HFPA

HOLLYWOOD, CA, April 1, 2008 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that its 2008 deadline for grant applications has passed.   The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust (the HFPA Trust) was established to oversee the HFPA's cultural and educational activities.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, March 31, 2008 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that its 2008 deadline for applications from professional journalists who wish to become members of the organization has now passed.             New members will be announced in May 2008.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, January 23, 2008 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that it will now again accept applications from professional journalists who wish to become members of the organization.            In order to qualify for membership the applicant must have a permanent, primary residence in Southern California, qualify under the HFPA Active Member definition, be registered with the Motion Picture Association of America in their International Directory for at least one year preceding the date of the application, and be sponsored by two active members of the HFPA.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association2008 Golden Globe Award Winnersfor the year ended December 31, 2007BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA ATONEMENTWorking Title Films Limited; Focus Features   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA JULIE CHRISTIE                                                     Away From Her   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA DANIEL DAY-LEWIS                                              There Will Be Blood   BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREETParkes/MacDonald and Zanuck Company; DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution /   Warner Bros. Pictures   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL MARION COTILLARD                                            La Vie En Rose   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL JOHNNY DEPP                                                        Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM RATATOUILLEWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios   BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – FRANCE AND USAA Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE CATE BLANCHETT                                                I’m Not There   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE JAVIER BARDEM                                                   No Country for Old Men   BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE JULIAN SCHNABEL                                               The Diving Bell and the Butterfly   BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE ETHAN COEN & JOEL COEN                               No Country for Old Men   BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE DARIO MARIANELLI                                             Atonement   BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “GUARANTEED” — INTO THE WILD Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder   BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA MAD MEN Lionsgate; AMC   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA GLENN CLOSE                                                         Damages   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA JON HAMM                                                              Mad Men   BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL EXTRAS BBC and HBO Entertainment; HBO   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL TINA FEY                                                                  30 Rock   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL DAVID DUCHOVNY                                              Californication   BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION LONGFORD A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films; HBO   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION QUEEN LATIFAH                                                    Life Support   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION JIM BROADBENT                                                    Longford   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION SAMANTHA MORTON                                          Longford   BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION JEREMY PIVEN                                                       Entourage WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORK         MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR   Miramax Films 5 Paramount Vantage 4 DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution 2 Focus Features 2 Warner Bros.

Contact: Michael Russell                         (310) 939-9024                                 For Immediate Release  HOLLYWOOD, CA – Since this year’s Golden Globe Awards was cancelled, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Board of Directors has decided to honor Steven Spielberg with the Cecil B. deMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field” at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards telecast.

Contact: Michael Russell                                                              (310) 939-9024                                                                                                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  HOLLYWOOD, CA, January 11, 2008 – After discussions with NBC, Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara today announced that the HFPA will have complete control of its 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards Announcement that is scheduled to take place Sunday, January 13 at 6:00 p. m.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, January 7, 2008 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced that the recipients of Golden Globe Awards in 25 categories will be revealed during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6:00 pm PST on January 13.   “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom is officially cancelled.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, JANUARY 4, 2008--"The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been placed in an extremely difficult position with the ongoing Writers Guild strike.   We are making every effort to work out a solution that will permit the Golden Globes to take place with the creative community present to participate.

 HOLLYWOOD, CA, JANUARY 2, 2008-- Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a not-for-profit California corporation comprised of journalists, which wholly owns the “Golden Globe Awards,” today issued the following statement in response to media and other inquiries:  I am happy to announce that on Saturday morning, December 29, 2007, our attorneys began discussions with the Writers Guild of America to enter into an interim agreement similar to that entered into by the WGA and Worldwide Pants, which permits writers guild members to go back to work writing for “The Late Show with David Letterman. ” We feel that the “Late Show with David Letterman” agreement is very reasonable, and hope and expect the WGA will agree to the same terms and ultimately permit the “Golden Globe Awards” to be broadcast as scheduled, without picket lines, on Sunday, January 13.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMAAMERICAN GANGSTERImagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal PicturesATONEMENTWorking Title Films Limited; Focus FeaturesEASTERN PROMISESKudos Pictures/Serendipity Point Films; Focus FeaturesTHE GREAT DEBATERSHarpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGMMICHAEL CLAYTONSamuels Media and Castle Rock Entertainment a Mirage Enterprises/Section 8 Production; Warner Bros.