This year, the Golden Globes is off to a fresh start with new owners, a new network, a new host and new voters following an industry-wide backlash aimed at the group that ran the show for decades.
A 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation detailing ethical lapses and a lack of diversity within the ranks of the scandal-scarred Hollywood Foreign Press Association led to the revamping of the small but influential not-for-profit organization.
Last October, the Golden Globes announced the new list of voters for its 2024 ceremony, made up of 300 journalists from around the world, calling it the most diverse voting panel of any major Hollywood awards show.
- Who votes for the Golden Globes winners?
The demographics of this year’s voting body include 47 percent female voters and a membership that is around 40 percent white, with 26.3 percent Latino, 13.3 percent Asian, 11 percent Black and 9 percent Middle Eastern members. The members include international voters from Armenia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Serbia, Tanzania and more, according to a statement from the Golden Globes.
“Our commitment to maintaining the diversity of our voting body continues,” Golden Globes chief Helen Hoehne said. “Our voters represent 76 countries, bringing a unique international perspective on nominating the best in motion pictures and television this year.”
- Who owns the Golden Globe Awards now?
The Golden Globes will be produced by new owners, private equity firm Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved in the wake of myriad controversies and scandals.
Board members ousted former HFPA president Philip Berk in 2021 following racially charged emails that referred to Black Lives Matter a “racist hate movement” and described the civil rights organization’s co-founder Patrisse Cullors as a “self-proclaimed trained Marxist.”
The 2022 awards were not televised after NBC temporarily suspended its relationship with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the aftermath. The winners were revealed online.
Despite his nomination for “The Whale,” actor Brendan Fraser revealed he would not attend the 2023 ceremony due to an alleged sexual assault by Berk years before.
The “George of the Jungle” star claimed the South African-born film critic sexually assaulted him in the summer of 2003 at a Beverly Hills Hotel luncheon. Berk denied the alleged incident.
Last year, the Globes returned to NBC, where they had aired since 1996, on a one-year contract.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta approved a deal in June for billionaire businessman and investor Todd Boehly to dissolve the HFPA and turn the show into a for-profit entity.
- Who’s hosting the 2024 Golden Globe Awards?
Comedian Jo Koy will host the 81st Golden Globes, which will be broadcast live from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California at on Sunday, Jan. 7, on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
Koy made history when he was announced on Dec. 21 as the host of the 2024 ceremony. The stand-up comedian, who is of Filipino descent, is only the second Asian host in Golden Globes history; Sandra Oh was first when she hosted the award show in 2019.
“I’ve stepped onto a lot of stages around the world in my career, but this one is going to be extra special. I’m so excited to be hosting the Golden Globes this year,” Koy added in a statement. “This is that moment where I get to make my Filipino family proud.”
The full list of nominations for the 2024 Golden Globes was released in December with Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” leading the pack with eight nominations.
