The Golden Globes- Live Report

Welcome to AFP's live report of the 68th Golden Globes, the glitzy Hollywood knees-up ? and fashion show - that often makes for the industry?s most entertaining awards. The sun is out (Los Angeles' January doing an award-worthy impression of July) and a who?s who of stars is descending on the Beverly Hilton hotel for the televised ceremony, a less formal, Champagne-fuelled warm-up to the industry?s most prestigious honours, the Oscars.

The year, The King's Speech and The Social Network are seen as key rivals for many of the night?s prizes, including top accolade best film drama. Though there may be upsets ? the Globes usually packs quite a few.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the 90-odd member group behind the awards, publicised this year?s Globes with posters promising combustible material from British host Ricky Gervais.

But they've also received some unwanted attention thanks to a lawsuit accusing the association of accepting lavish gifts in exchange for nominations.

Expect more on this from Gervais, who last year tackled the issue of the Globes? credibility head-on: "One thing that can?t be bought is a Golden Globe ? officially," he said.

The fearless funnyman has pledged to outdo last year's risque debut, whose targets included Mel Gibson, Colin Farrell and broadcasters NBC, with a performance guaranteed to ensure he's never invited back. We could be in for an exciting night...