Republic
Can Not Live Without You
Taiwan
Cell 211
Spain
Chameleon
Hungary
Chandni Chowk To China
India
Chilango Chronicles
Mexico
City of Life and Death
China
Coco Before Chanel
France
Dancer and the Thief, The
Spain
Dawson, Island 10
Chile
Day At The Museum, A
France
Delhi-6
India
Donkey
Croatia
Eden Is West
France
For a Moment, Freedom
Austria / France
I Galantuomini
Italy
Girl on the Train, The
France
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The
Sweden
God’s Offices
France/Belgium
Grandpa is Dead
Philippines
Grown Ups
France/Sweden
Harishchandrachi Factory
India
Hello Goodbye
France/Israel/Italy
Hipsters
Russia
I Killed My Mother
Canada
I Saw the Sun
Turkey
Il Grande Sogno
Italy
John Rabe
Germany
Lebanon
Israel
Letters to Father Jacob
Finland
London River
Algeria
Louise-Michel
France/Belgium/Luxembourg
Made in Hungaria
Hungary
Maid, The
Chile
Max Manus
Norway
Micmacs
France
Misfortunates, The
Belgium
Mother
Korea
My Queen Karo
Belgium
Nobody to Watch Over Me
Japan
Police, Adjective
Romania
Prank
Hungary
Prince of Tears
Hong Kong/Taiwan
Prophet, A
France
Protektor
Czech Republic
Queen to Play
France/Germany
Refractaire (Draft Dodgers)
Luxembourg
Reverse, The
Poland
Road From Elephant Pass, The
Sri Lanka
Rudo and Cursi
Mexico
Samson & Delilah
Australia
Secret of her Eyes, The
Argentina
Secrets of State
France
Someone I Loved
France/Belgium/Italy
Southern District
Bolivia
Terribly Happy
Denmark
Thirst
South Korea
Vincere
Italy
Waltz, The
Italy
Ward No. 6
Russia
Welcome
France
White Ribbon, The
Germany
Winter in Wartime
With a Little Help From Myself
France
There will be five nominees in the Best Foreign Language Film category. (Nominations for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, December 15.)
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
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posted by admin, 9th December 2009 , Categories: Blog

Mavis Spencer Selected As 2010 Miss Golden Globe

Contact: Michael Russell

(310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mavis Spencer Selected As 2010 Miss Golden Globe for 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards to be Telecast Live on NBC on Jan. 17. Mavis is Daughter of Alfre Woodard and Writer/Producer Roderick Spencer.
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 8, 2009 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Mavis Spencer as its selection as Miss Golden Globe for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be telecast live on NBC on Sunday, January 17, 2010. HFPA President Philip Berk made the announcement at the Second Annual Golden Globes Party Saluting Young Hollywood, which took place at Nobu West Hollywood on December 8. Traditionally, Miss Golden Globe, who assists in the Golden Globes ceremony, is the daughter of a well-known celebrity.
Mavis, age 18, is the daughter of Golden Globe winner Alfre Woodard and writer/producer Roderick Spencer.
“We are delighted that Mavis will join us on January 17 to celebrate ‘The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,’” said Berk at the announcement. “She’s a lovely, multi-talented and very poised young lady.”
“It means a lot to me as a young person to be a part of something with such a rich history,” said Mavis. “I know how my mom feels when she brings home a statue. And to hand someone a token of their accomplishments when they’re elated will just be really cool. I have memories of my mom traipsing off to the Globes, but this year she’s with me! And we’re going to have so much fun.”
Soon to be a college Freshman (Columbia University class of 2014), Mavis has appeared in Teen Vogue and InStyle Magazine. Something of a renaissance woman, Mavis plans to model and study acting at Columbia, while continuing her already illustrious career in Equestrienne Show Jumping.
Previous Miss Golden Globe honorees include Rumer Willis (daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis), Laura Dern (daughter of Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern), Joely Fisher (daughter of Connie Stevens and Eddie Fisher), and Melanie Griffith (daughter of Tippi Hedren).
Fuze was the premiere sponsor for The Second Annual Golden Globes Party Saluting Young Hollywood.
Nominations for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, December 15.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
Mavis Spencer; Philip Berk; Alfre Woodard
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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MISS AND/OR MR. GOLDEN GLOBE
1963 Eva Six (movies)
Donna Douglas (television)
1964 Linda Evans
1971 Ann Archer
1972 Pamela Powell
1973 Kelley Miles
1974 Linda Meikle John
1975 Melanie Griffith
1976 Lisa Farringer
1977 Nicole Ericson
1978 Elizabeth Stack
1979 Stephanie Haymes
1980 Kim Karath
1981 Rosanne Katon
1982 Laura Dern
1983 Lori Leonelli & Rhonda Shear
1984 Anita Finch
1985 Lisabeth Shatner
1986 Calista Carradine
1987 Candace Savalas
1988 Gigi Garner
1989 Kyle Aletter
1990 Katharine Kramer
1991 Kaitlin Hopkins
1992 Joely Fisher
1993 Erin Hamilton
1994 Alex Martin
1995 John Clark Gable
1996 Jaime Nicole Dudney & Freddie Prinze Jr.
1997 Kehly Sloane
1998 Clementine Ford
1999 Tori Reid
2000 Liza Huber
2001 Katie Flynn
2002 Haley Giraldo
2003 Dominik Garcia-Lorido & A.J. Lamas
2004 Lily Costner
2005 Kathryn Eastwood
2006 Dakota Johnson
2007 Lorraine Nicholson
2008 –
2009 Rumer Willis
2010 Mavis Spencer
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posted by admin, 8th December 2009 , Categories: Blog

173 LIVE-ACTION FEATURES, 15 ANIMATED FEATURES, 133 TELEVISION SERIES AND 33 MADE-FOR-TV FILMS/MINI-SERIES ELIGIBLE FOR “THE 67th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS” TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON NBC AT 5 PM PT/8 PM ET ON JANUARY 17

Contact: Michael Russell
(310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 3, 2009 – 173 live-action feature films (105 dramas and 68 comedies or musicals), 15 animated feature films, 133 television series (79 drama and 54 comedies), 33 mini-series or telefilms and a record 69 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2009 achievements, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
In addition, a record 103 songs are eligible for the Golden Globe for Best Original
Song in a Motion Picture.
Nominations for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, December 15.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
For more information, go to www.goldenglobes.org.

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posted by admin, 3rd December 2009 , Categories: Blog

15 ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR “THE 67th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS” TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON NBC AT 5 PM PT/8 PM ET ON JANUARY 17

Contact: Michael Russell
(310) 939-9024 For Immediate Release
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 3, 2009 – 15 animated feature films have been qualified for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” honoring 2009 achievements, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The 15 submitted features are:
“9”
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”
“Battle for Terra”
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
“Mary and Max”
“The Missing Lynx”
“Monsters vs. Aliens”
“Planet 51”
“Ponyo”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Up”
There will be five nominees in the Best Animated Feature category. (Nominations for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, December 15.)
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

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posted by admin, 3rd December 2009 , Categories: Blog

2010 MISS GOLDEN GLOBE TO BE INTRODUCED AT SECOND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES® PARTY SALUTING YOUNG HOLLYWOOD TO TAKE PLACE AT NOBU IN WEST HOLLYWOOD ON DECEMBER 8, 2009

Contact: Michael Russell
(310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
mrussell@michaelrussellgroup.com

HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced
that the 2010 Miss Golden Globe will be introduced at The Second Annual Golden Globes Party Saluting Young Hollywood, which will take place at Nobu on Tuesday evening, December 8.
Over 200 of Hollywood’s brightest young stars attended last year’s inaugural event. “This year’s party will be even more exciting,” said Philip Berk, HFPA President, “because the 2010 Miss Golden Globe will be revealed for the first time.”
Among the celebrities from movies and television who attended last year’s party were 2009 Miss Golden Globe Rumer Willis and “Twilight” cast members Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and Christian Serratos. Other attendees included Evan Rachel Wood (“The Wrestler”), Kevin Connolly (“Entourage”), Brittany Snow (“Hairspray”), Cote de Pablo (“NCIS”),
Hill Harper (“CSI: New York”), Jordana Brewster (“Fast & Furious”), Kelly Osbourne, Kerry Washington (“Lakeview Terrace”), Kristen Bell (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”), Michael Vartan,
Rex Lee (“Entourage”) and Taraji Henson (“Curious Case of Benjamin Button”).
InStyle is co-producing the party as part of the magazine’s continuing marketing partnership with the HFPA.
Traditionally, Miss Golden Globe, who assists in the Golden Globes ceremony, is the daughter of a well-known celebrity. Previous Miss Golden Globe honorees include Rumer Willis (daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis), Laura Dern (daughter of Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern), Joely Fisher (daughter of Connie Stevens and Eddie Fisher), and Melanie Griffith (daughter of Tippi Hedren).
Nominations for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 am PST on Tuesday, December 15. “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton. “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
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posted by admin, 30th November 2009 , Categories: Blog

GLOBE VOTERS REMEMBER

Long memories have helped early film releases

As the end-of-year skies clear and kudo givers attempt to distinguish genuine supernovae from puny white dwarfs, does the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s telescope boast a slightly longer focal length than anyone else’s?
You probably won’t get much argument from the producers of “Bend It Like Beckham,” “About a Boy,” “Thank You for Smoking” or “The Devil Wears Prada,” all of which opened in Q1 or Q2 but by December were resurrected to be named among their years’ finest by the 80-odd members of the Golden Globes-giving org.
Award watchers marveled at last year’s performance of “In Bruges,” a violent, funny little U.K. import from all the way back in February that ended up nabbing three Globe nods, including one in the top category. Did the outcome directly influence the film’s coveted Oscar nom for original screenplay? Guesses HFPA president Philip Berk: “Almost certainly.”
These phenomena are undeniably cheering to the likes of Peter Saraf, producer of this year’s well-received March release “Sunshine Cleaning,” which must depend on long memories to gain nominators’ attention. “When you come to the end of the year with an original screenplay and two extraordinary performances that are among the year’s best, you start to find ways to remind people this is a movie they loved in a quieter time.” As veteran campaign consultant Tony Angellotti puts it, “It’s usually necessary to transport voters in the way-back machine concerning the comedy category.”
The Globes nominators don’t have to go quite as way-back as other groups, due to a combination of factors including the most obvious — the Globes’ separation of dramas from comedies and musicals.
Berk denies that his colleagues have longer memories than others, but Angellotti points out, “Oftentimes the year-end comedies are not the type or style of comedy they prefer, and therefore we have to look back to the first part of the year to flush out the field” with tuners like “Mamma Mia!” and “Hairspray” or last year’s winner, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”
A survey of past early-release HPFA contenders reveals mostly lighter fare, but dramas have been nominated in recent years — “Wonder Boys” (February); “The Horse Whisperer” (May); “The Bridges of Madison County” and “The Truman Show” (both in June) — none of which found their way into the Academy’s top five.
A subtler contributor is the obligation of the foreign scribes to keep up with virtually everything as it comes out. Berk notes, “We not only have to see the film for Golden Globe consideration, but to write our interviews and make a living as journalists.” Their attention, then, is as keen in spring as in deep midwinter, whereas working pros in the Academy and guilds likely don’t see many more films in the course of a year than an avid civilian.
According to one awards consultant, “Opening early is better; the challenges at the end of the year are almost overwhelming.” A feature managing to stay in the critical and public eye after an early opening — 2005′s best picture “Crash,” for example, or “The Hurt Locker” this year — takes on a sense of inevitability as “the little pic that could.” (“Little Miss Sunshine” producer Saraf notes the July release “was still in theaters at Christmas; we had to pull it out to get the DVDs into voters’ stockings.”)
By contrast, WB prexy of domestic distribution Dan Fellman likes Clint Eastwood at Christmastime. After parlaying late-year releases “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Million Dollar Baby” into major award glory, WB has high hopes for Dec. 11′s “Invictus.” He notes that the week from Christmas through New Year’s is the year’s biggest in terms of movie attendance, “and you want to have one of your bigger guns in there.”
But some think Warners waited too long to open “Gran Torino,” which didn’t connect with audiences until the week Oscar nomination ballots were due. Years earlier, however, an August release may have actually helped “Unforgiven,” giving it time to mature in voters’ minds. “Like (early May’s) ‘Gladiator,’ it crossed over from what was expected to be a male audience to a general one, propelled by women and all ages. It was a phenomenon,” Fellman observes.
Given their professional obligation to stay abreast of new releases year-round, the foreign press have a jump on other voting orgs who depend on a glut of screeners arriving each December. As one Academy member opines, “You get 50, 60 DVDs, and you say, ‘God, I haven’t seen these 20 or whatever.’ We have to make choices. How many DVDs can a working person watch in a week? Two?”
For the HFPA, screeners are merely opportunities to spot-check a fondly remembered pic or performance. As Berk himself offers, “If there’s anything in the borderlines, I’ll go to the trouble of seeing the DVD again.”
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posted by admin, 30th November 2009 , Categories: Blog

GOLDEN GLOBES ADDING EXTRA PIZZAZZ

HFPA shakes up kudofest with a live show and host
By JENNY PETERS

STANDUP GUY: Ricky Gervais‘ selection as host of the upcoming Golden Globes ceremony was a ‘collaborative’ decision.


What’s a venerable awards ceremony to do when ratings are down, other newbie awards shows are nipping at its heels and the world in general is moving at a much faster pace than when it began? Change things up, of course.

Which explains why the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. (HFPA) along with NBC-TV and Dick Clark Prods. have decided to do things a bit differently for the 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards, due to air Jan. 17. They will start the shake-up by going with a nationwide live feed at 5 p.m. PST, when the show actually begins at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, rather than a delay to 9 p.m. PST.
“The core of the decision was that the Globes are unique,” says Orly Adelson, president of Dick Clark Prods. “They are the first award show of the year, and, being so, the curiosity level is enormous. But today, with the information that comes through so quickly, there’s no mystery anymore (after the fact). So the minute it is live, everybody has access to the information via the Internet.”
On the subject of the plethora of awards shows, Globes exec producer Barry Adelman says: “We think there’s room for everybody, we don’t get into competition. We’re just worried about our show.”
The Globes’ Nielsen ratings has plummeted from 26.8 million total viewers in 2004 to 2009′s 14.9 million. That’s partially a result of the Globes getting KO’d by the writers strike in 2008 (which led to actors refusing to attend the ceremony — which became a press conference) and then feeling a bit weak in the legs in 2009.
“Two years ago we actually had the strike, and last year we had the same problem with the actors strike looming,” Adelson points out. “So in neither case could we come full blown and do the marketing that normally is done for this show. So much energy went into ‘will it or won’t it’ that it held us back in many ways.”
So the “collaborative” decision to go live on the West Coast, emulating the Academy Awards, was one way to up the ratings ante. Another is to add a host, for the first time in 15 years.
“The idea of having a host emanated from DCP and Barry Adelman,” says HFPA prexy Philip Berk. “He felt that it would certainly help the show if we had a host, in the sense that you can get a lot of pre-publicity over having a host.
“I told him that most of the awards shows are trying to emulate us, and the fact is that our show is driven by awards. We don’t have musical numbers, we don’t have standup routines, and this is what most of the critics, and we assume most of the public, find so attractive about the Golden Globes. So the idea of being regressive and going back and doing what the others are doing, and failing at doing, seemed completely a nonissue for us.”
But the HFPA, DCP and NBC happily came to an agreement over one man, who said yes to their offer.
Berk recalls telling his cohorts, “The idea of a host is absolutely something that the Hollywood Foreign Press is not going to even entertain. The only person who I feel could possibly do anything for the show, who could really make a difference, and who I would accept as host would be Ricky Gervais. But he’ll never do it!”
Gervais, who made his hosting announcement complete with a bottle of beer in his hand, is sure to keep up the tradition of the Golden Globes being a slightly tipsy affair, where anything can happen. Be it Jack Nicholson in a well-lubricated state (was it Valium as he claimed, or the Moet Champagne that is prominently displayed/advertised on every table every year?), Christine Lahti winning while in the john, Liz Taylor losing it while trying hard to present the best picture award or Ving Rhames giving his award away to competitor Jack Lemmon, the Globes are always what its promoters insist on calling “the party of the year.”
No matter how the national live feed plays out this year, it really isn’t the free-flowing booze that makes the HFPA’s annual party such a laugh.
“The truth is that the party atmosphere is not based on the fact that there’s booze up on the table or anything like that,” Berk insists. “This party atmosphere is mainly because of what we have — this fabulous pit, which no other awards show has — in which you have, within arm’s length of each other, the most important producers, studio executives, all the movers and shakers of Hollywood. That’s where the party atmosphere comes from, the fact that we have this intimacy that no other awards show has. And then the booze on the table, well, we’ve never had people getting drunk, because all we serve is the Moet Champagne and the wine.”
© Copyright 2009 , a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
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posted by admin, 22nd November 2009 , Categories: Blog

Oscar winners hail Scorsese as Cecil B. DeMille choice

The HFPA’s choice of Martin Scorsese to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the coming Golden Globes ceremony has been greeted with great enthusiasm by those who know and have worked with him.

Two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who worked with the director on The Age Of Innocence and The Gangs of New York, said: “He is and remains, for most actors working today, a man of the most supremely indescribably gifts as a director. Taxi Driver was a seminal film for all of us when I was a kid and living at that time in South East London. Me and all my mates went to see that movie four or five times in the first week it came out. We wanted to know every single thing, not just about those people in the world he was describing, but about the man behind the story—Scorsese.

“Long before I ever got to meet him he’d already ready taken on almost fearful proportions in my imagination. One of the great joys which I had never expected in my life was to meet that man and get to work with him. And then get to work with him again. That will always remain one of the great, great joys of my life. There’s nobody like him.”

Robert DeNiro, who won his Best Actor Oscar for the Scorsese-directed Raging Bull, has worked with the filmmaker eight times and is currently talking with him about a ninth collaboration. “Everybody knows that we’ve done a lot of movies together and we have a great relationship,” he says.

“I think any actor who works with Marty will tell you that he’s open to ideas. If you suggest something he’ll grab it and try and do it and if it doesn’t work he’ll get around it. It might not work but he’ll try, so the actors feel very very confident that whatever their ideas are they’re being listened to and received with open arms and that support is a very important thing to have.”

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posted by admin, 18th November 2009 , Categories: Blog

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM CATEGORY EXPANDS TO FIVE CONTENDERS FOR “THE 67th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS”

Contact: Michael Russell
(310) 939-9024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 17, 2009 — There will be five contenders for the Best Animated Feature category when the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations are announced at 5 am (PT) on Tuesday morning, December 15, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to expand this year’s number of nominations for Best Animated Feature to five.
The amended rule now reads: Eligible films must be feature-length (70 minutes or longer) with no more than 25% live action. If less than eight animated films qualify, the award will not be given, in which case the films would be eligible for Best Picture. If less than twelve animated films qualify, the category will be limited to three nominations per year.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.
“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The special will be produced by dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will executive produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
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posted by admin, 17th November 2009 , Categories: Blog
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