Tarnished Golden Globes aim to regain role as Hollywood's 'party of the
year'
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[January 09, 2023]
By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A year after Hollywood boycotted the Golden
Globes, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and other big names are set to
return as organizers try to restore the luster to what had been one of
the biggest stops on the industry's awards circuit.
Most of this year's nominees are expected to attend the red-carpet
ceremony in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, said Helen Hoehne, president of
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that hands out the
Globes.
"We've gotten a really great response from the nominees," said Hoehne, a
German journalist elected in late 2021 to lead the group through
diversity and ethics scandals. "We have very few not coming, so we are
thrilled."
She vowed the night would be "the party of the year."
Now in their 80th year, the Globes had been known as a festive,
alcohol-fueled ceremony that kicked off Hollywood's awards season and
helped propel nominees and winners in their quest for Academy Awards.
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The future of the Globes was thrown into doubt after a 2021 Los Angeles
Times investigation revealed the organization had no Black journalists
in its ranks. Some members were accused of making sexist and racist
remarks and soliciting favors from celebrities and movie studios.
Longtime broadcaster NBC dropped the 2022 telecast, but the Comcast Corp
network agreed to air the ceremony again this year after the HFPA
instituted changes and new ethics rules. Among roughly 200 current
voters, nearly 52% are racially and ethnically diverse, including 10%
who are Black.
"The organization really went through a total reform process in the last
18 months," Hoehne said. "We increased diversity, transparency,
accountability."
The lineup for Tuesday shows Hollywood appears ready to give the HFPA a
shot at redemption.
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who is Black, will host the three-hour
ceremony, while Eddie Murphy will receive a lifetime achievement honor.
Director Quentin Tarantino and actor Jamie Lee Curtis are listed among
presenters.
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Nominees expected to attend include Pitt and his "Babylon" co-star
Margot Robbie, Spielberg and cast from his coming-of-age film "The
Fabelmans," "The Woman King" star Viola Davis, "Avatar" director
James Cameron and singer Rihanna, a nominee for a song from "Black
Panther: Wakanda Forever."
Some celebrities will stay away.
Brendan Fraser, nominated for his leading role in "The Whale," has
said he will not attend after accusing a former HFPA president of
groping him.
Tom Cruise is not expected to appear even though his blockbuster
movie "Top Gun: Maverick" is nominated for best drama film. Cruise
returned his three Globe statues in protest of the organization's
practices in 2021.
Chris Beachum, managing editor at awards website Gold Derby, said
producers likely will stage a lively show, but there is a risk that
some of the winners might skip the ceremony.
"It's a matter of how many people are getting their name called and
not going on stage because they're not there. That's more of a an
issue," he said.
Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" and Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis"
biopic are among the contenders for best drama film. Dark comedy
"The Banshees of Inisherin" leads all movies with eight nominations,
and "Abbott Elementary" tops the field of TV contenders.
Even with the recent controversy, Beachum believes most actors,
studios and publicists would be happy to have a Globe honor to tout
as they head toward the Oscars in March.
"You want to be winning awards in this period of December, January
and February," Beachum said. "You hardly ever see somebody go
through an entire cycle, losing most everywhere and then winning the
Oscar. It just doesn't happen."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; Editing by Mary Milliken
and Sandra Maler)
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