Golden Globes 2022: a ceremony without celebrities, journalists or the public

Golden Globes 2022: a ceremony without celebrities, journalists or the public

“This year’s event will be a private event and will not be broadcast live. We will provide real-time updates on the winners on the Golden Globes website and our social networks,” they announced on the institution’s networks, after that the NBC network -owner of the transmission rights- refused to televise the ceremony that was known to be the second most prestigious after the Oscars.

“We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to significant reform. However, a change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we strongly believe that the HFPA needs time to get it right. As such, NBC will not broadcast the 2022 Golden Globes, assuming that the organization execute its plan. We hope to be able to transmit the program in January 2023 “, they communicated from the signal.

Beyond the fact that in recent weeks several events of this type were canceled, such as the Grammys, due to the wave of contagions from the Ómicron variant, in this case there is a much deeper issue behind it.

Criticism of the association emerged a long time ago, but has intensified since last February, the Los Angeles Times published a report in which it had referred to the racism of those who vote, who are mostly white and older men, since they do not there is a frequent renewal.

In addition, they were accused of fixing who wins each year from gifts, benefits and financial agreements.

Although as of this report 21 new members were included to increase diversity, it was not enough, since the boycott had been installed.

On the one hand, large platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video withdrew their support for the awards and prominent artists, such as Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson made statements against the association.

Meanwhile, Tom Cruise returned the three statuettes he had won for Best Supporting Actor for “Magnolia” (1999); Best Actor in a Comedy, for “Jerry Maguire” (1996) and Best Actor in Drama for “Born on July 4th” (1986).

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