The Golden Globes are a staple of each awards season, but it might not be that way for much longer. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which produces and votes on the Globes each year, is under fire right now for its lack of diversity.
Major Hollywood players have spoken out in criticism of the HFPA and are now boycotting everything to do with the group. So what exactly is going on and what needs to change here?
What is the HFPA?
Let’s start with the group at hand here. The HFPA is a non-profit organisation made up of entertainment journalists from around the world. The group is quite small with about 87 members, and only five new members allowed per year.
NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globe Awards.
The network, which has long broadcasted the annual ceremony, announced the news in a statement today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes voting body, continues to be enveloped in controversy concerning its lack of diversity and questionable financial practices,
Variety reports. It s currently unclear whether another network will step in to air next year s event.
“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 hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”
By City News Service
May 10, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Amid continuing concern about the lack of diversity and overall management of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,NBC announced today it will not televise the Golden Globes next year.
“We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,” according to a statement from the network. “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 hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”
US television network NBC has announced it would drop its broadcast of the Golden Globes ceremony in 2022 after a Hollywood backlash over the ethics of the group that hands out the annual awards for film and television and its lack of diversity.
Actor Tom Cruise joined a revolt led by streaming platforms and studios, returning the three Golden Globes he won for his roles in Jerry Maguire, Magnolia and Born on the Fourth of July, industry media outlets Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported.
NBC’s announcement of its decision on Monday came even after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which hands out the awards, agreed to recruit more Black members and make other changes over the next 18 months. The network had initially welcomed the plan but later said it would wait to see if the reforms worked.
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