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GERARD BUTLER, MEL GIBSON AND SOPHIA LOREN SET AS PRESENTERS AT GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS

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“The 67^th Annual Golden Globe Awards” Will Be Telecast Live On NBC Jan. 17

HOLLYWOOD, CA, January 5, 2010 – Gerard Butler, Mel Gibson and Sophia Loren have been set as presenters at “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Sunday, January 17. The show, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.

They join previously announced presenters Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Colin Farrell, Matthew Fox, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Mickey Rourke and Sam Worthington.

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio will present the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Cecil B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”

“I’m most looking forward to sharing the stage with Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese,” commented Gervais. “Who’d have thought it. The biggest heartthrob, greatest actor and best director in the world… and those three, all in one place.”

“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 Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

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