The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has chosen director Martin Scorsese as their pick for the Cecil B. DeMille award, for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field."

The award is to be presented at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 17th, 2010, which will be hosted by Ricky Gervais. Previous winners of the Cecil B. DeMille Award include Steven Spielberg, Warren Beatty, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Williams and Michael Douglas.

In 2007, Scorsese took home the Golden Globe for "Best Director of a Motion Picture" for The Departed, which also finally garnered him a Best Director Academy Award win (after five previous nominations). Previously, Scorsese won a Golden Globe for directing Gangs of New York, and was nominated for his direction of Casino, The Age of Innocence, Goodfellas and Raging Bull, plus one other nomination for the Raging Bull screenplay (which he co-wrote with Nicholas Pileggi).