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The association has drawn criticism over ethics
issues and a lack of racial diversity in its membership,
prompting NBC to drop televising the Golden Globes that the
group hosts. The group's members also were accused of making
sexist and racist remarks and soliciting favors from celebrities
and studios.
The association said in a news release that nominations would be
announced on Dec. 13 and that it would host the 79th annual
Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 9. The group did not make any
announcement about whether the show would be televised.
The group in May agreed to recruit more Black members and make
other changes, and in July banned its members from receiving
gifts and free trips from movie studios and TV networks seeking
to secure awards for their shows and stars.
The Golden Globes ceremony, attended by A-list stars and
industry executives, established itself as one of the biggest
annual Hollywood awards shows in the run-up to the Oscars. But
it has been under close scrutiny following an investigation
published in February by the Los Angeles Times that showed that
the group of 87 journalists had no Black members.
Actress Scarlett Johansson and other critics including Netflix,
Amazon Studios, WarnerMedia and dozens of Hollywood's top
publicity companies have said they would no longer work with the
group unless it makes far-reaching changes. Actor Tom Cruise in
May returned three Golden Globe statuettes he won.
(Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Will
Dunham)
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