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Note from author under the press release below.

Press Release
HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 28, 2007 – 194 live-action feature films (126 drama and 68 comedies or musicals), 9 animated feature films, 120 television series (74 drama and 46 comedies), 37 mini-series or telefilms and 61 foreign language films have been qualified for “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” consideration honoring 2007 achievements, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In addition, 83 songs are eligible for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.

Nominations for “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be announced at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 13. “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 13, 2008 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast

Helen Mirren poses backstage in the press room with her Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for The Queen (and a separate award for TV role) on Jan. 15, 2007. She later won the Oscar for the same film, indicating a Globe win helps an Oscar run.

airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Jorge Camara is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Barry Adelman is executive producer.  Chris Donovan is director.  Al Schwartz is consulting producer.   Ken Shapiro is producer.  Ron Weed is consulting producer.  Bob Bardo is executive in charge of production.

    Note from author Robert Marich. The awards from this small association – which has just 82 voting members – achieved great weight after Hollywood marketers realized a correlation with Oscar wins. So Oscar marketers lavish the Golden Globes voters with perks hoping for votes for a bandwagon effect and the organization does all it can to position its awards in front of the Academy Awards (though this year the Golden Globes telecast comes one day after Oscar voting closes).
    The TV audience averages 16-20 million viewers in the U.S., which is a huge promotional springboard for films, and the Golden Globes are also telecast overseas. NBC Television is scheduled to telecast the Golden Globes awards Jan. 13, 2008, though Hollywood’s writers strike could prompt actors not to show up. The show is scripted so the writers strike could directly derail its production. I think that NBC might drop the telecast this year if there's a clear indication of diminished star power or unskilled writing for the show, since a re-run theatrical film or other such repeat programing would pull more audience than an awards show devoid of celebrities.