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Hollywood Foreign Press Association2008 Golden Globe Awardsfor the year ended December 31, 2007Best Actor (Drama)George Clooney – Received two Golden Globes; one for best Supporting Actor for Syriana and one for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) for O Brother, Where Art Thou?.   He has received five additional nominations, one for Best Screenplay for Good Night and Good Luck, one for Best Director for Good Night and Good Luck, and three for Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama) for ER.

                Contact:            Michael Russell                                    (310) 939-9024                            For Immediate Release               HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 12, 2007 – Dane Cook, Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Reynolds and Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will join Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara to announce the Nominations for “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on Thursday morning, December 13, 2007 at The Beverly Hilton.  Nominations will be announced in 25 categories.

Contact: The Michael Russell Group                (310) 939-9024                                                       For Immediate Release   HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 29, 2007 – 61 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2007 achievements, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.             The list of contenders follows:4 months, 3 weeks and 2 daysRomania56 DROPS OF BLOODHUNGARYA Casa de Alice (Alice's House)Brazila casa nostra (Our Country)italyAGEdes TENEBRES (DAYS OF DARKNESS)CANADAAlexandraRussiaAngelPuerto RicoARMINCROATIAArt of Crying, TheDenmarkBEAUFORTISRAELBEN XBELGIUMBLAME IT ON FIDEL   (La Faute a Fidel)FranceBLISSTURKEYCARAMELLEBANONChakde! IndiaIndiaCounterfeiters, TheAustriaDiving Bell and The Butterfly, TheFranceandUSAEKLAVYA: The Royal GuardIndiaEl Viaje de la Nonna (Nonna's Trip)MexicoHappy DesertBrazilJust Follow LawSingaporeKATYNPOLANDKINGSIRELANDKITE RUNNER, TheUSA.

                Contact: Michael Russell                         (310) 939-9024                         For Immediate Release               HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 28, 2007 – 194 live-action feature films (126 drama and 68 comedies or musicals), 9 animated feature films, 120 television series (74 drama and 46 comedies), 37 mini-series or telefilms and 61 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2007 achievements, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In addition, 83 songs are eligible for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.

As the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was cancelled, the 2008 Cecil B. deMille Award will be given to Steven Spielberg during the 66th Golden Globe Awards in January, 2009.

As the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was canceled, the 2008 Miss Golden Globe, Rumer Willis, will be now Miss Golden Globe during the 66th Golden Globe Awards in January, 2009. HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 14, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced Rumer Willis as its selection as Miss Golden Globe for "The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards" to be telecast live on NBC on Sunday, January 13, 2008.

  Contact: Michael Russell                                                                                      (310) 939-9024               For Immediate Release                               “The 65th Annual Golden Globe® Awards” Credential Applications Available  The link to “The 65th Annual Golden Globe® Awards” Credential Website is now available at www. hfpa.

  Contact: Michael Russell                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                (310) 939-9024          HFPA CHANGES FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM RULES   HOLLYWOOD, CA, October 31, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association elected to change the Best Foreign Language Film rules so that foreign language films that have the United States as their country of origin will qualify in the Best Motion Picture category instead of the Best Foreign Language Film category, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President. The new rules for Best Foreign Language Film stipulate:“Only feature length films with a basically non English dialogue track first released in their country of origin during the 14-months period from November 1 to December 31, prior to the Awards, are eligible for consideration.

Contact: Michael Russel                (310) 939-9024                                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEVERLY HILLS, CA, August 9, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented $1,200,425 in financial grants to film schools and non-profit organizations at its annual Installation Luncheon honoring the organization’s 2007-2008 slate of officers today at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The amount is the largest tally ever distributed at the annual luncheon in the organization’s 65-year-history.

Contact: Michael Russell                                                            (310) 939-9024                                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Hollywood, June 6, 2007 – Jorge Camara was elected president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the year 2007-2008 at the organization’s annual election meeting.             A member of the association for 42 years, Camara is serving his fifth term as HFPA president.