The Golden Globe Awards are returning to NBC in January, as the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association seeks a primetime comeback after more than a year of turmoil .
NBC, the Hollywood Press Association and dick clark productions on Tuesday made the return of the awards official. The 80th Golden Globes will be held on January 10, airing both on NBC and Peacock after a year spent off-air .
For the past year and half, Hollywood has effectively boycotted the Globes, for years one of the most-watched award shows after the Academy Awards . But after the Los Angeles Times reported ahead of the 2021 broadcast that the HFPA's 87 members of non-American journalists included no black members , studios, publicists and stars said they would cease participating in the Globes . Tom Cruise returned his three Golden Globe awards.
Since then, the HFPA has reorganised itself, revamped its membership and enacted reforms designed to curtail the kinds of unethical behavior the group has long been criticised for. The HFPA added new members, including six black voting members, and recently added 103 international, non-member voters. The HFPA on Tuesday said their voting body is now 52 per cent female, 19.5 per cent Latino, 12 per cent Asian, 10 per cent black and 10 per cent Middle Eastern.
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Catherine O'Hara with her husband Bo Welch accepts Best Television Actress - Musical/Comedy Series award for 'Schitt's Creek' via video from Christian Slater onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Mark Ruffalo, alongside Sunrise Coigney, accepts the Best Actor - Television Motion Picture award for 'I Know This Much Is True' via video as Justin Theroux stands onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Norman Lear wins the Carol Burnett Television Achievement Award. Presented by Tina Fey onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Jason Sudeikis accepting the Best Television Actor - Musical/Comedy Series award for 'Ted Lasso' via video at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Gal Gadot presents the Best Picture - Foreign Language award for 'Minari' via video to Lee Isaac Chung (on screen) at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Anthony Anderson presents via video the Best Television Actor - Drama Series award for 'The Crown' to Josh O'Connor (on screen) at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Peter Morgan accepts the Best Drama Series award for 'The Crown' via video from Kenan Thompson at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Anya Taylor-Joy (on screen), winner of the Best Actress - Television Motion Picture award for 'The Queen's Gambit' reacts as Rosie Perez presents onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Gillian Anderson accepts the Best Supporting Actress - Television award for 'The Crown' via video at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Jane Fonda accepts the Cecil B DeMille Award onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Chloe Zhao accepts the Best Director - Motion Picture award for 'Nomadland' via video from Bryce Dallas Howard at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Trent Reznor as he accepts the Best Score - Motion Picture award for 'Soul' via video at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman accepts the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' on behalf of her late husband Chadwick Boseman at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Renee Zellweger announces the late Chadwick Boseman as winner of the Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama award for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP
Sacha Baron Cohen with Isla Fisher as he accepts the Best Picture - Musical/Comedy award for 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' via video at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Andra Day reacting after being named winner of the Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama award for 'The United States vs Billie Holiday' via video from Joaquin Phoenix at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Emma Corrin accepts the Best Television Actress - Drama Series award for 'The Crown' via video at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Rosamund Pike accepts the Best Actress - Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy award for 'I Care a Lot' via video at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Laura Dern presenting the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. AFP / NBCUniversal
Host Amy Poehler during the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel as Daniel Kaluuya accepts his award. EPA / HFPA
Angela Basset presenting during the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills. EPA/HFPA
John Boyega accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television during the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards. EPA / HFPA
Tiffany Haddish presents during the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony. EPA / HFPA
Cynthia Erivo presents the award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture during the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards. EPA / HFPA
“We recognise the HFPA’s commitment to ongoing change and look forward to welcoming back the Golden Globes to NBC for its landmark 80th Anniversary in January 2023,” said Frances Berwick, chairman of entertainment networks for NBCUniversal.
NBC had reason to want to get the Globes back on the air. In 2018, the network signed an eight-year deal to continue airing the awards until 2026. Citing the HFPA's ongoing reforms, NBC elected not to televise the previous Golden Globes in January. The organisation went ahead announcing awards, anyway, in an untelevised and little-noticed gathering unattended by nominees.
This year's ceremony, the organisations said, will be broadcast in a one-year agreement. Terms were unavailable but the deal is expected to be less than the approximately $60 million the network previously paid annually to air the Globes. With backlash swirling and the ceremony scaled down because of the pandemic, the 2021 Globes were watched by 6.9 million people, according to Nielsen, down from more than 18 million the year before.
Whether NBC's endorsement will be enough to return the Globes to Hollywood's good graces, however, remains to be seen. Will Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick want anything to do with the Globes? Or how about Brendan Fraser, a major best actor contender this year for his performance in The Whale , who said the HFPA dismissed his allegation of groping by then HFPA president Philip Berk at a luncheon in 2003 as a “joke”.
But the Globes have long played a vital role in Hollywood's awards season as a bridge between the rush of December releases and the Oscars, this year to be held March 13 — long after the contenders have debuted. For studios, the Globes are an important marketing opportunity that may not directly influence the Academy Awards, but can impact box office. Nominations to the Globes will be announced December 12.
The HFPA is currently being run by interim chief executive Todd Boehly, whose investment firm, Eldridge Industries, bought the Globes and turned it from a nonprofit into a for-profit venture. Boehly’s firm is also the parent company of dick clark productions, the awards’ producer, and an owner of the Globes’ longtime home, the Beverly Hilton.
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
Updated: September 21, 2022, 3:37 AM