HFPA’s Cecil B. DeMille Award At “67^th Annual Golden Globe Awards” Live on NBC Jan. 17

Scorses: A man for all seasons

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/12/09–  Martin Scorsese will be honored at “The 67th Annual
Golden Globe Awards” on January 17 with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his
“outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.”  The award, voted by
the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, was
announced by Vera Farmiga at a morning press conference.  Ricky Gervais will
host “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” which will be broadcast live
coast to coast on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.

Scorsese received two Golden Globe Awards for “Best Director of a Motion
Picture”; for “The Departed” and “Gangs of New York.”  He received five
additional Golden Globe nominations, including four as Best Director
(”Casino,” “Age of Innocence,” “Goodfellas,” and Raging Bull”) and one for
Best Screenplay for “Raging Bull” (with Nicolas Pileggi).

Recent Cecil B. DeMille winners include Steven Spielberg (2009), Warren
Beatty (2007), Anthony Hopkins (2006), Robin Williams (2005) and Michael
Douglas (2004).

Martin Scorsese was born in 1942 in New York City, and was raised in the
downtown neighborhood of Little Italy, which later provided the inspiration
for several of his films.  Scorsese earned a BS degree in film
communications in 1964, followed by an MA in the same field in 1966 at New
York University’s School of Film.  During this time, he made numerous
prize-winning short films, including “The Big Shave.”

In 1968, Scorsese directed his first feature film, entitled “Who’s That
Knocking at My Door?.”  He served as Assistant Director and an editor of the
documentary “Woodstock” in 1970, and won critical and popular acclaim for
his 1973 film “Mean Streets.”  Scorsese directed his first documentary film,
“Italianamerican,” in 1974.

In 1976, Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes
Film Festival.  He followed with “New York, New York” in 1977, “The Last
Waltz” in 1978, and “Raging Bull” in 1980, which received five Golden Globe
Award Nominations and eight Academy Award Nominations including Best Picture
and Best Director.  Scorsese went on to direct “The Color of Money,” “The
Last Temptation of Christ,” “Goodfellas,” “Cape Fear,” “Casino,” “Kundun”
and “The Age of Innocence,” among other films.

In 1996, Scorsese completed a 4-hour documentary, “A Personal Journey With
Martin Scorsese Through American Movies,” co-directed by Michael Henry
Wilson.  The documentary was commissioned by the British Film Institute to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of cinema.  In 2001, Scorsese
released “Il Mio Viaggio In Italia,” an epic documentary that affectionately
chronicles his love for Italian Cinema.  His long-cherished project, “Gangs
of New York,” was released in 2002, earning numerous critical honors.

In 2003, PBS broadcast the seven-film documentary series “Martin Scorsese
Presents: The Blues.”  “The Aviator” was released in December of 2004 and
earned five Academy Awards in addition to the Golden Globe and BAFTA awards
for Best Picture.  In 2005, “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan” was broadcast as
part of the “American Masters” series on PBS and released on DVD worldwide
by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Scorsese’s most recent feature, “The Departed,” was released to critical
acclaim in October 2006 and has been honored with the Golden Globe,
Director’s Guild of America, New York Film Critics, National Board of Review
and Critic’s Choice awards for Best Director, in addition to four Academy
Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.  “Shine A Light,”
Scorsese’s documentary of the Rolling Stones in concert was released
worldwide April 4, 2008.

He is currently in post production on “Shutter Island” due for release in
the spring of 2010 and he is executive producer on the upcoming HBO drama
series “Boardwalk Empire.”  Scorsese’s additional awards and honors include
the Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival (1995), the AFI Life
Achievement Award (1997), the Honoree at the Film Society of Lincoln
Center’s 25th Gala Tribute (1998), and the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
(2003) and The Kennedy Center Honors (2007).

Scorsese is the founder and chair of The Film Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of motion picture
history.  At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Scorsese launched the World
Cinema Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and restoration of neglected films from around the world, with
special attention paid to those developing countries lacking the financial
and technical resources to do the work themselves.  Scorsese is the founder
and chair.

“The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160
countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both
television and motion picture achievements.  The special will be produced by
dick clark productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association.
Philip Berk is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.  Orly
Adelson, president of dick clark productions, and Barry Adelman will
executive-produce the special. Chris Donovan is the director and dick clark
productions’ Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production.

Nominations for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at
5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 15.