HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION AND PRODUCER DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS WILL BRING THE 72ND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE(R) AWARDS LIVE COAST-TO-COAST ON NBC ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2015

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Will Host the Star-Studded Ceremony for the Third Consecutive Year

HOLLYWOOD, CA, February 5, 2014 - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and dick clark productions (dcp) will present the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Hosted by Golden Globe Award winners Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, the ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.

"Not only do we have the privilege of announcing the date of the 72ndAnnual Golden Globe Awards, we are very appreciative of Tina and Amy for hosting the ceremony for a third year in a row," said Theo Kingma, president of the HFPA. "There is no doubt they will once again host a memorable Golden Globe Awards celebration!"

"We are delighted to have Tina and Amy back. They create an environment where anything can happen in a room full of the world's biggest stars," said Allen Shapiro, Executive Producer of the Golden Globe Awards and CEO of dick clark productions.

"Tina and Amy certainly helped us garner the highest rated audience in over a decade and we are excited to have them back next year," said Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 160 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements. Earlier this month, "The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards" delivered a 6.5 rating, 16 share in adults 18-49 and 20.9 million viewers overall, growing versus the prior year by 2% in 18-49 rating and 6% in total viewers. It was the top-rated "Golden Globes" in adults 18-49 since 2007 and equaled a 10-year high in that key demographic. In total viewers, it was the event's biggest overall audience since 2004. "The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards" also attracted NBC's top adult 18-49 and total-viewer results in the Sunday 8-11 p.m. ET time period, excluding sports, in the 10 years since the 2004 "Globes" telecast.

About the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

Founded in the 1940s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of LA based overseas journalists who sought to bridge the international community with Hollywood, and to provide distraction from the hardships of war through film. Seventy years later, members of the HFPA represent 55 countries with a combined readership of 250 million in some of the world's most respected publications. Each year, the organization holds the third most watched awards show on television, the Golden Globe Awards, which have enabled the organization to donate more than $18 million to entertainment related charities and scholarship programs. For more information, please visit www.hfpa.org and www.goldenglobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@goldenglobes) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/goldenglobes) for exclusive celebrity videos and up to the minute Golden Globes news!

About dick clark productions:

dick clark productions (dcp) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised events. dcp produces perennial hits such as the "American Music Awards," "Golden Globe Awards," "Academy of Country Music Awards," "Billboard Music Awards," and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest." dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including "So You Think You Can Dance," and owns one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of dcp's award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. In 2014 joint venture Keshet DCP will premiere the weekly television series "Rising Star" on ABC. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.