fingers crossed for veep streep to sweep herrcategory for a record ninth win. >> getting my speech right the preglobes bash, one of the stars there was val kilmer. during 2016 there were a lot of concerns about his health but our first sighting of val in 26 days. it's the best he'sslooked in months after a mysterious illness had plagued him for more than this is the photo that first sparked concern. in november of 2015 kilmer spotted with a tracheotomy tube, sparking fears he was battling throat cancer. val denied it. he wasce ford to deny cancer rumors after friend and co-star michael douglas said in october that val was battling cancer and quote things don't look too good for him. days later val posted on facebook that michael was misinformed. >> i started having trouble with my speech. >> in november, val made his first appearance in about two months for a screening and fans were shocked by his speech. >> my tongue swelled up. [ inaudible ] >> then in december, the 57-year-old was spotted looking very frail. still all the star admitted to is a quote lump in my throat and a swollen ton