Reforms include adding more diverse members and appointing professional executive leadership
Beatrice Verhoeven | May 7, 2021 @ 3:23 PM
GLAAD has weighed in on the reforms promised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to remake the embattled organization, saying the plans “do not go far enough” and GLAAD is demanding “more rapid change, real inclusion and true acceptance.”
“The HFPA reforms do not go far enough to ensure the organization as a place where historically marginalized communities–including the LGBTQ community–feel welcomed; especially not in time for meaningful change to take place before the 2022 awards season,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “There is a lack of transparency and accountability which still has yet to be addressed. It’s not enough for the HFPA to just say that they are working towards having a certain number of Black members. It’s time for the HFPA and the Golden Globes to truly reflect t
The move follows Time’s Up denunciation of proposals as “sorely lacking and hardly transformational”
Beatrice Verhoeven | May 7, 2021 @ 1:50 PM
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) says it is encouraged by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s “transformational” reform plan but that it will monitor closely the progress of the promised changes.
“NABJ is encouraged by the comprehensive plan billed by the organization as ‘transformational.’ However, the NABJ Board feels it is premature for full applause until there is documented implementation of the numerous changes adopted by the organization,” The NABJ said. “The HFPA has been under fire from NABJ, a number of groups and individuals after revelations that the organization has had no Black members over the past 20 years.”
Amazon and Netflix cutting ties with HFPA
Amazon Studios Joins In Shunning Of HFPA Until It Revamps Diversity And Inclusion https://t.co/GAhBaYVza9 Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 8, 2021
Amazon and Netflix have each issued statements to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association that in simple terms states: Fuck Off, We re Done Here.
The HFPA recently voted overwhelming for new inclusion and overhaul proposals that will include looking for more black members and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. But studios and other Hollywood groups have immediately called bullshit on these changes and don t believe they re actually meaningful.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos told the group as such and that the streamer will no longer work with them until they get their act together.
HFPA approves sweeping diversity changes for Golden Globes group We remain dedicated to becoming a better organization and an example of diversity, transparency and accountability in the industry.”
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A majority of the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have approved a wide-ranging proposal to radically change the Golden Globes group’s board.
Sources tell
Variety that seventy-two members voted to approve the board’s plan on Thursday, with three members voting against it.
“Today’s overwhelming vote to reform the Association reaffirms our commitment to change,” HFPA president
Ali Sar said in a statement. “That’s why we’ve already taken some action that will allow us to make swift progress. Because we understand the urgency and issue of transparency, we will be continuously updating the members as we move forward in making our organization more inclusive and diverse. Again, we understand that the hard work starts now. We remai
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Noah Baumbach, Laura Dern, and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos awkwardly try to share Dern’s Marriage Story Golden Globe in 2020.
Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix
Netflix took a major swing at the Golden Globes and its organizing body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association this week, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos penning a letter stating that the streamer is “stopping any activities with your organization” until the HFPA makes sweeping systemic changes. The HFPAhas been heavily criticized in recent years for its near-total lack of diversity, with a
Los Angeles Times story printed earlier this year revealing that, of the 87 journalists who make up the body, literally zero are Black. And, pointedly, Sarandos’ letter was sent