Golden Globes return to NBC after diversity scandal

A Black man in a dark suit stands on a stage with his hands clasped before him (Credit: Emma McIntyre—Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press Association)

After years of self-inflicted controversy, the 80^th annual Golden Globe Awards return to NBC tonight.

This will be the first televised show since a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation into the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which runs the Golden Globes, found the insular, 87-member group had blocked credentialed journalists from participating, lacked Black members, and had long engaged in financial self-dealing, bribery, ethical conflicts, and "cartel-like" practices.