He’s won two Oscars, a Kennedy Center honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, seven Emmy Awards, two SAG Awards, an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, a PGA Lifetime Achievement Award, an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award and four Golden Globe Awards, among other honors. Now, Tom Hanks will be feted by the latter with the HFPA’s Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2020 Golden Globes ceremony in January. A ceremony that may also find him nominated for his role as Fred Rogers in Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighbhorhood.”
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In a statement, HFPA President Lorenzo Soria remarked, “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is proud to bestow the 2020 Cecil B. deMille Award to Tom Hanks. For more than three decades, he’s captivated audiences with rich and playful characters that we’ve grown to love and admire. As compelling as he is on the silver screen, he’s equally so behind the camera as a writer, producer, and director. We’re honored to include Mr. Hanks with such luminaries as Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese and Barbra Streisand to name a few.”
Last year the HFPA honored Jeff Bridges with the award and other recpients include Robert De Niro, Audrey Hepburn, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster, Sophia Loren, Sidney Poitier, Steven Spielberg, Denzel Washington and Robin Williams.
Hanks previously won Golden Globes in the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy category for “Big” and the Best Actor in a Drama category for “Philadelphia,” “Forest Gump” and “Cast Away.” He’s been nominated nine times overall including most recently in 2018 in the Drama category for “The Post.” An actor and producer, Hanks is also known for his performances in “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Apollo 13,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “A League of Their Own,” “Captain Phillips,” “Sully” and for voicing Woody in four “Toy Story” films. Behind the camera he’s primarily produced notable works for television including “Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific,” “John Adams,” “Game Change,” “Big Love,” “Olive Kitteridge” and “From the Earth to the Moon.” In 1998, Hanks formed Playtone productions with Gary Goetzman. The production company has helped shepherded hits such as “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Where The Wild Things Are.” Hanks directorial efforts, “That Thing You Do!” and “Larry Crowne,” have been less successful.
The legendary actor has also remarkably starred in nine Best Picture nominees,“Forest Gump,” “Apollo 13,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “The Green Mile,” “Toy Story 3,” “Captain Phillips,” “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” “Bridge of Spies” and “The Post.” Only “Forest Gump” took home the top prize.
The 2020 Golden Globes will be held on Sunday, Jan 5 and broadcast live on NBC beginning at 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” opens nationwide on Nov. 22.
