{"id":14313,"date":"2015-11-17T05:24:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14313"},"modified":"2015-11-17T05:24:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:24:23","slug":"denzel-washington-to-be-honored-with-cecil-b-demille-award-at-golden-globe-awards-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/17\/denzel-washington-to-be-honored-with-cecil-b-demille-award-at-golden-globe-awards-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington To Be Honored with Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globe Awards 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington started the award circuit early when he helped present an honorary Oscar to celebrated filmmaker Spike Lee at the seventh annual Governor\u2019s Awards this past Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denzel-Washington-CelebHealthy_com.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14314\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denzel-Washington-CelebHealthy_com.jpg\" alt=\"Denzel Washington Visits &quot;Late Show With David Letterman&quot;\" width=\"616\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denzel-Washington-CelebHealthy_com.jpg 616w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denzel-Washington-CelebHealthy_com-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Both Washington and Lee have enjoyed creative success as frequent collaborators with films like <em>Mo\u2019 Better Blues<\/em> and most notably<em> Malcolm X<\/em> \u2013 the latter is definitely considered one of the most prolific films in the history of cinema and also proved Hollywood\u2019s scorn towards Lee when he was blatantly disregarded for his achievement through his zero wins during award season that year.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has always felt the sting of that snob which has led him to consistently dismiss the industry by calling out the lack of diversity that continues to plague the system.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the famed director who taught us what it takes to <em>Do The Right Thing<\/em> has finally been given his due \u2013 even though it came in the form of the kind of Oscar they give recipient as a way of apologizing for not giving it to them at the appropriate time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/14476817988768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14315\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/14476817988768.jpg\" alt=\"US-ENTERTAINMENT-GOVERNORS-AWARDS\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/14476817988768.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/14476817988768-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps an apologetic Oscar is better than none &#8211; in any case, Lee graciously accepted his trophy while also taking the time to express his dismay that after all these years \u2013 very little has changed when it comes to the opportunities afforded people of color in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>That is still a valid case and may remain so for God knows how long but the upside is that for those who have managed to barriers \u2013 the road to victory is still paved with gold. This is a fact Denzel Washington can attest to.<\/p>\n<p>It has been announced that in recognition of his cinematic achievements, the actor will be the recipient of the 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Award. He will be presented with the honorary tribute at the 73<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 10 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press made the announcement on Monday with a fitting accompaniment of why Washington was selected, \u201cWashington\u2019s long and storied career is earmarked by his countless roles in front and behind the camera\u201d. \u201cIt is the HFPA\u2019s privilege to honor his contributions to the entertainment industry with the Cecil B. DeMille Award\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed Washington is deserving based on his impressive track record which shows a total of seven Golden Globe nominations \u2013 two of which he won for <em>Glory<\/em> and <em>The Hurricane<\/em>. He also nabbed two Academy Awards for Glory and <em>Training Day<\/em>. He ha also garnered two Emmy nominations, one Tony Award, one BAFTA Award, one NAACP Image Award and one Grammy Award for lending his voice to the African-American folklore \u2013 John Henry.<\/p>\n<p>He is teaming up again with Antoine Fuqua in the upcoming <em>The Magnificent Seven<\/em> co-starring Chris Pratt and Training Day co-star Ethan Hawke.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington started the award circuit early when he helped present an honorary Oscar to celebrated filmmaker Spike [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38,6],"tags":[115,2509,1164,2506,2508,2145,2505,530,607,2511,2510,2504,2507],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Denzel Washington To Be Honored with Cecil B. 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