Well, some people care because they care about awards, which can be a genuine boost to winners’ careers. And if it’s all sort of back-room dealing, eh, who cares?

Their bizarre nominations and unpredictable awards show, fueled by an open bar, do introduce an element of zany fun into the otherwise fairly predictable awards season. According to the story, there was a lot of unprofessional behavior going on in the group: “Those who have interacted with the organization describe members falling asleep during screeners, hurling insults at one another during news conferences, and frequently engaging in personal feuds.”Īll of this threatens the integrity of the awards, though in truth the Globes have long been considered kind of a wink-wink award in the industry, at least for a group made up, ostensibly, of journalists.Members serving on various committees, with duties involving watching foreign films or working with archives, were paid, in some cases several thousand dollars a month. The organization was revealed to have created a system of kickbacks and internal payments for members.And indeed, the show landed two Golden Globe nominations. For instance, the Paramount Network, which produces Emily in Paris for Netflix, brought 30 HFPA members to Paris for two nights at a $1,400-per-night hotel. In the story, some of the details came to vivid life. The HFPA’s dirty little (very open) secret was that members were richly wined and dined and showered with lavish gifts by studios hoping their shows and movies would garner nominations.Here are some of the issues the Times raised: It’s a long, complicated story, but to put it briefly, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) - the organization of around 90 US-based journalists who cover the business for non-US outlets - found itself under a cloud of scandals following a 2021 LA Times investigation. Why? Was there a controversy or something? In 2022, there were awards, but they weren’t televised. In 2021, the show was bicoastal it aired simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles, was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and felt like it made a solid case for its own irrelevance. It’s been a weird few years for the Golden Globes.

There’s a pre-show at 6:30 pm ET if you want to hear stars and hosts make awkward conversation on the red carpet. The Golden Globes will air on NBC and stream on Peacock, beginning at 8 pm ET on Tuesday, January 10, live from the Beverly Hilton. Here’s something you probably didn’t know: The Golden Globes are this week.

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