The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Golden Globes, will not be holding any press conferences during this year’s awards season.
“The HFPA will not hold any press conferences during the current awards cycle,” HFPA president Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “Our commitment remains to recognize the best in film and television both in the United States and abroad, and to bring the Golden Globes to global TV and streaming audiences.”
She continued, “With the voting agency expansion and the increase in eligible content this year, we focused on the nominations and made the 80th a historic event to remember. ” Hoehne also emphasized that press conferences were never a requirement for award consideration.
The news comes a month after the HFPA announced that it would bring the Golden Globes back to NBC after not airing the awards in 2022 due to LA time The program revealed that the organization had no Black members and had engaged in unethical practices and questionable financial activities.
Since announcing the exhibition in February 2021, HFPA has added 103 new Golden Globe voters – but not members. For the first time, the LA-based organization “is recruited from international industry organizations, as well as from active outreach to beloved foreign film festivals and press professionals.” , HFPA announced at the time.
The move gives the organization a way to claim a more diverse voting pool without having to pay new voters the $75,000 it will pay its members now when it is acquired. by Eldridge Industries and became a for-profit organization.
“Adding new non-member voters drawn from international markets gives us the opportunity to outpace the number of voters, while preserving our international identity. and remain committed to bringing in qualified and experienced entertainment journalists,” Hoehne said.
The Golden Globes will return to NBC on January 10.
