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HAYEK, LOPEZ, POEHLER AND ROGEN SET AS PRESENTERS AT GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Contact: Michael Russell
(310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 18, 2008 – Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler and Seth Rogen have been set as presenters at “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be telecast live on NBC Sunday, January 11 (8 – 11 p.m. EST) at The Beverly Hilton.
They join previously-announced presenters Simon Baker, Drew Barrymore and Sacha Baron Cohen. Steven Spielberg will receive this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Jorge Camara is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

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posted by admin, 23rd December 2008 , Categories: Blog

BAKER, BARRYMORE AND COHEN SET AS PRESENTERS AT GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Contact: Michael Russell
(310) 939-9024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” Will Be Telecast Live On NBC Sunday, January 11

HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 18, 2008 – Simon Baker, Drew Barrymore and Sacha Baron Cohen have been set as presenters at “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be telecast live on NBC Sunday, January 11 (8 – 11 p.m. EST) at The Beverly Hilton.
Steven Spielberg will receive this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Jorge Camara is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

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posted by admin, 18th December 2008 , Categories: Blog

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS MOBILE WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Contact: Michael Russell                                                      
                (310) 939-9024                             For Immediate Release                                 
 
 
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 15, 2008 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has launched the mobile website for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” –  m.goldenglobes.org that can be accessed by internet enabled mobile phones.
The site contains:
·         Golden Globe Award Nominations
·         Golden Globe Award Winners
·         Golden Globe Award News
·         Golden Globe Award Data Search
"To make sure that we are in tune with the age of instant information access, we have made our website available for the mobile world,” says Erkki "Erik" Kanto, Director of Information Technology for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. “The internet is becoming a more and more important source for news, information and entertainment. People of all ages, when not at their computers, are using numerous types of mobile devices."
Kanto added that on December 11, the day of the 66th Annual Golden Globe
Award Nominations, the top searched phrase on Google worldwide was "Golden Globes."
“Over the last few years, the traffic at our official website, goldenglobes.org, has
grown immensely,” said Kanto. “All content on our mobile website is updated in real time with the main website www.goldenglobes.org.”
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Jorge Camara is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
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posted by admin, 15th December 2008 , Categories: Blog

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION 2008 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
    Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
  2. FROST/NIXON
    Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
  3. THE READER
    Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
  4. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
    An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
  5. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
    Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  1. Anne Hathaway – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
  2. Angelina Jolie – CHANGELING
  3. Meryl Streep – DOUBT
  4. Kristin Scott Thomas – I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
  5. Kate Winslet – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  1. Leonardo DiCaprio – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
  2. Frank Langella – FROST/NIXON
  3. Sean Penn – MILK
  4. Brad Pitt – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
  5. Mickey Rourke – THE WRESTLER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. BURN AFTER READING
    Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
  2. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
    Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
  3. IN BRUGES
    Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
  4. MAMMA MIA!
    Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
  5. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
    Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. Rebecca Hall – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
  2. Sally Hawkins – HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
  3. Frances McDormand – BURN AFTER READING
  4. Meryl Streep – MAMMA MIA!
  5. Emma Thompson – LAST CHANCE HARVEY

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. Javier Bardem – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
  2. Colin Farrell – IN BRUGES
  3. James Franco – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
  4. Brendan Gleeson – IN BRUGES
  5. Dustin Hoffman – LAST CHANCE HARVEY

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

  1. BOLT
    Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  2. KUNG FU PANDA
    DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
  3. WALL-E
    Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  1. THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
    (DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)
    Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
  2. EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
    (MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK)
    Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
  3. GOMORRAH (ITALY)
    (GOMORRA)
    Fandango; IFC Films
  4. I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
    (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
    UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
  5. WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)
    Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

  1. Amy Adams – DOUBT
  2. PENELOPE CRUZ – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
  3. Viola Davis –DOUBT
  4. Marisa Tomei – THE WRESTLER
  5. Kate Winslet – THE READER

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

  1. Tom Cruise – TROPIC THUNDER
  2. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. –TROPIC THUNDER
  3. Ralph Fiennes – THE DUCHESS
  4. Philip Seymour Hoffman – DOUBT
  5. Heath Ledger – THE DARK KNIGHT

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

  1. Danny Boyle – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
  2. Stephen Daldry – THE READER
  3. David Fincher – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
  4. Ron Howard – FROST/NIXON
  5. Sam Mendes – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

  1. Simon Beaufoy – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
  2. David Hare – THE READER
  3. Peter Morgan – FROST/NIXON
  4. Eric Roth – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN
  5. John Patrick Shanley – DOUBT

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

  1. Alexandre Desplat –THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
  2. Clint Eastwood – CHANGELING
  3. James Newton Howard – DEFIANCE
  4. A. R. Rahman – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
  5. Hans Zimmer – FROST/NIXON

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

  1. “DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
    Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
    Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
  2. “GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
    Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
    Lyrics by: Jamie Cullum
  3. “I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
    Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
  4. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
    Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
  5. “THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER
    Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  1. DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
    Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
  2. HOUSE (FOX)
    Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
  3. IN TREATMENT (HBO)
    Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions and Leverage in association with HBO Entertainment
  4. MAD MEN (AMC)
    Lionsgate Television
  5. TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
    Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  1. Sally Field – BROTHERS AND SISTERS
  2. Mariska Hargitay –LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
  3. January Jones – MAD MEN
  4. Anna Paquin – TRUE BLOOD
  5. Kyra Sedgwick – THE CLOSER

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  1. Gabriel Byrne – IN TREATMENT
  2. Michael C. Hall – DEXTER
  3. Jon Hamm – MAD MEN
  4. Hugh Laurie – HOUSE
  5. Jonathan Rhys Meyers – THE TUDORS

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. 30 ROCK (NBC)
    Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.
  2. CALIFORNICATION (SHOWTIME)
    Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then…
  3. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
    Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
  4. THE OFFICE (NBC)
    Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios
  5. WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
    Lionsgate Television

19.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. Christina Applegate – SAMANTHA WHO?
  2. America Ferrera – UGLY BETTY
  3. Tina Fey – 30 ROCK
  4. Debra Messing – THE STARTER WIFE
  5. Mary-Louise Parker – WEEDS

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  1. Alec Baldwin – 30 ROCK
  2. Steve Carell – THE OFFICE
  3. Kevin Connolly – ENTOURAGE
  4. David Duchovny – CALIFORNICATION
  5. Tony Shalhoub – MONK

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (ABC)
    Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment, and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment
  2. BERNARD AND DORIS (HBO
    Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films
  3. CRANFORD (PBS)
    A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston.
  4. JOHN ADAMS (HBO)
    Playtone in association with HBO Films
  5. RECOUNT (HBO)
    Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. Judi Dench – CRANFORD
  2. Catherine Keener – AN AMERICAN CRIME
  3. Laura Linney – JOHN ADAMS
  4. Shirley MacLaine – COCO CHANEL
  5. Susan Sarandon – BERNARD AND DORIS

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. Ralph Fiennes – BERNARD AND DORIS
  2. Paul Giamatti – JOHN ADAMS
  3. Kevin Spacey – RECOUNT
  4. Kiefer Sutherland – 24: REDEMPTION
  5. Tom Wilkinson – RECOUNT

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. Eileen Atkins – CRANFORD
  2. Laura Dern – RECOUNT
  3. Melissa George – IN TREATMENT
  4. Rachel Griffiths – BROTHERS AND SISTERS
  5. Dianne Wiest – IN TREATMENT

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  1. Neil Patrick Harris – HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
  2. Denis Leary – RECOUNT
  3. Jeremy Piven – ENTOURAGE
  4. Blair Underwood – IN TREATMENT
  5. Tom Wilkinson – JOHN ADAMS

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS AND TELEVISION NETWORKS

MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS
Warner Bros. Pictures – 11
Universal Pictures – 9
The Weinstein Company – 8
Fox Searchlight Pictures – 7
Miramax Films – 7
DreamWorks Pictures – 6
Focus Features – 6
Paramount Pictures – 6
Paramount Vantage – 6
BBC Films – 5
Sony Pictures Classics – 4
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures – 4
IFC Films – 2
Overture Films – 2
Sony Pictures Releasing – 2
Studio Canal – 2
Pathe – 1
Summit Entertainment, LLC – 1
Village Roadshow – 1

TELEVISION NETWORKS
HBO – 22
SHOWTIME – 8
NBC – 6
ABC – 5
AMC – 5
FOX – 3
PBS – 3
USA NETWORK – 2
CBS – 1
LIFETIME TELEVISION – 1
TNT – 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – 5
DOUBT – 5
FROST/NIXON – 5
THE READER – 4
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – 4
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – 4
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA – 4
IN BRUGES – 3
THE WRESTLER – 3
BOLT – 2
BURN AFTER READING – 2
CHANGELING – 2
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY – 2
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME) – 2
LAST CHANCE HARVEY – 2
MAMMA MIA! – 2
TROPIC THUNDER – 2
WALL-E – 2
BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX) – 1
CADILLAC RECORDS – 1
THE DARK KNIGHT – 1
DEFIANCE – 1
THE DUCHESS – 1
EVERLASTING MOMENTS (MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK) – 1
GOMORRAH (GOMORRA) – 1
GRAN TORINO – 1
KUNG FU PANDA – 1
MILK – 1
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS – 1
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED – 1
WALTZ WITH BASHIR – 1

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
IN TREATMENT – 5
RECOUNT – 5
JOHN ADAMS – 4
30 ROCK – 3
BERNARD AND DORIS – 3
CRANFORD – 3
ENTOURAGE – 3
MAD MEN – 3
BROTHERS AND SISTERS – 2
CALIFORNICATION – 2
DEXTER – 2
HOUSE – 2
THE OFFICE – 2
TRUE BLOOD – 2
WEEDS – 2
24: REDEMPTION – 1
A RAISIN IN THE SUN – 1
AN AMERICAN CRIME – 1
CLOSER, THE – 1
COCO CHANEL – 1
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER – 1
LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – 1
MONK – 1
SAMANTHA WHO? – 1
THE STARTER WIFE – 1
UGLY BETTY – 1

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posted by admin, 11th December 2008 , Categories: Blog

THE 66th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS MOTION PICTURE NOMINATIONS FACT SHEET

Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2009 Golden Globe Awards
for the year ended December 31, 2008

Best Actor (Drama)

Leonardo DiCaprio – Received a Best Actor (Drama) Golden Globe for The Aviator. He has received five additional nominations; four for Best Actor (Drama) for Blood Diamond, The Departed, Catch Me If You Can and Titanic, as well as a Best Supporting Actor nomination for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

Frank Langella – This is his first nomination

Sean Penn – Received a Best Actor (Drama) Golden Globe for Mystic River. He has received three additional nominations; Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for Sweet and Lowdown, Best Actor (Drama) for Dead Man Walking, and Best Supporting Actor for Carlito’s Way.

Brad Pitt – Received a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Twelve Monkeys. He has received two additional nominations; Best Supporting Actor for Babel and Best Actor (Drama) for Legends of the Fall.

Mickey Rourke – This is his first nomination.

 

Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)

Javier Bardem – Received a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for No Country for Old Men. He has received two additional nominations for Best Actor (Drama) for The Sea Inside and Before Night Falls.

Colin Farrell – First nomination.

James Franco – Received a Best Actor (Mini-Series/TV Movie) Golden Globe for James Dean.

Brendan Gleeson – First nomination.

Dustin Hoffman – Received five Golden Globes; two for Best Actor (Drama) for Rain Man and Kramer vs. Kramer, Best Actor (Mini-Series/TV Movie) for Death of a Salesman, Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for Tootsie, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. He received seven additional nominations; four for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for Wag the Dog, Hook, John and Mary, and The Graduate, and three for Best Actor (Drama) for Marathon Man, Lenny, and Midnight Cowboy

 

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Cruise – Received three Golden Globes; one for Best Supporting Actor for Magnolia, one for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for Jerry Maguire and one for Best Actor (Drama) for Born on the Fourth of July. He has also received three additional nominations; two Best Actor (Drama) nominations for The Last Samurai and A Few Good Men, as well as a Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) nomination for Risky Business.

Robert Downey, Jr. – Received two Golden Globes; for Best Supporting Actor (Television) for Ally McBeal and a Special Award for Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts. He also received a nomination for Best Actor (Drama) for Chaplin.

Ralph Fiennes – Received two nominations; for Best Actor (Drama) for The English Patient and Best Supporting Actor for Schindler’s List.

Philip Seymour Hoffman – Received a Best Actor (Drama) Golden Globe for Capote. He was also nominated for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for The Savages and Best Supporting Actor for Charlie Wilson’s War.

Heath Ledger – Received a nomination for Best Actor (Drama) for Brokeback Mountain.

 

Best Actress (Drama)

Anne Hathaway – This is her first nomination.

Angelina Jolie – Received three Golden Globes; for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted, for Best Actress (Mini-series/TV movie) for Gia, and for Best Supporting Actress (Mini-Series/TVMovie) for George Wallace. She was also nominated for Best Actress (Drama) for A Mighty Heart.

Kristin Scott Thomas – Received a Best Actress (Drama) nomination for The English Patient.

Meryl Streep – Received six Golden Globes; one for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for The Devil Wears Prada, two for Best Actress (Drama) for The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Sophie’s Choice, two as Best Supporting Actress for Adaptation and Kramer Vs. Kramer, and one for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Telefilm for Angels in America. She received 14 additional movie acting nominations for The Manchurian Candidate, The Hours, Music of the Heart, One True Thing, Marvin’s Room, The Bridges of Madison County, The River Wild, Death Becomes Her, Postcards From The Edge, The Deer Hunter, Silkwood, Out of Africa, A Cry in the Dark and She-Devil. She also received a nomination as Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Telefilm for First Do No Harm.

Kate Winslet – received two Best Actress (Drama) nominations for Little Children and Titanic, a Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) nomination for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and two Best Supporting Actress nominations for Iris and Sense and Sensibility.

 

Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)

Rebecca Hall – This is her first nomination.

Sally Hawkins – This is her first nomination.

Frances McDormand – Received three nominations; for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) for Fargo and two Best Supporting Actress nominations for North Country and Almost Famous.

Meryl Streep – Received six Golden Globes; one for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for The Devil Wears Prada, two for Best Actress (Drama) for The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Sophie’s Choice, two as Best Supporting Actress for Adaptation and Kramer Vs. Kramer, and one for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Telefilm for Angels in America. She received 14 additional movie acting nominations for The Manchurian Candidate, The Hours, Music of the Heart, One True Thing, Marvin’s Room, The Bridges of Madison County, The River Wild, Death Becomes Her, Postcards From The Edge, The Deer Hunter, Silkwood, Out of Africa, A Cry in the Dark and She-Devil. She also received a nomination as Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Telefilm for First Do No Harm.

Emma Thompson – Received two Golden Globes; one for Best Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility and Best Actress (Drama) for Howards End. She has received five additional nominations; for Best Actress (Mini-Series/TV Movie) for Wit, for Best Actress (Drama) for Sense and Sensibility and Remains of the Day, for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for Junior, and for Best Supporting Actress for In the Name of the Father.

 

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams – Received a nomination for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) for Enchanted.

Penelope Cruz – Received a nomination for Best Actress (Drama) for Volver.

Viola Davis – This is her first nomination.

Marisa Tomei – Received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for In the Bedroom.

Kate Winslet – received two Best Actress (Drama) nominations for Little Children and Titanic, a Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) nomination for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and two Best Supporting Actress nominations for Iris and Sense and Sensibility.

 

Best Director

Danny Boyle – This is his first nomination.

Stephen Daldry – Received a Best Director nomination for The Hours.

David Fincher – This is his first nomination.

Ron Howard – Has received two nominations for Best Director for A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13, as well as a nomination for Best TV Actor (Comedy/Musical) for Happy Days and Best Supporting Actor for The Shootist.

Sam Mendes – Received a Best Director Golden Globe for American Beauty.

 

Best Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy – This is his first nomination.

David Hare – Received a Best Screenplay nomination for The Hours.

Peter Morgan – Received a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for The Queen.

Eric Roth – Has received three Best Screenplay nominations for Munich, The Insider, and Forrest Gump.

John Patrick Shanley – Received a nomination for Best Screenplay for Moonstruck.

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posted by admin, 11th December 2008 , Categories: Blog

SHIELDS JOINS BANKS, HOWARD AND WILSON TO ANNOUNCE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS ON DECEMBER 11

 
Contact: Michael Russell
              (310) 939-9024                                   
 
For Immediate Release
           

 

HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 8, 2008 – Brooke Shields will join HFPA President Jorge Camara and previously announced celebrities Elizabeth Banks, Terrence Howard and Rainn Wilson to announce the Nominations for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Thursday morning, December 11, 2008 at The Beverly Hilton. 
Nominations will be announced in 25 categories. 
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
            “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. For more information, go to www.goldenglobes.org.
 
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posted by admin, 8th December 2008 , Categories: Blog

ELIZABETH BANKS, TERRENCE HOWARD AND RAINN WILSON TO ANNOUNCE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS ON DECEMBER 11

 
Contact: Michael Russell
              (310) 939-9024                                   
 
For Immediate Release
           
 
 
HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 5, 2008 – Elizabeth Banks, Terrence Howard and Rainn Wilson will join Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara to announce the Nominations for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Thursday morning, December 11, 2008 at The Beverly Hilton. 
Nominations will be announced in 25 categories. 
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.  Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
 
            “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. For more information, go to www.goldenglobes.org.
 
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posted by admin, 5th December 2008 , Categories: Blog

184 LIVE-ACTION FEATURES, 8 ANIMATED FEATURES, 109 TELEVISION SERIES AND 38 MADE-FOR-TV FILMS/MINI-SERIES ELIGIBLE FOR “THE 66th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS”

Contact: Michael Russell
             (310) 939-9024                        
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HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 3, 2008 – 184 live-action feature films (113 drama and 71 comedies or musicals), 8 animated feature films, 109 television series (67 drama and 42 comedies), 38 mini-series or telefilms and 53 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2008 achievements, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
 
In addition, 49 songs are eligible for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.
 
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.
 
Nominations for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5 a.m. on Thursday, December 11. “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Jorge Camara is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
 
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posted by admin, 3rd December 2008 , Categories: Blog

53 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR “THE 66th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS” TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON NBC AT 8 PM ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2009

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HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 2, 2008 – 53 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2008 achievements, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
            The list of contenders follows:
 
Baader Meinhof Complex, The
Germany
Bathory
Slovak Republic
Behind the Walls
France
Cape No. 7
Taiwan
Captain Abu Raed
Jordan
Cherry Blossoms
Germany
CJ7
Hong Kong
Class, The
France
Color of Fame, The
Venezuela
Cortex
France
Departures
Japan
Desert Within, The
Mexico
Everlasting Moments
Sweden/Denmark
Female Agents
France
For My Father
Israel
Four Nights with Anna
Poland
Gomorrah
Italy
Heart of Fire
Kenya
Il Divo
Italy
I’ve Loved You So Long
France
Jerusalema
Jodhaa Akbar
India
Karamazovs, The
Czech Republic – Poland
Killer, The
France
Last Stop 174
Brazil
Let The Right One In
Sweden
Lion’s Den
Argentina
Lorna’s Silence
Belgium
Loss
Lithuania
Melody’s Smile
France
Mermaid
Russia
Moscow, Belgium
Belgium
O’Horten
Norway
Paris
France
Paris 36
France
Perfect Day, A
Italy
Quiet Chaos
Italy
Red Inn, The
France
Rest is Silence, The
Romania
Rivals
France
Road To Fame
Mexico
Secret of the Grain, The
France
Song of Sparrows, The
Iran
Stars on Earth
India
Tear This Heart Out
Mexico
Three Monkeys
Turkey
Tobruk
Czech Republic
Tokyo Sonata
Japan
Tour, The
Serbia
Walking Man, The
France
Waltz with Bashir
Israel
Welcome to the Sticks
France
Wild Field
Russia
 
 
 
Nominations for “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 11. “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.
 
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posted by admin, 2nd December 2008 , Categories: Blog

OBITUARY – YANI BEGAKIS – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Member







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OBITUARY

 




YANI BEGAKIS – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Member
 
            Yani Begakis, five-time President and a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for 48 years, passed away at Cedars Sinai on August 12. He had been hospitalized and in critical condition since returning from a  press junket in Athens at the beginning of July. He was 81. 
            Begakis was born to Greek parents in Constantinople (Istanbul) on October 16, 1926. He lost his father at the age of five and grew up with his mother, sister, and older brother. While going to school, he worked at the local movie theatre where he learned English by watching American movies even though “live” theatre was his first love.
            After two years in the army, he started working in a travel agency. His life changed when he got a job organizing a press junket for the opening of the Istanbul Hilton in 1955, where he met two fellow Greeks, famous film director Elia Kazan (who had also been born in Constantinople) and president of 20

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Century Fox studios Spyros Skouras. Later, Begakis began writing for a local newspaper through which he met Hollywood journalists Hedda Hopper and John Cameron Swayze, as well as Louella Parsons and Cole Porter. Meeting the Americans had a profound impact on young Begakis.
            Skouras, impressed with Begakis’ writing, invited him to Hollywood where he worked at Fox Studios. Skouras also helped Begakis with his immigrant status, making him a permanent resident of the United States. While at Fox, Begakis began writing for a home newspaper and then began a long association writing for Japan’s SCREEN magazine.
            Also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Begakis appeared in various small roles over the years. Along with his sister and his late niece, he founded the non-profit organization the Hellenic Society of Constantinople. His awards included the International Media Award from the Publicist Guild of America.   
            Yani is survived by his sister, Kleo Lee, his nephew Alex Kazanegras, first cousin Danae Dame, nephews Nick Begakis, and Mike Begakis, and their families. Services will be held at Saint Sophia’s Cathedral at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19. 
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posted by admin, 14th August 2008 , Categories: Blog
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