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When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that the Golden Globes would be returning for a televised Hollywood ceremony in 2023, the reaction throughout the industry was a resounding, “What’s the point?” And now that the nominations for the awards are out, I’d double down on that sentiment.
There wasn’t a Globes ceremony last year, after a scandal threatened to delegitimize the organization. It had come to light in 2021 that the voting body contained no Black members, which then resurfaced long-standing allegations of corruption and bribery, including members nominating and voting for films and TV series that spoil them with freebies and access to celebrities.
The group spent the last two years instituting reforms and revitalizing its membership. Last week, it announced that Jerrod Carmichael would be hosting the NBC telecast, which will air on Jan. 10. That’s a Tuesday. (How very unglamorous.)