The Hollywood Foreign Press announced Tuesday that America’s favorite actor,Tom Hanks, will receive the Cecil B. deMille Award at the 77th annual Golden Globes. HFPA president Lorenzo Soria had this to say in a statement.
“TheHollywood Foreign Press Associationis 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.”
Those few are also joined by Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Steven Spielberg, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Sophia Loren and Sidney Poitier. TheCecil B. DeMilleAward winner is identified by HFPA as someone who, “has made a lasting impact on the film industry.” With over 50 producing credits, over 90 acting credits and fifteenGolden Globenominations, Hanks is a perfect choice for such an honor.
The beloved actor’s career in entertainment goes back almost 40 years. He first picked up traction in the 1980s with guest appearances on hit shows such asThe Love Boat,Happy DaysandFamily Ties. Although he was no stranger to the big screen, 1984’sSplashand 1988’sBigmade Hanks' feature film career soar. He starred in the comedy crime dramaTurner & Hoochin 1989, and then reunited withBigdirector Penny Marshall for the hilariousA League of Their Ownwhere he played the alcoholic coach that uttered the phrase you recognize even if you didn’t see the film, “There’s no crying in baseball!”
He followed up the women’s baseball comedy, with a romantic comedy favoriteSleepless in Seattle. A year later, Hanks portrayal of a lawyer with AIDS inPhiladelphiaearned him his first Academy Award. The following year, he took home another Oscar forForrest Gump.
The 1990s continued as such with Hanks appearing in acclaimed filmsApollo 13,You’ve Got MailandThe Green Mile. He also starred inSaving Private Ryanfrom director Steven Spielberg. The prolific filmmaker and Hanks would go on to collaborate in four more films includingCatch Me If You Canwith Leonardo DiCaprio,The Terminalwith Catherine Zeta-Jones,Bridge of SpiesandThe Postalongside Meryl Streep.
Hanks' career has yet to slow down. He has lent his voice to the Disney/Pixar’s Sheriff Woody in everyToy Storyfilm including the most recentToy Story 4. He has also ventured into biopics in recent years, having tackled Walt Disney in the period dramaSaving Mr. Banks, Richard Phillips inCaptain Phillipsand Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger in 2016’sSully. His most recent journey into the genre is quite possibly one of the best unions of actor and subject to date. Hanks can next be seen in Sony’sA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodwhere he portrays Mister Rogers, because who else could possibly do it?
you’re able to see this cultural icon when the Golden Globes air on July 30, 2025. This news comes viaVariety.
