Los Angeles, Nov 17 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Denzel Washington will be honoured with the 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Award, to be presented at 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 10 next year at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The award has been announced by Lorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, reports variety.com.
“Washington’s long and storied career is earmarked by his countless roles in front and behind the camera. It is the HFPA’s privilege to honour his contributions to the entertainment industry with the Cecil B. DeMille Award,” Soria said.
In the past, Washington has been nominated for seven Golden Globes and won for “Glory” and “The Hurricane”. He won Academy Awards for “Glory” and “Training Day”, and has received two Emmy nominations, one Tony Award, one BAFTA Award, one NAACP Image Award and a Grammy Award for his narration of the legend of “John Henry”.
Washington last appeared onscreen in “The Equalizer”, directed by Antoine Fuqua. He will be next seen in Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven”, starring alongside Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke.
Past recipients of the award include George Clooney (2015), Woody Allen (2014), Jodie Foster (2013), Morgan Freeman (2012), Robert De Niro (2011), Martin Scorsese (2010), Steven Spielberg (2009), Warren Beatty (2007), Anthony Hopkins (2006), Robin Williams (2005), Michael Douglas (2004), Gene Hackman (2003), Harrison Ford (2002), Al Pacino (2001) and Barbra Streisand (2000).
The award is given for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.
