Golden Globes: Publicists Group Has ‘Concerns’ About HFPA Reform Plans

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe board of Hollywood Foreign Press Association released a statement on Friday afternoon outlining its most recent moves to reform the organization.“As we’ve said before, we are dedicated to transformational reform and are implementing changes as quickly as possible without sacrificing the integrity of the process,” the statement reads, in part.

Tonight on the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live, anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackled new guidelines from the CDC, Rep. Liz Cheney’s ouster from Republican leadership, Tom Cruise’s recent decision to return his Golden Globes and more.

NBC announced that it will not broadcast the 2022 Golden Globes ceremony to give the Hollywood Foreign Press Association more time to reform, the Critics Choice Awards claimed the date of Sunday, Jan. 9 for its 27th annual ceremony.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAbout a decade ago, Samantha Ofole-Prince got a message from a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Ofole-Prince, who is Black, grew up in the United Kingdom, and had been writing entertainment stories from Los Angeles for publications in the U.K., Africa and the Caribbean.The HFPA member — whom Ofole-Prince declined to identify in order to protect her from controversy — wanted to meet.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNBC is counting on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to make the reforms necessary to allow the network to resume carrying the Golden Globe Awards.Frances Berwick, NBCUniversal’s chairman of entertainment networks, told reporters Friday that the company believes the Globes will eventually return to NBC’s air.

There is a path for the Golden Globes to air again on NBC after the network cancelled the 2022 ceremony.

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Tom Cruise has returned his three Golden Globe trophies, joining many of the A-list actors and executives that are currently boycotting the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The HFPA controversy continues, now that the iconic actor is protesting against the lack of diversity among members of the organization, after it was revealed that none of the group’s 87 members are Black.And although they have promised to include a series of changes, adding 13 Black journalists as members, actors and

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe coalition of publicity firms that has put pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to change its ways has applauded NBC’s decision to scrap the 2022 Golden Globe Awards telecast out of concern about the lack of diversity among its members.The publicist’ group issued a letter in March that vowed to boycott the HFPA if the organization did not implement major reforms.

2022 Golden Globes.Ahead of February's Golden Globe Awards, an investigation revealed that the HFPA included no Black members. On Monday, NBCUniversal announced that amid the ongoing controversy, the telecast would not be airing on its channel next year.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is May 10, 2021, which means it’s 21 days until Emmy eligibility ends on May 31; 38 days until nomination-round voting starts on June 17; 46 days until the Daytime Emmys telecast on June 25; 49 days until nomination-round voting ends on June 28; 64 days until nominations are announced on July 13; 101 days until final-round voting starts on Aug. 19; and 132 days until the Primetime Emmys telecast on Sept.

In a recent chain of events, NBC has altogether canceled the 2022 Golden Globes amidst the intense scrutiny surrounding Hollywood Foreign Press Association. During the 2021 broadcast of Golden Globes, HFPA members addressed the issue regarding lack of cultural diversity as there was not one black member in all of the jury consisting of international journalists.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAfter a frenzied Monday in which NBC canceled its telecast of the 2022 Golden Globes and WarnerMedia joined Netflix and Amazon Studios in boycotting the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Globes, the HFPA has revealed its time frame for “implementing transformational changes as quickly – and as thoughtfully – as possible,” which it said “remains the top priority for our organization.“We invite our partners in the industry to the table to work

2022 Golden Globes amid ongoing controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.«We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,» NBCUniversal said in a statement on Monday, ET can confirm. «However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right.

The future of the Golden Globes – and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the small group of international journalists who decide the nominees and winners every year – is currently up in the air.

Earlier today, we recapped what had been a very hectic weekend for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is the governing body behind the Golden Globes. The avalanche of negative press came after the HFPA announced plans to help add diversity to its group (which consists of less than 100 people, with no Black members) over the next year.

The 2022 Golden Globes will not air on NBC amid the backlash against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.