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The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has announced key dates for the 58th annual Golden Globe Awards.

Deadline for Golden Globe entry forms is Nov. 10; nomination ballots must be received by Ernst & Young by Dec. 18. The foreign press corps will announce the nominees at 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Deadline for members' final ballots to be received by Ernst & Young is Jan. 17.The Golden Globe Awards will be presented on Jan. 21 at the BevHilton and will be broadcast live on NBC.

The kudocast will be produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Dick Clark and Barry Adelman are executive producers. Mahfouz Doss is president of the foreign press org.