Ricky Gervais to Host 67th Annual Golden Globes
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RICKY Gervais will host the 67th Annual Golden Globes in January 2010, it was confirmed Monday.
In a statement, Gervais said he simply couldn’t turn down the chance to be the telecast’s first host since 1995.
“Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry, which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I can get free reign as a host,” Gervais told People magazine. “I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are just some things you don’t turn down.”
“We are delighted to have Ricky Gervais as the host on our show,” said Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Gervais — who has won three Golden Globes – proved to be a highlight during last year’s telecast when he cracked a joke about best supporting actress winner Kate Winslet, her movie The Reader and his own lack of a nomination. “What did I tell you, Winslet — do a Holocaust movie, win an award,” he said at the time. “That’s the trouble with Holocaust films: There’s no gag reel on the DVD.”
The Golden Globes will be broadcast live on NBC on Jan. 17 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles (8 p.m. ET). Nominations will be announced on Dec. 15.
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