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Meryl Streep may have given one of the best performances ever put on film as Sophie in Sophie’s Choice, one that cemented her place in cinema history, yet it was only the second leading role of her illustrious career. The peerless Meryl who has been nominated 29 times for a Golden Globe and keeps beating her own record for these nominations (she has won eight times, another record), is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s choice for the Cecil B.

Some great actors are as comfortable in front of a press line as they are in front of the camera; others, not so much. No one for instance has ever accused Joaquin Phoenix of answering journalists’ questions as effortlessly as he disappears into the characters he portrays onscreen.

The year 2011 changed Jessica Chastain’s career. Seven of her movies premiered around the world before mid-October, some of them in respectful film festivals like Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and Venice.

Amy Adams, 39, lights up the room. The soft-spoken American actress thanks her parents, Richard Kent and Kathryn Adams, for her good manners.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Theo Kingma and his team have assembled a star-studded line-up of former Golden Globe winners and nominees to present the awards at this year's ceremony on Sunday. So far they include Amy Adams (Golden Globe Award winner; Five-time Golden Globe Award nominee, including this year for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy), Adrien Brody (Golden Globe Award nominee), Robert Downey, Jr.

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2014 was not a good year for the box office, with revenues down more than 5 per cent and attendance at a 20 years low. Continuing Hollywood’s Christmas comeback, however, this weekend concluded the 2014 holiday season and rang in the New Year with a distinctly positive note.

The excitement was palpable at Beverly Hills’ Hilton Hotel as the menu for the 72nd Golden Globes ceremony was unveiled.

The excitement was palpable at Beverly Hills’ Hilton Hotel as the menu for the 72nd Golden Globes ceremony was unveiled. Press jockeyed for position for a glimpse of the exclusive items that will grace the tables of attending guests.

Clooney with Cecilia deMille and Mark VieiraGeorge Clooney, who is due to receive the prestigious Cecil B. deMille award at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, met the legendary filmmaker's granddaughter at a reception this week.