While the Academy Awards exclusively covers movies and the Emmys exclusively covers TV shows, the Golden Globes cover excellent both mediums. As such, there’s no question this is one of the most important awards shows, but there’s a major shakeup for it that’s been announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HPFA), which founded the Golden Globes, is out, so needless to say it’s worth going over why this is such an important change.
It was announced today that after nearly 80 years of the HPFA running the Golden Globes, all of the awards show’s assets, rights and properties have been acquired by Dick Clark Productions (DCP) and Eldridge, with the former having produced the telecasts for more than three decades. This will result in the “winddown of the HPFA and its membership,” and the proceeds from this transaction, plus the HPFA’s resources, will be used to create the Golden Globe Foundation, “which will continue the legacy HPFA’s history of entertainment-related charitable giving.” The 81st Golden Globe Awards is still slated to air on Sunday, January 7, 2024, and DCP and its partners will “pursue commercial opportunities” for the ceremony across the world."
