Eddie Murphy to receive Cecil B. DeMille at 2023 Golden Globes

Celebrities pose for pictures as they arrive at the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards, taking place at The Museum of Modern Art. Featuring: Eddie Murphy Where: New York, New York, United States When: 06 Nov 2019 Credit: Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/InStar/Cover Images

Eddie Murphy will receive the prestigious prize during a ceremony to be staged on 10 January.

Eddie Murphy is to be feted with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards.

On Wednesday, executives from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that the Dreamgirls actor will receive the prestigious prize during a ceremony to be staged on 10 January.

“We’re honoured to present this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,” said HFPA president Helen Hoehne. “We’re thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his career – in front of and behind the camera – has had through the decades.”

Murphy, who last appeared in Coming 2 America, has not yet commented on the award.

Past recipients of the prize include Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey, Robert De Niro, Audrey Hepburn, Harrison Ford, and Jodie Foster.

—Reuters

Eddie Murphy Premiere of 'Shrek Forever After' during the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival at the Ziegfeld Theatre - Arrivals. New York City, United States. 21 Apr 2010. WENN
Eddie Murphy Premiere of 'Shrek Forever After' during the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival at the Ziegfeld Theatre - Arrivals. New York City, United States. 21 Apr 2010. WENN
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