The “Golden Globes” were sold and are now to become more diverse

The “Golden Globe Awards” have been in new hands since Monday: The investment firm Eldridge and the company Dick Clark Productions (DCP) have acquired the assets of the HFPA/Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This was announced by the HFPA. The Golden Globe Film Awards, which have been presented by Hollywood-based foreign journalists since the 1940s, are now being continued by a private, for-profit organization.

New Foundation

The HFPA members had already voted for the new company model last summer. A new foundation — the Golden Globe Foundation — will continue the HFPA’s philanthropic work with charitable donations, according to the release. The 81st Golden Globes are scheduled to take place on January 7, 2024. You still want them “most dynamic award ceremony” as a live television show for viewers around the world, said Jay Penske, CEO of Dick Clark Productions. In January of this year, the 80th prize gala took place in the Hotel Beverly Hilton, broadcast live by the US broadcaster NBC.

The year before, NBC had canceled traditional TV broadcasts. However, nominees stayed away from the event at the time, the names of the winners were only announced via the social media accounts of the Association of Foreign Press. The reason for this was, among other things, massive criticism of the HFPA association for a lack of diversity and questionable practices.

At the time, there was not a single black member on the panel of almost 100 journalists. Reforms have hired a diversity consultant, elected a new board, and expanded and diversified membership.