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The world’s most famous animation studios turned 90 this year and the landmark was celebrated with a toast at the historic Burbank lot. The 200 or so guests gathered at the studios’ Legends Plaza on a recent chilly California night included some very special actual legends including Milton Quon, who was Art Director on Bambi, Richard Sherman, who wrote the songs for Jungle Book and Mary Poppins, Margaret Kerry, who served as model for Tinkerbell and Ruthie Thompson, who began her work at the studios operating the ground-breaking multi-plane camera developed by Walt Disney for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Hollywood lost one of its screen legends this past weekend when Joan Fontaine died at 96. The Academy Award-winning actress found stardom with roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion and Rebecca and also worked with directors such as Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, and Nicholas Ray.

Irish-born stage and screen actor Peter O’Toole, who became an international star in the title role of David Lean’s Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia, died on Saturday at age 81. One of the greatest actors of his generation he racked up eight Oscar-nominations, without ever winning a prize (he finally received an Honorary Oscar in 2002).

When the 71st Golden Globe Award nominations were announced on December 12, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made a game-changing decision to honor streaming service Netflix for the first time, with the subscriber service landing an impressive six nominations for its shows House of Cards, Arrested Development and Orange is the New Black combined. The organization known for spreading the wealth in its nominations also honored a diverse group of returning nominees in TV, including Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Lena Dunham (Girls), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation), Don Cheadle (House of Lies) and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), with Brooklyn 99 star Andy Samberg as the only first-time nominee in both comedy categories.

CLICK HERE FOR NOMINATIONSWith the yearly Hollywood spectacle only one short month away, it's time to find out which Tinseltown talents will be vying to add a little more hardware to their collections! The nominees for the 71st Annual Golden Globes were officially unveiled during a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, December 12, 2013. With Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Aziz Ansari joining Miss Golden Globe Sosie Bacon, the nominations ceremony was aired live on NBC’s Today show beginning at 8:38 am EST (5:38 am PST), while also streaming live right here on GoldenGlobes.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has always believed that preserving the world’s film heritage is a cultural mission of vital importance. That’s why film restoration efforts have always featured prominently among HFPA grants allocation.