Jake Gyllenhaal back in the Spotlight - Golden Globes, January 11 2009

It's Christmas! - well, almost - and that means tinsel, baubles, glitter and globes. No sooner are the turkey leftovers in the cat, then it's the turn of the Awards ceremony and party season, and one of the first out of the cracker is the Golden Globes. One could be forgiven for not remembering 2008's, which was relegated to a press conference, but you're going to remember the Golden Globes of 2009 - Jake Gyllenhaal is making his come back to Hollywood's shiney stage of champers, dickie bows and golden gongs. Today, Jake was named as one of the presenters!


The last time we saw Jake at the Globes was back in 2006, when he was rather sleepy after his SNL exertions, which he'd just flown back from, and sported a wonky bowtie and needed placing by Hilary Swank. All that was as nothing though - Jake looked better than the awards (possibly something to do with that little curl of hair). Here's a reminder.



Maggie was there for Sherrybaby but the talk outside on the red carpet was of Jake's SNL triumph.



In 2006, the strenuous and rigid filming schedule of Zodiac meant that Jake couldn't be at the Globes for its Brokeback nominations (not that he received one himself), but, in 2004, Jake was there in the audience to cheer on Maggie: '"My heart was beating pretty hard the whole time," said Jake, 22, who starred in last year's Moonlight Mile and The Good Girl. "I told her not to get too nervous, and then I was doing just that."'



And there were goodies: 'Backstage, celeb presenters such as Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal were treated to elaborate gift baskets, courtesy of On 3 Productions, and valued at $21,000. The most coveted goodies up for grabs included TiVos--most stars were snatching up their second or third--and a Loews movie pass for two, good for one year.' I wonder what they've lined up this year...


This time, on January 11, Jake will have an interest in several of the awards. Friends and colleagues David Fincher, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr, Dustin Hoffman and Sam Mendes are all up for gongs. And, of course, Heath ledger has a nomination for his Joker. It will be some evening and it will be great to see Jake on the public stage again.



Includes pictures from IHJ.