The Iron Lady star Meryl Streep to receive Golden Globes lifetime achievement award
She was last nominated for a Golden Globe back in 2015 for her work in Into the Woods.
And now it's been announced that Meryl Streep will receive the Golden Globes lifetime achievement award at the annual ceremony in January, according to organizers.
The 67-year-old New Jersey native will be presented with the Cecil B. DeMille award in recognition of her forty years in the industry.
Finally recognized: Meryl Streep will receive the Golden Globes lifetime achievement award at the annual ceremony in January, according to organizers (pictured at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October)
President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) Lorenzo Sofia was extremely complimentary in a statement given on Thursday.
'She has always taken roles with strong female leads, creating art by showing vulnerability and portraying truth on the big screen. Simply put, she is a trailblazer, having paved the way for women in television, film and stage,' he said.
'For shattering gender and age barriers, all with finesse and grace, the HFPA is humbled to bestow this honor upon her,' Sofia added.
The 67-year-old New Jersey native will be presented with the Cecil B. DeMille award in recognition of her forty years in the industry (pictured at the 2010 Academy Awards)
The HFPA organizes the Golden Globes awards for film and television, which is one of the biggest ceremonies in Hollywood's long awards season. The 2017 ceremony will take place in Beverly Hills on Jan. 8.
Streep's most recent film was the 2016 comedy Florence Foster Jenkins in which she plays a rich, elderly American with no talent for singing but big ambitions.
Most memorably, the 67 year-old actress won Oscars for her performances in The Iron Lady, Sophie's Choice and Kramer vs. Kramer.
A lot of hardware: Most memorably, the 67 year-old actress won Oscars for her performances in The Iron Lady, Sophie's Choice and Kramer vs. Kramer (pictured with Kramer vs. Kramer co-star Dustin Hoffman)
She has received a record-setting 19 Oscar nominations during her career.
Additionally, she's won eight Golden Globes after being nominated an astonishing 28 times.
Streep joins Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Woody Allen and Jodie Foster as recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille award.
Iconic: Streep won an Oscar for her role as Margaret Thatcher in 2011's The Iron Lady
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