Freeman to get a lifetime achievement award

Channel24 has confirmed that 74-year-old Morgan Freeman is to receive the Cecil B DeMille Award for his contribution to entertainment at next year's Golden Globe Awards.

15 Nov 2011

Channel24 quotes BangShowBiz as saying the accolade is the Golden Globes' version of a lifetime achievement award and has previously been given to Steven Spielberg, Robert DeNiro and Warren Beatty.

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