January 8, 2010 5:08 PM
- Text
Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes
(AP)
British comedian Ricky Gervais has been picked to host Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards show.
The 67th annual Globes will mark the first time since 1995 that the show has had a host. In recent years, the Globes have simply used a variety of celebrities to present the show's film and TV awards.
Photos: Golden Globe Winners
Photos: Ricky Gervais
Globe organizers decided to do away with the host in the mid-1990s because they felt the show had enough star power with the celebrity presenters.
But after Gervais made a hilarious appearance as a presenter at last season's Globes, the show's organizers decided to sign him up to emcee the ceremony on Jan. 17.
Gervais says he has resisted similar offers but that the Globes offer him a chance for "free reign as a host."
The 67th annual Globes will mark the first time since 1995 that the show has had a host. In recent years, the Globes have simply used a variety of celebrities to present the show's film and TV awards.
Photos: Golden Globe Winners
Photos: Ricky Gervais
Globe organizers decided to do away with the host in the mid-1990s because they felt the show had enough star power with the celebrity presenters.
But after Gervais made a hilarious appearance as a presenter at last season's Globes, the show's organizers decided to sign him up to emcee the ceremony on Jan. 17.
Gervais says he has resisted similar offers but that the Globes offer him a chance for "free reign as a host."
Popular Now in Entertainment
- Beyonce, Jay-Z post photos of Blue Ivy Carter
- Leslie Carter dead at 25
- Zsa Zsa at 95: Husband releases birthday photos
- "Idol": Carrey's daughter out, and then disaster
- Beyonce shows off her post-baby body
- Madonna stalker escapes from mental hospital
- Macaulay Culkin through the years
- Gender-bending model a runway sensation
- Schwarzenegger, Stallone have hospital run-in
- Only Denzel can rescue "Safe House"
- "The Vow": What the critics are saying
- Mariah Carey on Twitter: "Heartbroken"; Others react
- Bobbi Kristina on alleged coke snorting photos
- George Clooney on his longest practical joke
- Macaulay Culkin is in good health, says rep
- Whitney Houston's final performance
- Remembering Whitney Houston 1963-2012
Latest CBS News Headlines
on Facebook
on CBS News
- Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal
- Houston recalled as happy in days before death
- Pre-Grammy gala celebrates Whitney Houston's life
- The nation's weather
on Facebook
- Whitney Houston 1963-2012
- Adele sings a cappella for Anderson Cooper
- Remembering Whitney Houston 1963-2012
on CBS News
