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25.09.2022 - 17:29 / variety.com
Ed Meza @edmezavar Next year’s Golden Globes promises to be a major relaunch for the troubled awards show as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) continues to seek ways to reinvent the event, according to president Helen Hoehne. Speaking at the Zurich Film Festival on Saturday, Hoehne listed the changes the HFPA has undertaken to address the criticisms that led to a major industry boycott of the show this year. The HFPA has over the past year “made diversity, equity and inclusion really the cornerstone of our organization. We changed our governance because, as you know, a lot of the award shows are under fire, not just for diversity issues but because of corruption, because of all sorts of other things. And we cleaned up.
“It took a long time and we’re still working on becoming better and making this a very transparent process and really having people engage in award shows again and get them excited about tuning in.” Hoehne reiterated the HFPA’s recent announcement that in addition to 21 diverse members admitted last year, it had added 103 new international voters, bringing the total number of voters to 200, “which we’re thrilled about. Most of them are female, which I’m also very happy about. And the majority is diverse, which makes our awards show the first awards show really with the most women and diverse members. “We’re excited – this is only the beginning. I hope we can increase those numbers next year and the following year and really grow as an award show and become better.” Hoehne added: “We’re thinking of other ways to reinvent ourselves and make the show exciting, bring on an exciting host and really make it a fun party.” Joining Hoehne at the festival’s Zurich Summit industry event to discuss the
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Helen Skelton showcased her fighting spirit on Friday, just days after her ex-husband Richie Myler announced his baby news with girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill.MORE: Strictly's Helen Skelton left baffled as son Ernie is caught doing something he shouldn'tTaking to Instagram, the Countryfile presenter posted a care-free video of herself dancing candidly on the set of Strictly Come Dancing. The spirited presenter looked overjoyed as she performed a series of lively dance moves ahead of Saturday's show.WATCH: Helen Skelton dazzles in glitter-clad jumpsuit for Strictly revealAlongside the sweet clip, Helen included the caption: "That time of the week… When the hard work gets taken to the dance floor @bbcstrictly Thank you for keeping us in so far… We're having a blast". MORE: Strictly star Helen Skelton's ex-husband expecting baby with new girlfriend – six months after splitREAD: Helen Skelton fans all saying same thing about her Strictly partneringThe star's supportive fans flooded the comment section with an array of kind messages.
Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies are coparenting goals. More than a year after finalizing their divorce, Cook, 43, says that the two are “happily divorced” as they raise their daughter Charlotte, 9, and son Theodore, 7.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has admitted that the sudden fame that has come with being on the ITV2 show has been “overwhelming”. Speaking exclusively to OK!, the 24 year old told us how different life has been. “It has been overwhelming,” she says.
franchise with Jamie Lee Curtis, filmmaker David Gordon Green is turning his attention to, writing and directing a new sequel that picks up 50 years after the 1973 film starring Ellen Burstyn. And yes, Burstyn is returning to the franchise as Chris MacNeil, the mother of a demon-possessed daughter. “[We] have our spin on what for me is another iconic movie of my youth culture,” Green tells ET’s Will Marfuggi about getting to work on another classic horror franchise “in a couple of weeks.” Joining Burstyn is two-time Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr., who will play the parent of a possessed child.
Lucy Fallon has joked about herself looking younger than she really is as she prepares to welcome her first child. The former Coronation Street star headed out to do some shopping for some baby essentials after revealing last month that she's already five months pregnant.
Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton insists being sexy isn't her "priority" anymore. The Countryfile presenter - who was left devastated when she split from her estranged husband Richie Myler just four months after she gave birth to their third child - appeared on ITV's Lorraine today where her and professional dance partner Gorka Marquez chatted about their upcoming performance on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show.
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Jesse Collins has been named showrunner and executive producer of the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC announced Tuesday. “We are thrilled to have Jesse produce the historic 80th Golden Globes. His record of success puts him among the premier producers of live television events and we are looking forward to his ideas for capturing the excitement of the ‘Party of the Year’ in Beverly Hills,” Helen Hoehne, president of the HFPA, said in a statement.Dionne Harmon, the president of Jesse Collins Entertainment, is also an executive producer.
Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins has been tapped as showrunner and executive producer of the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC announced Tuesday. Jesse Collins Entertainment president Dionne Harmon also will serve as an executive producer of the show that will air live coast-to-coast from the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, January 10 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on NBC and Peacock.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The rebirth of the Golden Globes has found its showrunner. Jesse Collins, who just won an Emmy earlier this month as the producer behind “The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent,” has signed on to executive produce and showrun the 2023 Golden Globes as it returns to NBC in January. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC and telecast producer Dick Clark Prods. announced on Tuesday that Collins would be at the helm as the Globes airs its 80th edition on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. ET. The Globes will continue to take place at its longtime home inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom.
The indie film confab Zurich Summit took place Saturday as the marquee industry event alongside the Zurich Film Festival. More than 100 film pros took part in the all-day session that drilled down into the state of the industry.
The beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) had a good piece of news this week with the announcement that the landmark 80th edition of its Golden Globe awards will return to primetime TV after a year off the air.
Helen Skelton says Strictly Come Dancing is the perfect opportunity for her family to see her smiling again.
Helen Skelton has spoken out on her upcoming time on the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, explaining how it'll be a "good chance" for her family to see her smiling.Th 39 year old TV presenter and actress was the final contestant to be announced to have joined the 2022 line-up of the programme, which kicks off on Friday 23 September after a year-long wait. Speaking out about what made her decide to take part in the show, Helen explained: "I just wanted to do something fun! It was a good chance for my family to see me smiling and it's a fun adventure." She went on to share her excitement as she added: "Anybody who's had anything to do with Strictly will say, the make-up people are the best, the costume people are the best, the set designers are the best, the dancers are the best.
pulled out of broadcasting the 2022 award show due to a lack of diversity within the HFPA, as well as alleged ethical wrongdoings. The 87-member organization most notably lacked a proportional number of black members among the “international” journalists based in Los Angeles.In February 2021, Tom Cruise actually returned his three Golden Globes after the LA Times’ exposé of the HFPA: The paper reported that the group had zero black members and a poor track record of nominating actors and directors of color. Past president Philip Berk was accused of racism and sexual assault.
The Golden Globe Awards are set to broadcast on NBC again.