Kicking off the 2007 awards season is the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Broadcast in more than 150 countries worldwide, the event promises to be the year's most dazzling salute to the world's most favorite movies and television programs Double vision has overtaken this year's Golden Globe nomination, with Clint Eastwood drawing dual director nods for his World War II epics Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, while Leonardo DiCaprio pulls off an equally rare pair for his starring roles in The Departed and Blood Diamond. Meanwhile, the film that leads the race as the most nominated film overall is Babel, which receives seven nods, including one for Best Motion Picture (Drama). The British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen is nominated Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) with his controversial comedy film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, which will also compete with The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking for the award of Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical). Beyoncé Knowles received a nod for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) for Dreamgirls, while Jennifer Hudson, the American Idol runner-up turned Golden Globe front-runner, received a nomination

for Best Supporting Actress (Comedy or Musical). For television, Heroes, the brand new drama series that has captured the imagination of millions of TV viewers in the US, has been nominated for 2 awards - Best TV Series (Drama) and Best Supporting Actor (Drama). Masi Oka, the Japanese actor who propelled his way from anonymity into one of the most beloved characters of the show, will compete with veteran character actors like Jeremy Irons and Jeremy Piven, for the acting award.
Apart from Heroes, another brand new series Ugly Betty is also generating almost the same amount of attentions, receiving 2 nods - for Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actress for America Ferrera's leading role. The other hot newcomer is 30 Rock, for which Alec Baldwin has been nominated for the award of Best Actor (Comedy or Musical). He is competing against Zach Braff (Scrub), Steve Carrell (The Office), Jason Lee (My Name is Earl) and Tony Shalhoub (Monk).
Also in the centre of the Golden spotlight is Grey's Anatomy. The world's hottest medical drama has received four nominations, including Best TV Series (Drama). Patrick Dempsey is nominated for Best Actor, when Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigel receive nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Last year's winner of Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical), Desperate Housewives, is back again this year to do battle with Entourage, The Office, Ugly Betty and Weeds.
What's more to watch out? The star-studded presenters includes: Reese Witherspoon, Felicity Huffman, Salma Hayek, Ben Stiller and Justin Timberlake,

George Clooney, Rachel Weisz, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Stamos, Cameron Diaz, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank, James Woods and the list goes on. Warren Beatty will receive this years' Cecil B. DeMile Award from the Hollywood Foreign Pres Association for his outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.
The Annual Golden Globe Awards has been acknowledged as the precursor to the race of Oscar. Organized by Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the awards show has honored outstanding achievement in both motion pictures and television, making it one of the few ceremonies to cover both industries.
So be part of this starry night with the best that film and TV have to offer - the show, the stars, and the behind- the-scene drama!
Catch Hollywood's biggest night of the year on Star World, Tuesday, January 16th at 6 30 a.m., with a prime - time special telecast same day at 8 p.m
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