This Sunday, the Golden Globes will be held as a private event with no red carpet and no live stream.
Instead, a handful of members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group of journalists who organise the event, and other guests, will congregate at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California for a 90-minute affair that, on the outside, seems more like an internal meeting than a Hollywood event.
Broadcaster NBC announced last year that it would not televise the event after the HFPA faced criticism over a lack of diversity within its membership and questionable ethics in regards to choosing nominees and winners. There have also been accusations of racism, sexism, bullying and corruption against the association and its members.
Prior to this, NBC had been broadcasting the award ceremony since 1996.
In 2022, the HFPA has stated on Twitter that it will be “providing real-time updates on winners on the Golden Globes website and our social media”, which seems so far removed from glamorous ceremonies of decades past .
See 56 of the best looks from the Golden Globes throughout history:
Zoey Deutch, wearing Fendi, arrives for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills. EPA
Anya Taylor Joy in emerald green Dior to remotely attend the 2021 Golden Globes on February 28, 2021. Photo: Instagram / Anya Taylor Joy
Lupita Nyong'o, wearing Ralph Lauren, arrives for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California, on January 12, 2014. EPA
Angelina Jolie, wearing Versace, arrives at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 16, 2011. AFP
Gemma Chan, wearing Valentino, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Saoirse Ronan, wearing Celine, arrives for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills. EPA
Lady Gaga, wearing Valentino, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Tilda Swinton, wearing Haider Ackermann, arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2012. Reuters
Angelina Jolie, wearing Atelier Versace, arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2012. Reuters
Reese Witherspoon, wearing Nina Ricci, arrives at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2007. Reuters
Scarlett Johansson, wearing Valentino, at the 63rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 16, 2006. AFP
Anne Hathaway, wearing Elie Saab, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Sienna Miller, wearing Marchesa, arrives at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2007. Reuters
Lupita Nyong'o, wearing Calvin Klein, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Emma Stone, wearing Lanvin, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Julianne Moore, wearing Givenchy, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Jennifer Lopez, wearing Zuhair Murad, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Eva Mendes, wearing Dior, arrives at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2009. AFP
Margot Robbie, wearing Gucci, arrives for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2018. EPA
Blake Lively, wearing Atelier Versace, arrives for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 8, 2017. EPA
Beyonce, wearing Elie Saab, arrives at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 15, 2007. AFP
Emma Watson, wearing Dior, arrives for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California, on January 12, 2014. EPA
Amy Adams, wearing Versace, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 11, 2015. EPA
Jennifer Lawrence, wearing Dior, with her Golden Globe award for Best Actress during the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California on January 13, 2013. EPA
Kate Bosworth, wearing Dolce & Gabbana, arrives for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2016. EPA
Diane Kruger, wearing Prada, arrives for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2018. EPA
Emma Stone, wearing Valentino, arrives for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 8, 2017. EPAEPA/PAUL BUCK
Claire Danes, wearing Versace, arrives for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California on January 13, 2013. EPA
Viola Davis, wearing Brandon Maxwell, arrives for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 7, 2018.
Alicia Vikander, wearing Louis Vuitton, arrives for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2016. EPABUCK
Jennifer Aniston, wearing Saint Laurent, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Nicole Kidman, wearing Michael Kors, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Julia Roberts, wearing Stella McCartney, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Anne Hathaway, wearing Chanel, arrives for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California on January 13, 2013. EPA
Emily Blunt, wearing Michael Kors, with John Krasinski, arrives for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California on January 13, 2013. EPA
Elle Fanning in baby blue Gucci to remotely attend the 2021 Golden Globes on February 28, 2021. Photo: Instagram / Elle Fanning
Angelina Jolie, in Atelier Versace, arrives at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California on January 11, 2009. EPA
Olivia Wilde, in Reem Acra, arrives for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 11, 2009. EPA
Helen Mirren, wearing Jenny Packham, arrives for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California on January 12, 2014. EPA
Mila Kunis, wearing Gucci, arrives for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California on January 12, 2014. EPA
Naomi Watts, wearing Gucci, with Liev Schreiber, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Olivia Wilde, wearing Gucci, arrives for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California on January 12, 2014. EPA
Amal Clooney, wearing Dior, with George Clooney, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Jennifer Lopez, wearing Giambattista Valli, arrives for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2016. EPA
Jennifer Lawrence, wearing Dior, arrives for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2016. EPA
Amanda Seyfried in coral Oscar de la Renta to remotely attend the 2021 Golden Globes on February 28, 2021. Photo: Twitter / Golden Globes
Tracee Ellis Ross, wearing Zuhair Murad, during the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 8, 2017. EPA
Dakota Johnson, wearing Chanel, arrives for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. EPA
Emma Stone, in Louis Vuitton, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California on January 6, 2019. EPA
Cate Blanchett, wearing Armani Prive, arrives for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California, on January 12, 2014. EPA
Julianne Moore, with Tom Ford and wearing Tom Ford, arrives for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2016. EPA
Diane Kruger, wearing Dior, with Joshua Jackson, arrives at the 67th Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 2010. EPA
Kate Hudson, wearing Vera Wang, arrives at the 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on January 21, 2001. Getty Images
Charlize Theron, wearing Dior, arrives for the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 16, 2005, in Beverly Hills. EPA
Lily Collins in embellished Saint Laurent to remotely attend the 2021 Golden Globes on February 28, 2021. Photo: Instagram / Lily Collins
Cate Blanchett, wearing Mary Katrantzou and Pomellato, arrives for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills. EPA
In the fallout of the controversy, A-list celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise have been vocal about their criticism of the HFPA, with the latter returning three of his awards to the organisation.
“If an award is handed out alone in a forest, with nobody looking, did it really happen at all?,” Melissa Silverstein, founder and publisher of Women in Hollywood, said in the Observer .
The question is important: without an audience, can the Golden Globes keep its relevance? Beyond that, can the organisation behind the Globes redeem itself after facing scrutiny in the last two years?
Last week, Variety reported that the Globes talent booker had tried to find a celebrity host for this year’s event, only to be met with silence and disinterest.
In December, rapper Snoop Dogg did agree to announce the Golden Globe nominations , which include Lady Gaga for her role in House of Gucci , Will Smith for King Richard , Kristen Stewart for Spencer and Denzel Washington for The Tragedy of Macbeth .
While the HFPA has tried to redeem itself with “extreme urgency” by hiring a diversity officer and implementing new rules that restrict members from receiving gifts from studios, the response to these gestures from celebrities and critics has been discouragingly quiet.
In the meantime, NBC has said it will welcome the idea of bringing back the Golden Globes to the network in 2023 if the HFPA does show changes, though it is unclear what those would have to be.
That leaves audiences in 2022 with little choice but to check on the Golden Globes website or social media channels for this year’s winners. Whether or not the ceremony will suffer the same fate next year, only time will tell.
Updated: January 09, 2022, 12:21 PM