Eddie Murphy set to receive prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes

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Hollywood icon Eddie Murphy is set to receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the upcoming 80th Golden Globes.The honorary award recognizes the recipient's 'outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment', according to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Previous recipients of the trophy include Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks and an array of other A-listers.

Honorary award: Eddie Murphy is set to receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the upcoming 80th Golden GlobesThe recipient of the award is decided by the HFPA's board of directors and is one of the show's highest honors.'We're honored to present this year's Cecil B.

DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,' HFPA president Helen Hoehne said in a statement.  '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.'The recipient of the Carol Burnett Award, which is considered the show's other highest honor alongside the Cecil B.

DeMille trophy, has yet to be announced. A-list: The honorary award recognizes the recipient's 'outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment' and is one of the show's highest honors; pictured January 2020  at the Critics' Choice Awards Eddie, 61, won a Golden Globe in 2007 for Dreamgirls and has been nominated for five other Golden Globes over the years.His iconic body of work includes roles in The Nutty Professor, the Shrek films, Dr.