It seemed for a moment that the industry was willing to turn its back on the Golden Globes and the long-cursed Hollywood Foreign Press Association that decides upon them. The group had been a joke for years but it took some damaging exposés in 2021 to turn the fun-poking into some finger-pointing, accusations of “ethical lapses” and some serious diversity issues leading the awards into disarray.
But (show)business is (show)business and it seems as if enough hand-wringing and retooling has allowed them back into the fold with a new voting body – bigger, younger, more international and more diverse – and a new network home in CBS over NBC. This year’s flashy ceremony, taking place on Sunday, is likely to be dominated by Barbenheimer, but with a fresh set of new voters, it could be an evening full of surprises.
