After widespread criticism pressured the group that places on the Golden Globes to lose its televised award present and overhaul its membership, the Hollywood International Press Affiliation (HFPA) however went forward saying nominees for movie and tv awards on Monday regardless of a skeptical leisure trade.
Simply because it’s achieved for a few years, the HFPA gathered reporters on the Beverly Hilton to announce its picks for the 79th Golden Globes. However this time, there was no morning present stay spot or speedy movie star celebrations.
The HFPA, which normally has a handful of film stars make their announcement, turned as a substitute to Snoop Dogg, who learn the nominees behind sun shades and a pink hat. The vast majority of studios, public relations corporations and A-list expertise have not engaged a lot with the group this 12 months. Critics have mentioned it is too quickly for the HFPA to return to enterprise as traditional. Some would moderately see the Globes be gone for good.
No nominee celebrated — publicly, no less than
However the press affiliation tried its finest to maintain its perch in awards season on Monday, spreading nominations round to Will Smith (King Richard), Kristen Stewart (Spencer), West Aspect Story breakthrough Rachel Zegler, Leonardo DiCaprio (Do not Look Up), Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar) and Girl Gaga (Home of Gucci).
The nominees for finest image, drama, went to Jane Campion’s gothic Western The Energy of the Canine, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune, the household drama CODA, Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced’s tennis biopic King Richard and Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical Belfast.
The comedy or musical picks for finest image have been: Adam McKay’s apocalyptic comedy Do not Look Up, Paul Thomas Anderson’s ’70s San Fernando Valley comedy Licorice Pizza, Steven Spielberg’s West Aspect Story, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tick, Tick … Growth! and Joe Wright’s Cyrano.
Belfast and The Energy of the Canine tied for probably the most nominations with seven apiece. Netflix dominated the movie nominees with 17 nods in complete.
Usually, such honours would set off a flurry of pleasure from early-roused nominees and their studios, who would trumpet their triumphs on social media and in calls with reporters. On Monday morning, no nominee instantly celebrated — publicly, no less than.
Remaking itself ‘HFPA 2.0’
The press affiliation claims that within the 9 months since its 2021 present, it has remade itself. “HFPA 2.0,” not too long ago elected president Helen Hoehne has mentioned. The group has added a chief variety officer; overhauled its board; inducted 21 new members, together with six Black journalists; introduced within the NAACP on a five-year partnership; and up to date its code of conduct.
“This has been a 12 months of change and reflection for the Hollywood International Press Affiliation,” Hoehne mentioned Monday.
All of that got here after a Los Angeles Occasions’ expose detailed among the HFPA’s unethical behaviour and revealed that its 87 voting members did not embrace one Black journalist. Studios mentioned they’d boycott the Globes and greater than 100 PR movies mentioned their purchasers would not take part till the HFPA swiftly carried out “profound and lasting change.” Tom Cruise returned his three Globes to the group’s headquarters.
“These various 2022 Golden Globe nominations, together with all of the HFPA will do within the weeks, months, and years forward, reveal the organizational dedication to doing, changing into, and being. It’s transferring ahead with intent and conviction.”<a href=”https://t.co/sNRbwARCZa”>https://t.co/sNRbwARCZa</a>
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NBC, the Globes’ longtime telecaster, has mentioned it will not air the 2022 Globes as a result of “change of this magnitude takes time and work.” The Globes have nonetheless set a date of Jan. 9 however have not shared any particulars about what sort of ceremony that will be.
A lot of the Globes’ energy has at all times resided in its vigorous telecast, usually one of many most-watched non-sports broadcasts of the 12 months. The Globes additionally function a promotional device for most of the awards-hopefuls hitting theatres in December. However this 12 months, few count on to see adverts and TV commercials trumpeting a movie’s Golden Globes nominations.
