No red carpet, no Hollywood stars, no public, no accredited press. This is how the Golden Globes will be held this Sunday, which have been boycotted by the audiovisual industry for the accusations of corruption and lack of diversity of their leaders and which will not be broadcast on television.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which organizes the awards, said in a statement that the winners of its 79th edition will be announced on Sunday, January 9, from 6 pm (2.00 GMT on Monday). from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles (USA). But this time, the Golden Globes will not be the glamorous party of film and television with a multitude of stars per square meter and champagne everywhere that usually inaugurated the Hollywood Awards season, serving as a prelude to the Oscars of the l ‘Academy.
Thus, the HPFA said that “there will be no public” at its Sunday event and specified that the select group of HFPA members and guests of its social programs who will be in the room will have to show a certificate of complete vaccination with booster dose and a PCR test taken within 48 hours before the act. “There will be no red carpet. Applications for press accreditation will not be accepted for this event, ”the HFPA added.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. Variety magazine recently reported that those responsible for these awards had failed to get any of the Hollywood stars to participate in their event.
An earthquake at the Golden Globes
The HFPA wants this controversial, extravagant and very faded edition of its awards to focus on its philanthropic work in an attempt to clean up its damaged image. The earthquake at the Golden Globes, which sometimes came to compete in impact and resonance with the Oscars, came earlier this year when allegations against the HFPA intensified for practices of very dubious ethics among its members, who, for example, took advantage of great travel and luxury gifts from studios, television networks and platforms.
It was a group of 87 journalists, many of them retired, none of whom were black. To make up for the lack of diversity, the organization has admitted new members, including some Hispanics and African Americans, although there are still a limited number of people who exclude the vast majority of journalists who work daily covering Hollywood. On the other hand, its new rules of conduct prohibit its members from accepting any details that could create a conflict of interest with the Golden Globes and impose budgetary constraints.
The film and television industry has not changed its boycott stance in the face of a reform that was announced amid a flurry of demands, resignations and cross-accusations between HFPA members. The association’s promises of change have also not convinced NBC, which announced last May that it would not broadcast the Golden Globes for the first time since 1996.
The huge noise around the HFPA has left this year’s nominations in the background, which were revealed in December. In any case, Belfast and The Power of the Dog, with seven nominations each, start as favorites in the film sections, while Succession, with five nominations, is the leading contender in series.
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