The biggest question surrounding the nominations on Monday is not who will be nominated but what the response to the nominations will be.
NEW YORK — The annual film and television awards are set to announce nominations on Monday, after scandal and boycotts rocked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and shut the Golden Globes off television for a year.
Nominations for the 80th Golden Globe Awards will be announced Monday at 8:35 a.m. EST by George and Mayan Lopez, who will read the nominees on NBC’s “Today” show. The Globes will be telecast on January 10, with stand-up comedian Jarrod Carmichael hosting.
This year’s show could be make-or-break for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that presents the Globes. Oh A Los Angeles Times investigation in early 2021 It was discovered that the group had no black members, a revelation linked to other allegations of moral improprieties. Several stars and studios said they would boycott the show. Tom Cruise returned his three Globes.
After Hollywood snubbed the Globes, NBC last year canceled the telecast that was scheduled to take place in January. Instead, the Golden Globes were quietly held in the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton without any stars. The winners were announced on Twitter.
Now, the Globes are trying to make a comeback. The biggest question surrounding the nominations on Monday is not who will be nominated but how Hollywood will respond. Will the usual press releases and social media events continue? Or many will lead Brendan Fraser — a possible nominee this year for his performance in “The Whale” — who He said he will not attend the Globes.
In 2018, Fraser said he was caught at an event in 2003 by Philip Burke, a longtime HFPA member and former president of the organization. Not as a joke and a sexual advance.”
“It’s because of the history I have with them,” Fraser told GQ last monthExplaining why he will not attend. And my mother did not raise a hypocrite. You can call me many things, but not like this.
Over the past year and a half, the HFPA has Improved its membership and implemented reforms. Designed to prevent unethical behavior. The group added new members, including six black voting members.
I Bringing the globes back into the air, NBC praised the HFPA for its ongoing reforms but also reworked its contract. The network will air the show through 2023 in a one-year deal. It also moved the telecast to Tuesday instead of the previous Sunday night perch of the Globes.
Known for its boozy, celebrity-studded broadcasts, the Globes has long ranked among the most-watched live non-sports events of the year. But ratings, as they are for most awards shows, have declined for the Globes in recent years. The 2021 show was held amid the pandemic. 6.9 million watched, down from 18 million last year.
The HFPA also sold the Globes earlier this year to Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries, which has turned it from a nonprofit to a for-profit venture. The firm also owns Dick Clark Productions, which produces the Globes, and the award show’s longtime home, the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
For Hollywood studios, the Globes can be a useful marketing tool that helps drive audiences to awards contenders ahead of the Academy Awards, which will be held on March 12 this year. And with modest ticket sales for many of the fall’s most popular dramas so far, some in the industry will surely hope the Globes are restored to their former glory.
This year, some favorites include the metaverse adventure “Everything Everywhere all at one,” Steven Spielberg’s autobiography “The Fabelmans” and Martin McDonagh’s feuding friends drama “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The year’s biggest box office hit, “Top Gun: Maverick,” could also be included. Could Cruz be re-nominated?