Scarlett Johansson, citing ‘sexist’ treatment, calls for Hollywood to ‘step back’ from Golden Globes
LA TimesScarlett Johansson makes her arrival at the 89th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in 2017. Scarlett Johansson has joined a growing Hollywood call to ditch the embattled Golden Globes, slamming past “sexist questions and remarks” from member journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. The “Black Widow” star urged the industry to divest from the awards body barring “necessary fundamental reform.” “The HFPA is an organization that was legitimized by the likes of Harvey Weinstein to amass momentum for Academy recognition and the industry followed suit,” Johansson said. “Unless there is necessary fundamental reform within the organization, I believe it is time that we take a step back from the HFPA and focus on the importance and strength of unity within our unions and the industry as a whole.” Johansson is the latest A-lister adding a voice to a swiftly growing chorus to boycott the glitzy Golden Globes, from the Hollywood stars and studios who have given them cultural currency for nearly 80 years. On Friday, fellow Oscar-nominee Mark Ruffalo, who won the Golden Globe for best actor in a limited series this year for “I Know This Much Is True,” called the measures “discouraging.” “It’s discouraging to see the HFPA, which has gained prominence and profited handsomely from their involvement with filmmakers and actors, resist the change that is being asked of them from many of the groups that have been most disenfranchised by their culture of secrecy and exclusion,” Ruffalo said.
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