Charlize Theron wants a big fat check!

This just in: Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron and actors Owen Wilson and Sam Elliot will be among the celebrities accepting some pretty hefty checks on behalf of various  nonprofit groups and  charities at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual installation luncheon Aug. 9 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Theron is a big favorite among the HFPA  folks. She won one Globe for her role in  "Monster" and was nominated for her work in "North Country" and "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers." Her new film, "In the Valley of Elah," which opens Sept. 28 (coincidentally, the very day Nicole Richie will go to jail), is already getting awards buzz.

And this year, HFPA's grants to nonprofit organizations is a record-breaking high: almost $1.2 million!

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