How the Golden Globes Went From Laughingstock to Power Player
The group that was once assailed by the F.C.C. steadily gained influence in Hollywood over the years until scrutiny of its practices and lack of diversity led NBC to say it would not air its show in 2022.
Scarlett Johansson said Golden Globes news conferences “bordered on sexual harassment.”Credit.Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
May 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES The Golden Globes were created by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 and quickly developed a reputation as unserious and slippery.
In the late 1960s, the Federal Communications Commission got the Globes booted from the airwaves, saying it “misled the public as to how the winners were determined.” CBS dropped it in 1982 after Pia Zadora was named “new star of the year,” a plaudit essentially paid for by her billionaire husband, Meshulam Riklis, who flew H.F.P.A. members to Las Vegas and wined and dined them at his Riviera hot
Feb. 3: The Golden Globes announced its 2021 nominees, including two for Netflix’s
Emily in Paris: Best Television Series Musical or Comedy, and Lily Collins for Best Actress in a TV Series Musical or Comedy. Many people were frustrated that shows like HBO’s
Insecure, starring Issa Rae, and
I May Destroy You received zero nominations.
Deborah Copaken, a writer on
Emily in Paris, also wrote an essay for the Guardian about how
I May Destroy You deserved to be nominated over the Netflix show. “Now, am I excited that
Emily in Paris was nominated? Yes. Of course,” Copaken wrote. “I’ve never been remotely close to seeing a Golden Globe statue up close, let alone being nominated for one. But that excitement is now unfortunately tempered by my rage over Coel’s snub. That
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NBC will not be broadcasting the Golden Globe awards in 2022. The network is using the excuse that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is not moving quickly enough to diversify its voting group. The HFPA is a non-profit organization comprised of entertainment industry reporters and photographers. They report on the industry for media outside the U.S. There are about 90 members from 55 countries with a combined following of 250 million. HFPA has long been the butt of jokes, often by the hosts of the award ceremonies.
It wasn’t a problem until last year when the prominence of the issue of racial equality conflicted with HFPA’s list of nominees for awards. Actors began to speak out about the dominance of white people up for awards. The Los Angeles Times investigated HFPA’s secretive voting group and found that there was not one black member among them. The L.A. Times also found the voting process and the voting group to be corrupt but mostl
NBC cancels 2022 Golden Globes
Updated May 11, 2021;
NBC will not air the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s iconic Golden Globes ceremony next year following complaints the organization is not diverse.
The organization has found itself under attack from major stars following news reports that it has no Black members and engages in sexist practices. Tom Cruise reportedly returned his three awards in protest and Scarlett Johansson complained of dealing with sexists questions and remarks by associations members,
In a statement, NBC said that its decision allows the Hollywood Foreign Press Association time to make needed changes.
“We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,” NBC said in a statement. “However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopefu