Golden Globes 2023: The Troubled Award Show Returns
Huff PostIt's hard to believe that the HFPA has made meaningful progress in areas like diversity in such a short time. Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Much of Hollywood appears to be treating Tuesday night’s Golden Globes ceremony almost as if the last two years didn’t happen. NBC pulled its longstanding arrangement to broadcast the show until the organization enacted “meaningful reform.” Last year’s untelevised ceremony was like it didn’t happen at all, with many nominees and winners not even publicly acknowledging that they had received recognition from the Globes — a sharp contrast from the usual flurry of statements and social media posts. The Golden Globes have returned to NBC, hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who broke out last year with his celebrated HBO comedy special “Rothaniel.” There are some signs of the ceremony’s lessened significance, such as it now being held on a Tuesday night instead of its old Sunday night time slot, and some nominees tiptoeing around whether to trumpet the news of their nomination, as well as weighing whether to attend. That June, two HFPA members resigned, criticizing the HFPA’s initial set of reforms as “window-dressing.” Improving diversity and demonstrating a sustained commitment to it takes years of concerted effort, as anyone who’s ever done diversity work at an organization in any industry will tell you.