Cecil B. deMille Award Archives - Golden Globes

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Viola Davis: The Woman King Is a DeMille Winner

It was a scene that ran just shy of eight minutes when Viola Davis, a relative unknown, went head-to-head with Meryl Streep in the 2008 film "Doubt. " The South Carolina-born, Juilliard graduate emerged as a powerful actor to watch, heralded by the powers-that-be in Hollywood, and even Streep herself.

Viola Davis to Receive 2024 Cecil B. DeMille Award

The Golden Globes has announced that actress, producer and Golden Globe winner Viola Davis has been named the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree for 2024.

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Jodie Foster Rewind – Golden Globes Around the World Podcast Series

As we continue on our 80-day Countdown to the 80th anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards, we arrive at 2013, and the unforgettable acceptance speech by Golden Globe winner Jodie Foster after she received the Cecil B. deMille award, and candidly addressed her sexuality, her family and her life in the arts to a moved crowd who gave her a standing ovation.

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2022 Black History Month: Sidney Poitier Presents the Cecil B.deMille Award to Morgan Freeman

This iconic moment made us tear up! The legendary Sidney Poitier, himself a Cecil B. deMille-recipient honors Morgan Freeman with a little help from Dame Helen Mirren who added humor to the presentation.

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Golden Globe Moment: Richard Burton and Red Skelton, 1978

Richard Burton presents the Cecil B. deMille award to Red Skelton at the 35th Golden Globes, held January 28, 1978, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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The (Unforgettable ) Meryl Streep Speech at the 2017 Golden Globes

It was the acceptance speech heard around the world, viewed, and retweeted millions of times. Yet, Meryl Streep’s powerful Cecil B.

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Oprah Winfrey Receives the Cecil B. deMille Award – Golden Globes 2018

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78th Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient: Jane Fonda

Fantastic. Feisty.

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Jane Fonda: The 2021 Recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award

When Jane Fonda spoke at last year’s HFPA Restoration Summit, she described herself as “a newbie at this whole film restoration thing. ” That may have been partially true (in fact it was the second year that she had done us the honor of speaking at our Summit), but Ms.

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The Cecil B. deMille Award

When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association decided to establish a special, prestigious award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, the members wanted it to bear an internationally recognized and respected name. So they turned to a born showman, Cecil B.