Clooney to receive honorary Golden Globe

US actor, director and producer George Clooney is to receive an honorary award at next year's Golden Globes.

Organisers said the 53-year-old would be given its Cecil B DeMille award for "his outstanding contributions both in front of and behind the camera".

Clooney was being recognised "as much for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry," the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) said.

Recent recipients of the DeMille award include Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and the late Robin Williams.

Source: BBC