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The Comcast-owned network said it had committed
to airing the show for one year as part of an agreement with the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group that hands
out the awards. The Jan. 10 show also will stream on Peacock.
NBC had canceled its January 2022 airing of the annual ceremony,
and major Hollywood studios and actors boycotted the event,
following a backlash over ethical lapses among the organizers,
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
A Los Angeles Times investigation published in February 2021
found the HFPA had no Blacks among its 89 members and raised
long-standing questions about the behavior of its journalist
members, who were accused of soliciting favors from celebrities
and movie studios.
The HFPA responded with a broad range of measures, including new
ethics guidelines and the addition of new members and non-member
voters.
The organization admitted 103 new voters from 62 countries
outside of the United States, bringing the total voters to 200.
According to NBC, the total Golden Globe Awards voting body is
now 52% female and 51.5% racially and ethnically diverse, with
members who are 19.5% Latino, 12% Asian, 10% Black and 10%
Middle Eastern.
"We recognize the HFPA's commitment to ongoing change and look
forward to welcoming back the Golden Globes to NBC," Frances
Berwick, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment Networks, said
in a statement.
Nominations for the 2023 awards will be announced on Dec. 12.
After 2023, Globes organizers can pursue other distribution
opportunities, NBC said.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien and
Richard Chang)
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