Director Steven Spielberg, who is known for occasionally making a movie that people go to see, will be honored at January’s Golden Globes with the Cecil B. DeMille Award. This is a lifetime achievement award for those who have made an outstanding contribution to entertainment. He will also be eligible for the free fruit basket and gets to park right up front before the ceremony.
First awarded way back in 1952, the DeMille Award has been given to such luminaries as Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, and Bette Davis. In recent years some of the luster has been lost by giving the award to Warren Beatty who hasn’t made a decent movie in 25 years (Reds came out in 1981) and Robin Williams who is becoming more embarrassing with every new release.
The award comes at a nice time for Spielberg, who can use it to kick off the media blitz for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Unlike some honorary award winners, he has actually won the real deal. He has six Globes, including a best director nod for Saving Private Ryan.
