Justin Timberlake will receive Hollywood Song Award

The iconic American singer Justin Timberlake will receive the Hollywood Song Award. It will be awarded at the next installment of the Hollywood Film Awards, said the organizers. Timberlake, who is also a composer and actor, will be awarded with this distinction for the song “Can’t stop the feeling!” from the soundtrack of the film “Trolls”.

The 20th ceremony of the Hollywood Films Awards will be held on November 6. Comedian and actor James Corden will host the event. In the other 20 editions of this award, more than 110 winners have gotten the Billboard Award or they have won the Academy Award in the same year.

Why is Justin Timberlake getting this prize?

Justin Timberlake’s awarded song made its debut on the top of the chart of the Billboard 100 and also reached first place in many countries. Timberlake also served as the soundtrack’s executive producer on the film “Trolls”. The animated film premiered in the United States on November 4th.

This film stars Timberlake and Anna Kendrick. It tells the story of two trolls and their struggle to save Troll Town from the evil Bergens.

During the ceremony of the Hollywood Films Awards, other celebs will also take home an award. This includes actors Eddie Murphy, Tom Hanks and Hugh Grant. Apart from that, the organizers will honor actresses Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Harris and the actor and film director Mel Gibson, among others.

Timberlake’s filmography

Since he was a little kid, Justin Timberlake has always been exposed to a camera. From his participation on the 90s TV show “Mickey Mouse Club”, along with his former partner Britney Spears, and being a member of the pop music boy band NSYNC that launched him as a big celebrity, this southern guy has seen how his life has been surrounded by the spotlight.

His debut in Hollywood came with the film “Longshot” (2000), a drama film with an equestrian environment. He later took part in films such as “Sin City” (2005), a thriller about police corruption. “Alpha Dog” (2006), a drama film that puts drug dealing in the foreground. And “Black Snake Moan” (2006), a psychological thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci.

He also was a voice actor in another animated film, “Shrek III” (2007), in which he shared credits with another former girlfriend, Cameron Diaz. In the comedy film “The Love Guru”, he played Jaques Grande, a hockey goalkeeper.

In “The Social Network” (2010), a film about the creation of Facebook, he played the part of the informatics executive Sam Parker who invested in the page and made it popular. And in the comedy “Bad Teacher” (2011), a film set in a high school, he again shared credits with Cameron Diaz. While in “Friends with Benefits” (2011), he shared the credits with Mila Kunis.

During the science-fiction film “In Time” (2011), he starred along with Amanda Seyfried.

Justin Timberlake’s personal life

Justin Randall Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 31st, 1981 in the middle of a middle class family. His father was the director of a Baptist choir, while his mother was his first manager.

His parents divorced when Justin was a kid, and then Lynn got married again with the banker Paul Harless. Harless raised him until his adolescence. Justin’s father also got married again and he had another son named Jonathan.

Besides the already mentioned relationships with Cameron Diaz and Britney Spears, there were several rumors that Justin also had love affairs with Alyssa Milano, Jenna Dewan and Elisha Cuthbert. He got married in 2012 to Jessica Biel. In April 2015, the couple had a son, Silas Randall Timberlake.