Eckhart, Fishburne to be Globes presenters

Published: Dec. 29, 2008 at 11:42 PM
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Actor Aaron Eckhart attends the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's (HFPA) annual installation luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on July 30, 2008.  (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
Actor Aaron Eckhart attends the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's (HFPA) annual installation luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on July 30, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | Enlarge Enlarge
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Aaron Eckhart, Laurence Fishburne and Blake Lively have joined the lineup of presenters for "The 66th annual Golden Globe Awards" show in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The event is to be telecast live on NBC Jan. 11.

Organizers said Eckhart, Fishburne and Lively will join the gala's previously announced presenters Simon Baker, Drew Barrymore, Glenn Close, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler and Seth Rogen.

Steven Spielberg is to receive this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field," said the HFPA, which presents the Golden Globes.


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