Salon.com > Golden Globes http://www.salon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Tina Fey: She’s on everyone’s A-list, including Hollywood’s http://www.salon.com/2013/03/01/tina_fey_rules_the_world/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/01/tina_fey_rules_the_world/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13215835 A wise woman once said that women in comedy are labeled "crazy" after a certain age. In a land of "Hangover" franchises and comic book blockbusters, a female on the verge of 43 is not often considered a hot commodity. One whose television series has recently ended would generally be considered a tough sell, lucky to get a steady gig as the flustered mom on another, lesser sitcom, or supporting roles as the wisecracking co-worker in a string of forgettable chick movies. She would not be regarded in savior-like terms. That is, unless she happened to be Tina Fey -- that same woman who said that line about being labeled crazy.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/03/01/tina_fey_rules_the_world/feed/ 19 Obama’s endless fundraising http://www.salon.com/2013/01/19/obamas_endless_fundraising/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/19/obamas_endless_fundraising/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13176296 If you’re one of those who equate the worlds of Washington and Hollywood — the standard joke: “Politics is show business for ugly people” — then a presidential inauguration is the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmy Awards combined, right down to the parties, balls, extravagant wardrobes and goody bags stuffed with swag. Just check out the online “57th Presidential Inauguration Store," which is peddling more tchotchkes than the vendors outside a Justin Bieber concert — from shot glasses, T-shirts and tube socks to an Obama portrait by the artist Chuck Close and a $7,500 set of official medallions.

The company behind this marketing behemoth — as it was during the 2012 campaign, when at times it appeared the Obama team was running a big-box store rather than a presidential race — is Financial Innovations, Inc., which also happens to be one of a handful of corporations donating money to underwrite this year’s inaugural celebration. Its owner, Democratic fundraiser Mark Weiner, was an Obama bundler, raising as much as half a million dollars for the president’s reelection. According to Matea Gold at the Los Angeles Times, analyzing data from the Federal Election Commission, Financial Innovations “was paid more than $15.7 million by two Obama campaign committees to produce and mail campaign merchandise.”

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/19/obamas_endless_fundraising/feed/ 9 Stop dumping on Lena Dunham! http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/stop_dumping_on_lena_dunham/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/stop_dumping_on_lena_dunham/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13170976 I couldn’t help noticing last evening, as I cheered for Lena Dunham, who won two Golden Globes, that those around her were decidedly less enthusiastic. Chilly even. I understand that no one likes to lose or see their friends lose, but faking some gracious smiles (you are supposed to be actors, after all) would have been nice. As well as appropriate, given that Dunham is clearly a talented young woman with great promise. I’d think that everyone in that room, knowing how the business works, would go out of their way to applaud the young and gifted Dunham if for no other reason than they might want to ask her for a job one day. If for no other reason, ladies, than she’s a young woman making it in a world still dominated by old men. And, hopefully, not being of a generation where women have felt pitted against each other — token against token — she will be good for the "girls."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/stop_dumping_on_lena_dunham/feed/ 125 Jodie Foster comes out, gritting her teeth http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/jodie_foster_came_out_gritting_her_teeth/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/jodie_foster_came_out_gritting_her_teeth/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13170485 She never said "gay." Or "lesbian." In fact, as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her outstanding Hollywood career at the Golden Globes Sunday night, Jodie Foster specifically said, "I'm not going to do a big coming out speech tonight." And this, for a woman who has spent her adult life fiercely refusing to comment on her personal life, was what coming out looked like. Instead, she explained, "I already did my coming out speech about a thousand years ago, back in the Stone Age."

It was a moment many fans assumed would never arrive at all, and one of the most unexpected things to ever happen at the Globes. It was awkward and at times angry and brave and strange. Because Foster, ever one to do it her way, didn't choose to make her declaration via an in-depth sit-down with Oprah, or an open letter to Andrew Sullivan. Instead, she mixed it into a rambly speech that seemed equal parts defiant and terrified, one in which she channeled her inner Sally O'Malley by announcing, with a swagger that threatened to turn her award acceptance speech into an impromptu keynote for the Red Hat Society, "I'm FIFTY." She did it on a night in which she sat flanked by her two sons on one side and grim-faced, acknowledged domestic abuser Mel Gibson on the other. She did it in a speech in which she confidently stated her age but confessed her nerves before saying, "I'm just gonna put it out there, right? Loud and proud, right? So I'm gonna need your support on this. I am … single. Yes I am, I am single. No, I'm kidding. But I mean, I'm not really kidding, but I'm kind of kidding."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/jodie_foster_came_out_gritting_her_teeth/feed/ 39 The 10 most award-worthy moments of the 2013 Golden Globes http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/the_10_most_award_worthy_moments_of_the_2013_golden_globes/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/the_10_most_award_worthy_moments_of_the_2013_golden_globes/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:55:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13170192 Last night's Golden Globe Awards saw top honors go to "Les Misérables," "Argo," "Girls" and "Homeland" — and big laughs for co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (who were somewhat absentee after the monologue). Here are the top 10 moments worthy of a Globe themselves.

 

 

 

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/the_10_most_award_worthy_moments_of_the_2013_golden_globes/feed/ 1 Golden Globes 2013: The winners http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/and_the_golden_globe_goes_to/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/and_the_golden_globe_goes_to/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13169576 Watch the Golden Globes with us and keep track of your favorite movies and TV shows!

 

MOTION PICTURES

1. Best Motion Picture (Drama):

WINNER: “Argo”

“Django Unchained”

“Life of Pi”

“Lincoln”

“Zero Dark Thirty”

 

2. Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama):

WINNER: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

Marion Cotillard, “Rust & Bone”

Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”

Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”

Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”

 

3. Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama):

WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”

Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”

John Hawkes, “The Sessions”

Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”

Denzel Washington, “Flight”

 

4. Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

WINNER: “Les Miserables”

“Moonrise Kingdom”

“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”

“Silver Linings Playbook”

 

5. Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):

Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen”

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/and_the_golden_globe_goes_to/feed/ 1 Salon’s 2013 Golden Globe Awards liveblog http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/salons_2013_golden_globe_awards_liveblog/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/salons_2013_golden_globe_awards_liveblog/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13167637 [liveblog id=47]

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/salons_2013_golden_globe_awards_liveblog/feed/ 2 Quentin Tarantino talks to himself http://www.salon.com/2013/01/12/quentin_tarantino_talks_to_himself/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/12/quentin_tarantino_talks_to_himself/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13167609 The eccentric Russian intellectual Mikhail Bakhtin, writing on literature and semiotics from around 1919 until his death in 1975, had this crazy idea: Stories talk to one another. Bakhtin theorized that authors cobble narratives together from various “languages,” combining and juxtaposing familiar motifs, images and tropes from other stories as well as cultural associations, history and even clichés to tell a new tale. An active “listener-reader,” to use Bakhtin's term, simultaneously senses many levels to each story – the characters talking to one another within the story, the narrator telling us the story and the author speaking through the story. These levels engage in dialogue with one another, and the listener-reader constructs meaning by eavesdropping on their conversation. The different levels also address the artworks and narratives from which they have been created. They talk back.

In many stories, the author, like a magician, tries to hide his or her hand. But Bakhtin's ideas prove especially helpful in talking about stories where the author's presence comes through strong – like the movies of Quentin Tarantino.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/12/quentin_tarantino_talks_to_himself/feed/ 20 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler demonstrate why they will be the best Golden Globe hosts ever http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_demonstrate_why_they_are_the_best_golden_globe_hosts_ever/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_demonstrate_why_they_are_the_best_golden_globe_hosts_ever/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13166241 As comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will remind you again and again, the best part about the Golden Globes is that attendees can drink and that the "ragged people" of TV are "just lucky to be there." In an interview online today at the Hollywood Reporter's website, the hilarious duo provides five excellent reasons you will want to tune in to watch this Sunday.

1. The Golden Globes are weird, and they know it:

Tina Fey: Well, Amy, you’ve been asked to perform at the Super Bowl a bunch of times.

Amy Poehler: That’s right. But I told them my show is too big for that venue. And I was actually one of the people carrying stuff at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, but nobody noticed. [Laughs.] No, we’ve fortunately been to a few of these awards show things now, and we’ve had some fun while we were there. And then the Golden Globes is just quirky and weird enough, I think that it’s up our alley.

2. They might start off with a long, sad goodbye song to each other and then walk off the stage:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_demonstrate_why_they_are_the_best_golden_globe_hosts_ever/feed/ 0 “Lincoln” leads with 7 Golden Globe nominations http://www.salon.com/2012/12/13/lincoln_leads_with_7_golden_globe_nominations/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/13/lincoln_leads_with_7_golden_globe_nominations/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13123654 Nominees for the 70th Annual Golden Globes were announced this morning, with critical favorite "'Lincoln" leading the pack with seven nominations, including best drama. "Argo" and "Django Unchained" took second-place with five nominations. Kathryn Bigelow's much debated "Zero Dark Thirty" underperformed, trailing with four nominations.

After the SAG announced its nominations yesterday, this week brings the clearest idea yet about what films will secure spots for the highly coveted Oscar nominations, announced Jan. 10.

And, although the Oscars are the largest movie event of the year, the Golden Globes, announced at a dinner for Hollywood's elite, have a reputation for being the most exclusive. The New York Times notes, "Globes nominations are as much about putting stars in seats at the annual banquet as honoring the year’s best ... To get no nomination at all for a picture is like not being invited to the party."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/12/13/lincoln_leads_with_7_golden_globe_nominations/feed/ 1 Candy Crowley, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: Hosts with the most http://www.salon.com/2012/10/16/candy_crowley_tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_hosts_with_the_most/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/16/candy_crowley_tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_hosts_with_the_most/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:51:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13041871 What a difference a few months makes. Sure, we women are still fighting for our reproductive rights and having to defend ourselves against sexist creeps — sorry, feminists — but at least we can say this was the month America discovered that women can actually steer a public event. Progress!

It was just last summer that the possibility that yet another series of presidential debates would go by without a female moderator for any of them was looking mighty real. Things were so bleak a group of Montclair High School students had taken to petitioning the Commission on Presidential Debates to bring in the first female moderator in two decades. When teenagers are asking on the Internet for something that should at this point be a no-brainer, we are living in grim times. So it came as refreshing news in August when CNN's Candy Crowley was named as moderator for this Tuesday's event.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/10/16/candy_crowley_tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_hosts_with_the_most/feed/ 2 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host Golden Globes http://www.salon.com/2012/10/16/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_to_host_golden_globes/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/16/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_to_host_golden_globes/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13041762 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are teaming up for the Golden Globes.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions and NBC announced Monday that the pair of "30 Rock" and "Parks and Recreation" stars have signed on to host the 70th annual Golden Globes ceremony after British comedian Ricky Gervais' three-year reign as the show's acerbic emcee.

"The unparalleled comedic timing of Tina and Amy will surely have viewers wanting to tune-in to see them in action," said Takla-O'Reilly, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which honors film and TV at the Beverly Hills Hilton ceremony. "The HFPA is thrilled to have the magnetic duo be a part of the show's 70th anniversary!"

The funny lady duo previously starred together in the films "Mean Girls" and "Baby Mama" and on "Saturday Night Live." They co-hosted the NBC sketch comedy series' "Weekend Update" segment from 2004 to 2006.

"Having both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on board to host this year's festivities is a major coup," said Paul Telegdy, president of alternative and late night programming at NBC. "Tina and Amy have a proven chemistry and comedic timing from their many years together on 'SNL' to their successful co-starring roles in 'Baby Mama.'"

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/10/16/tina_fey_and_amy_poehler_to_host_golden_globes/feed/ 0 Who’s afraid of Ricky Gervais? http://www.salon.com/2012/01/12/whos_afraid_of_ricky_gervais/ http://www.salon.com/2012/01/12/whos_afraid_of_ricky_gervais/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=12122151 In the lead-up to Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, all eyes are on the return of host Ricky Gervais -- specifically about the snark that earned him a career-enhancing dose of notoriety when he took some swings at his fellow celebrities at the same ceremony last year.

Gervais is in the New York Times Magazine, where David Itzkoff explains his comedic swings from kind impulses to mean-spirited rawness. In Vulture, Willa Paskin worries that all the focus on Gervais’ edge is leading him to buy his own hype, obscuring the fact that he’s very much a part of the club he got credit for lampooning. NBC’s own ad campaign features Gervais talking about how controversial it is for him to be back. In as much as the 2012 Globes are must-see television, it’s supposed to be because of the man riffing at the podium, rather than the artists who will deliver grateful speeches from it.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/01/12/whos_afraid_of_ricky_gervais/feed/ 11 Searching for Oscar hints in Golden Globe nominations http://www.salon.com/2011/12/15/did_golden_globes_get_it_right/ http://www.salon.com/2011/12/15/did_golden_globes_get_it_right/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=10416121 Andrew O'Hehir:

Since the Golden Globes nominate both films and actors in two streams of categories -- what they call "drama" vs. "musical or comedy" -- they have the luxury of not winnowing down the awards race at all, and just handing things out promiscuously. So you have to look at the Globe nominations and ask, in effect, "Which of these things does not belong here?"

For instance, I have difficulty believing that "The Ides of March," "50/50" or "Bridesmaids" are legitimate Oscar contenders, and all three of those just got best-picture nods from the Globes. (Given that we don't know how many films the Academy will nominate, I suppose their presence creates intriguing possibilities.) Similarly, there were some improbable nominations in the acting categories. No one seriously expects Brendan Gleeson or Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Kristen Wiig to be among the nominees on Oscar night -- which is not in any way a suggestion that their work doesn't deserve it. I'm strictly playing horse-race analyst here.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/12/15/did_golden_globes_get_it_right/feed/ 5 Guess who got invited back to host the Golden Globes http://www.salon.com/2011/02/01/ricky_gervais_golden_globes_2012/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/01/ricky_gervais_golden_globes_2012/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/feature/2011/02/01/ricky_gervais_golden_globes_2012 "Hello and welcome to the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. It's going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking. Or as Charlie Sheen calls it: breakfast."

Expect more of that next year. The Hollywood Foreign Press wants Ricky Gervais and his headline-grabbing one-liners back on stage next year. The British comedian drew some criticism for being a meanie with a performance during which "decades' worth of skepticism and resentment bubbled to the surface." Gervais stood by his borderline offensive, somewhat derogatory and sometimes just plain hilarious jokes.

We stand by the hope that maybe, just maybe, next year's Golden Globes, Ricky will reunite with his early 80s glampop band Seona Dancing.

And in case you haven't seen it, here's this year's terrific opening monologue.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/01/ricky_gervais_golden_globes_2012/feed/ 7 Ricky Gervais’ career as an ’80s glam-pop star http://www.salon.com/2011/01/26/ricky_gervais_pop_band/ http://www.salon.com/2011/01/26/ricky_gervais_pop_band/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/feature/2011/01/26/ricky_gervais_pop_band Today, in fun things on the Internet: a very confusing doppelgänger that we thought was a prank. It's true. Ricky Gervais started his career in a glam-pop band.

Though the Internet has known about this for a while, interest over Ricky Gervais' polarizing performance at the Golden Globes has stirred the skeletons in the closet. Nearly 30 years ago, a slimmer, prettier Gervais stole the hearts of millions as lead singer of Seona Dancing, a British New Wave group. (That's pronounced "shawna dahn-cing.") Along with Bill Macrae, Gervais started the band in his last year at the University College, London, and enjoyed a moderate amount of success. Seona Dancing topped the charts -- or rather showed up on the charts at No. 79 -- with their hit "Bitter Heart." The video pretty much sums up a lot about the '80s:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/01/26/ricky_gervais_pop_band/feed/ 10 Gervais stands his ground over Globes performance http://www.salon.com/2011/01/19/us_tv_golden_globes_gervais/ http://www.salon.com/2011/01/19/us_tv_golden_globes_gervais/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/feature/2011/01/19/us_tv_golden_globes_gervais Academy Award hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco are unlikely to be seeking tips from Ricky Gervais.

The British comedian was brash, profane and cruelly funny at Sunday's Golden Globes, delivering his trademark humor as promised for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in his second go-round as host of the ceremony that has "butt-talking" appearances by Jim Carrey and Jack Nicholson in its history.

At its heart, pairing the right host with the right awards show is a delicate form of matchmaking. The relationship should be unpredictable but not self-destructive, capturing TV viewers and Nielsen ratings without alienating the stars who come to be celebrated.

More than a few brave hosts have discovered how daunting the brief affair can be. That includes David Letterman, who has yet to shed memories of his bumpy 1995 Oscar gig that included an oddball phonetics bit mocking the names of Uma Thurman and Oprah Winfrey.

"Ricky Gervais was the host of the (Globes) show -- very funny guy," Letterman said on his late-night CBS show Monday. "But there's already talk that he'll never be invited back, and I say, 'Hey, welcome to the club.'"

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/01/19/us_tv_golden_globes_gervais/feed/ 28 The Golden Globes of hatred http://www.salon.com/2011/01/17/golden_globes_2011/ http://www.salon.com/2011/01/17/golden_globes_2011/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:10:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/2011/01/17/golden_globes_2011 Sixty-eight years' worth of ingrained cynicism about the Golden Globes came to a head last night. But before designating Ricky Gervais the bad mojo patsy of the disastrous 68th annual Golden Globes telecast, let's establish a few salient facts.

First, gleeful needling has been that comic’s stock-in-trade for about two decades, and the awards show’s governing body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, hired Gervais to host the broadcast in 2010 as well. Unless you're a complete dunderhead, you don’t invite a scorpion into your tent without expecting him to sting you, especially after inviting him in exactly one year earlier and getting stung 23 times in the face.

Second, it’s not as though the Golden Globes ceremony had much dignity to lose. Stars attend  and viewers watch not in spite of the event's junior-prom after-party atmosphere, but because of it. On the Oscars and Emmy broadcasts, it’s a big deal when people go off-script, act like fools, or bite the hands that feed them. On the Globes telecast, we expect such behavior and feel disappointed if we don’t get oodles of it.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/01/17/golden_globes_2011/feed/ 86 Golden Globes winners: 2011′s Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress http://www.salon.com/2011/01/17/golden_globes_winners_2011/ http://www.salon.com/2011/01/17/golden_globes_winners_2011/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:17:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/feature/2011/01/16/golden_globes_winners_2011 We're keeping track of the 2011 Golden Globes so you don't have to! And the winners are…

Best Motion Picture (Drama)
"The Social Network"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
"The Kids Are Alright"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"

Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
"Glee"

Best Director (Motion Picture)
David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Robert De Niro

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Laura Linney, "The Big C"

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/01/17/golden_globes_winners_2011/feed/ 18 De Niro to receive lifetime award at Golden Globes http://www.salon.com/2010/11/09/us_golden_globes_de_niro/ http://www.salon.com/2010/11/09/us_golden_globes_de_niro/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:33:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/11/09/us_golden_globes_de_niro Robert De Niro will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at next year's Golden Globe Awards.

The honor was announced Tuesday by Kevin Spacey. The award will be presented to him at the 68th annual Golden Globes on Jan. 16.

De Niro has won eight Golden Globes Awards in both the comedy and drama categories. He's also won two Academy Awards and the Kennedy Center Honor.

Previous winners include Barbra Streisand, Al Pacino, Michael Douglas, Steven Spielberg and this past year's recipient, Martin Scorsese.

Ricky Gervais will return as the ceremony's host.

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