Denzel Washington to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes

Denzel Washington will receive the Cecil B. DeMilleAward at next year's Golden Globes for his considerable impact on
the world of entertainment.

LorenzoSoria, president of the Hollywood Foreign PressAssociation, announced the news on Monday.

The achievement award is handed out each year to a well-known individual in the industry who has madesignificant contributions to show business.

George Clooneyreceived the award for 2015. A year earlier, it went to director Woody Allen.

Washington will also jointhe ranks of previous Cecil B. DeMille Award recipients such asHarrison Ford, Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, andBarbara Streisand, among others.

Washington is atwo-time Golden Globe-winner: best actor for The Hurricane in 1999 and best supporting actor for Glory in 1989.

He has also won two Academy Awards: best actorfor Training Day in 2001 and best supporting actor forGlory in 1989.

Denzel Washington in The Equalizer

10 years ago

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Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua talk troubled characters with CBC's Zulekha Nathoo

The 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast livefrom the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Jan.10. Ricky Gervais is hosting.