MELISSA BENOIST, VIOLA DAVIS, MORGAN FREEMAN, GRANT GUSTIN, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, KEVIN HART, TARAJI P. HENSON, TERRENCE HOWARD, KEN JEONG, DWAYNE JOHNSON, MICHAEL KEATON, LADY GAGA, EVA LONGORIA, JENNIFER LOPEZ, JASON STATHAM and MARK WAHLBERG JOIN ACCLAIMED GROUP OF PRESENTERS AT THE 73rd ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE(R) AWARDS on JAN. 10, 2016

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 7, 2016 - Melissa Benoist, Viola Davis (four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, including 2016 nominee for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama), Morgan Freeman (2012 Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, Golden Globe Award winner, and five-time award nominee), Grant Gustin, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Golden Globe Award winner and three-time award nominee), Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson (2016 Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama), Terrence Howard (Golden Globe Award nominee), Ken Jeong, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton (Golden Globe Award winner and two-time award nominee), Lady Gaga (2016 Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television), Eva Longoria (Golden Globe Award nominee), Jennifer Lopez (Golden Globe Award nominee), Jason Statham and Mark Wahlberg (two-time Golden Globe Award nominee) are the second round of presenters announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

This accomplished group of individuals will join previously announced presenters Amy Adams, Jaimie Alexander, Patricia Arquette, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Mel Gibson, Amber Heard, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Amy Schumer, J.K. Simmons, Channing Tatum and Olivia Wilde.

Veteran host Ricky Gervais returns for the fourth time to host the high-profile ceremony that will air on Sunday, Jan. 10, LIVE coast to coast on NBC with the pre-show from 4-5 p.m. PST/7-8 p.m. EST, and main telecast from 5-8 p.m. PST/8-11 p.m. EST from the Beverly Hilton.

Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 236 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.

Lorenzo Soria is President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Mike Mahan, President of dick clark productions; and Barry Adelman, Executive VP of Television at dick clark productions will serve as executive producers.

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(R) Awards, which has enabled the organization to donate more than $23.9 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).

ABOUT DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS

dick clark productions (dcp) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the "Academy of Country Music Awards," "American Country Countdown Awards," "American Music Awards," "Billboard Music Awards," "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," "Golden Globe Awards" and the "Streamy Awards." Weekly television programming includes "So You Think You Can Dance" from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; and "World's Funniest" from Jukin Media and dcp. dcp also owns one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.