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The HFPA will once again be supporting Golden Globe viewing parties organised by St Jude Children's Research Hospital to raise funds for the hospital. Last year the Golden Globe viewing party in Minneapolis raised about $200,000.

Thanksgiving was an unusually meager affair at the box office this year, and most Americans preferred a round of reheated leftovers to the new entrees being served up for the holiday. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay earned $82.

After careful examination, 53 motion pictures have been approved for Golden Globe consideration in the Foreign Language category. In order to qualify for foreign language consideration, a film must have at least 51% of its dialogue in a language other than English, it must be released in its country or countries (in case of co-production) of origin between Nov.

The 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Press Conference at the W Hollywood on November 25, 2014 in Hollywood, California where the nominees were announced. Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards ceremony.

With her return as the heroine Katniss Everdine, Golden Globe winning actress Jennifer Lawrence once again won over the vast legion of Games fans. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, the third filmed adaptation of author Suzanne Collins’ iconic young-adult novels, made the year’s biggest domestic opening with its $123 million Thursday - Sunday debut.

Following tradition where a daughter or son of one of Hollywood’s most respected actors is selected to assist at the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association named Greer Grammer, daughter of Kelsey Grammer, Miss Golden Globe 2015. HPFA President Theo Kingma made the announcement at the first event of the Golden Globes Awards season, a star-studded party held at Fig & Olive in West Hollywood, hosted by the HFPA and InStyle magazine.

A giant of American theater and cinema passed away today. Mike Nichols put his name to such classics as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate as well as beloved works like Catch 22, Working Girl and True Colors.

Golden Globe-winning director Mike Nichols has died at the age of 83. Nichols was nominated for six Golden Globes, winning in 1968 for The Graduate and in 1997 for The Birdcage.

Dumb and Dumber To beat Big Hero 6 to the punch and finished light-years ahead of Interstellar on the domestic market to come in first place with $38. 1 million in its opening weekend.

The HFPA tradition of giving to worthy cases did not stop with the grants dinner at which almost $2 million was given away. Since then the donations have continued to a variety of charitable organizations, and although the emphasis remains on entertainment-related causes, many others have benefited, too.