LOS ANGELES - British-born actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the evil Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globe Awards in January.
Hopkins is the star of the acclaimed Roger Donaldson film The World's Fastest Indian, which has been at the top of the New Zealand box office for the past five weeks.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the awards, said that Hopkins would be presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at its January 16 Golden Globe ceremony in Beverly Hills.
The prolific Hopkins, 67, has been nominated for six Golden Globes including his work in Nixon, The Remains of the Day and Magic.
Born in Wales, he was given a knighthood in 1993 but he now lives in the Los Angeles area and took US citizenship in 2000.
Previous recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement include Al Pacino, Michael Douglas and Robin Williams.
- REUTERS
Hopkins to get lifetime Golden Globe award
Anthony Hopkins in a scene from his new film 'The World's Fastest Indian'.
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