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{{Infobox award
| name           = Golden Globe Awards
| image          = Golden Globes (2024, logo).png
| image2         = Golden Globe Trophy.jpg
| caption        = Golden Globe Award logo (as of 2024)
| caption2       = The HFPA Trophy from 1955 until 2023<ref name="ewJune2023"/>
| current_awards = 82nd Golden Globe Awards
| awarded_for    = Excellence in international [[film]] and [[television program|television]]
| presenter      = {{Plainlist|
*[[Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association]] (1943–1954)
*[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association|Foreign Correspondents of Hollywood]] (1951–1954)
*[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] (1955–2023)
*[[Golden Globe Foundation]] (since 2024)
}}
| country        = United States
| year           = {{Start date and age|1944|01|20}}
| network        = {{Plainlist|
* [[KTTV]] (1960–1964)
* [[NBC]] (1965–1968, 1978, 1996–2021, 2023)
* [[CBS]] (1981–1982; since 2024)
* [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] (1983–1988)
* [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] (1989–1995)
* [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] (2023)
* [[Paramount+]] (since 2024)
}}
| website        = {{URL|goldenglobes.com}}
}}

The '''Golden Globe Awards''' are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual [[award ceremony]] held since [[1st Golden Globe Awards|1944]] to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every January, and has been a major part of the film industry's [[awards season]], which culminates each year in the [[Academy Awards]]. The eligibility period for Golden Globes corresponds from January 1 through December 31. The Golden Globes were not televised in [[26th Golden Globe Awards|1969]]–[[29th Golden Globe Awards|1972]], [[36th Golden Globe Awards|1979]], and [[79th Golden Globe Awards|2022]]. The [[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008]] ceremony was canceled due to the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike]], while the 2022 ceremony was downsized to a non-televised gala due to a lack of broadcaster and the [[COVID-19 pandemic in California|COVID-19 pandemic]]

The ceremony was originally established and organized by the [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]], a group representing international journalists covering the United States' entertainment industry. In 2022, amid criticism and boycotts of the HFPA over aspects of its operations (including a lack of diversity in its membership), interim CEO [[Todd Boehly]] announced that the Golden Globe Awards would be reformed as a for-profit entity under his investment firm [[Eldridge Industries]] (the parent company of [[Dick Clark Productions]], which had produced the Golden Globes since 1993), and that a new non-profit entity would be formed to continue the HFPA's philanthropic activities. The restructuring took effect on June 12, 2023, with the Golden Globes being acquired by Dick Clark Productions, and the HFPA's philantrophic activities transitioned to the [[Golden Globe Foundation]].

==History==
The [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] (HFPA) was founded in 1943 as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondent Association (HFCA) by [[Los Angeles]]–based foreign [[journalist]]s seeking to develop a better-organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.S. markets.<ref name="Henrietta Awards">{{cite web |last1=Leonelli |first1=Elisa |title=The Henrietta Mystery Solved |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/classic/henrietta-mystery-solved-31351 |website=Golden Globe Awards |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120173454/https://www.goldenglobes.com/classic/henrietta-mystery-solved-31351 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="vox">{{cite web|title=The Golden Globes and the controversial group that decides the awards, explained|first1=Caroline|last1=Framke|date=7 January 2018|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/1/10/10741076/golden-globes-2016-hfpa-explained|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|access-date=January 23, 2016|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043249/https://www.vox.com/2016/1/10/10741076/golden-globes-2016-hfpa-explained|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="books.google.co.in">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/throughtheireyes00step|url-access=registration|title=Through Their Eyes: Foreign Correspondents in the United States|first=Stephen|last=Hess|date=January 1, 2005|publisher=[[Brookings Institution Press]]|access-date=October 31, 2016|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_201004//ai_n53123920/|title=FindArticles.com – CBSi|access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> One of the organization's first major endeavors was to establish a ceremony similar to the [[Academy Awards]] to honor film achievements. The [[1st Golden Globe Awards]], honoring the best achievements in [[1943 in film|1943 filmmaking]], were held in January 1944, at the [[20th Century-Fox]] studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at various venues throughout the next decade, including [[the Beverly Hills Hotel]] and the [[Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]].

===Foreign Press Association of Hollywood's Henrietta Awards===
In 1950, some of the journalists in the HFCA broke away to form the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood (FPAH). It was the FPAH that instituted the Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite, which was subsequently given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the new name for the organization when the FPAH and HFCA merged in 1955, minus the "Henrietta" name through 1980 (for the 1979 movie year).<ref name="Henrietta Awards" />

The FPAH held its first World Film Favorite Festival on January 27, 1951, giving out Henrietta Awards in various categories. The award, an angel above a globe raised on four tall pillars, was named for the president of the FPAH, Henry Gris. Winners of the Henrietta for World Film Favorite were [[Gregory Peck]] and [[Jane Wyman]]. At the FPAH's second World Film Favorite Festival held January 26, 1952, the Henrietta was a large statuette of a naked woman holding a flower. Based on an international poll of 900 newspapers, magazines and radio stations, [[Alan Ladd]] and [[Esther Williams]] were presented the gold Henrietta for World Favorites. while silver Henriettas for "Best Young Box Office Personality" were presented to [[Leslie Caron]], [[Tony Curtis]], [[John Derek]], [[Mitzi Gaynor]],  [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Patrice Wymore]]. At the third festival held on February 14, 1953, [[John Wayne]] and [[Susan Hayward]] won the gold Henriettas.<ref name="Henrietta Awards" />

The HFCA continued to hold their Golden Globe Awards. In 1950, the HFCA had established a special honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as an international figure within the entertainment industry, the first award was presented to director and producer [[Cecil B. DeMille]]. The official name of the award thus became the [[Cecil B. DeMille Award]].<ref name="Cecil B. deMille Award">{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/cecil-b-demille-award-0|title=The Cecil B. deMille Award|work=Golden Globe Awards|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119110215/https://www.goldenglobes.com/cecil-b-demille-award-0|archive-date=January 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 1954, the two organizations held a joint ceremony, and the following year, they merged under the new Hollywood Foreign Press Association name. The Henrietta Award was terminated, but the HFPA instituted a special award called World Film Favorite, a Golden Globe surmounted by an angel. Similar to the Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite, the winner of the new HFPA Golden Globe was determined by a worldwide poll conducted by [[Reuters]]. This award, sometimes referred to as The Henrietta Award, was given out through 1980 for the 1979, movie year, when it was terminated.<ref name="Henrietta Awards" />

===Post-merger===
The [[13th Golden Globe Awards]] held in February 1956 saw the first Golden Globe in Television Achievement. The first three permanent television award categories, [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best TV Series]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best TV Actor]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best TV Actress]], then made their debuts during the [[19th Golden Globe Awards]] held in March 1962.

Beginning in 1963, the trophies commenced to be handed out by one or more persons referred to as "Miss Golden Globe", a title renamed on January 5, 2018, to "[[Golden Globe Ambassador]]". The holders of the position were, traditionally, the daughters or sometimes the sons of a celebrity, and as a point of pride, these often continued to be contested among celebrity parents.<ref name="New York Times 5 January 2018">{{cite news|last1=Harel|first1=Monica Corcoran|title=Miss Golden Globe Is No More. Long Live the Golden Globe Ambassador.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/style/golden-globe-ambassador-johnson-simone-garcia.html|access-date=January 8, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108080820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/style/golden-globe-ambassador-johnson-simone-garcia.html|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, the Golden Globe statuette was redesigned (but not for the first time in its history). The New York firm [[Society Awards]] collaborated for a year with the HFPA to produce a statuette that included a unique marble and enhanced the statuette's quality and gold content. It was unveiled at a press conference at the [[Beverly Hilton]] prior to the show.<ref name="Golden Globe Statuette">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-look-for-golden-globe-statuette/|title=New Look For Golden Globe Statuette|access-date=December 27, 2012|work=cbsnews.com|date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026110826/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-503683_162-4707856.html|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Carol Burnett Award]] was created as a television counterpart to the Cecil B. DeMille Award, named after its first recipient in 2019, actress and comedian [[Carol Burnett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/carol-burnett-award-0|title=The Carol Burnett Award|work=Golden Globe Awards|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524151528/https://www.goldenglobes.com/carol-burnett-award-0|archive-date=May 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Revenues from award broadcast===
Revenues generated from the annual ceremony have enabled the HFPA to donate millions of dollars to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals. The most prominent beneficiary is the [[Young Artist Award]]s, presented annually by the [[Young Artist Foundation]], established in 1978 by Hollywood Foreign Press member [[Maureen Dragone]], to recognize and award excellence of young [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] performers under the age of 21 and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically or financially challenged.<ref name="Golden Globes2">{{cite web|url=http://www.hfpa.org/|title=HFPA Golden Globes – Young Artist Foundation|access-date=March 31, 2011|work=hfpa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213091353/http://www.hfpa.org/|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ABC Local">{{cite web|url=https://abc7.com/archive/7380555/|title=KABC-TV – Budding stars shine at Young Artist Awards|access-date=March 31, 2011|work=ABCLocal.go.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023941/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=7380555|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Young Artist Awards 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/presidents.html|title=Young Artist Awards – President's Message|access-date=March 31, 2011|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116181906/http://www.youngartistawards.org/presidents.html|archive-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2022 boycott, acquisition by Dick Clark Productions===
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In 2021, the HFPA faced criticism for the lack of [[Black people|Black]] representation among its members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=February 27, 2021 |title=Golden Globes Former President Admits the HFPA Hasn't Had Any Black Members in Two Decades |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/golden-globes-no-black-members-hfpa-1234916590/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510205335/https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/golden-globes-no-black-members-hfpa-1234916590/}}</ref> On May 3, 2021, the HFPA announced plans for a reform package, including a 50% increase in members over the next 18 months, as well as new positions, term limits, and practices to improve its accountability.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=May 3, 2021 |title=NBC Backs Derided HFPA Promise Of Wide-Ranging Overhaul To Address Lack Of Black Members, Payouts & Governance |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/hfpa-accusations-plan-diversity-conduct-golden-globes-nbc-1234749141/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090133/https://deadline.com/2021/05/hfpa-accusations-plan-diversity-conduct-golden-globes-nbc-1234749141/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up]] and a group of 100 PR firms criticized the lack of given timelines for filling some of the new management positions, arguing that they would not be completed soon enough to have any material impact on the cycle of the upcoming [[79th Golden Globe Awards]] in January 2022. Time's Up further argued that the package "largely contains no specifics" nor "commitments to real accountability or change".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=May 7, 2021 |title=HFPA Reforms Slammed As "Window-Dressing Platitudes" By Time's Up; PR Gurus Push For Haste |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/hfpa-slammed-times-up-hollywood-pr-reform-inclusion-golden-globes-1234752046/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524193243/https://deadline.com/2021/05/hfpa-slammed-times-up-hollywood-pr-reform-inclusion-golden-globes-1234752046/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 7, 2021, both [[Amazon Studios]] and [[Netflix]] announced that they would stop their activities with the HFPA until sufficient actions on reforms are made.<ref>{{Cite web |date= May 8, 2021 |title= Amazon Studios Joins In Shunning Of HFPA Until It Revamps Diversity And Inclusion |url= https://deadline.com/2021/05/amazon-studios-joins-in-shunning-hfpa-until-revamp-diversity-inclusion-1234752393/ |access-date=  |first1= Bruce |last1= Haring |first2= Dominic |last2= Patten |website= Deadline |language= en-US |archive-date= December 8, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211208100752/https://deadline.com/2021/05/amazon-studios-joins-in-shunning-hfpa-until-revamp-diversity-inclusion-1234752393/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Golden Globes group faces mounting pressure from Netflix, Amazon and publicists to reform |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-05-07/times-up-blasts-golden-globes-group-reforms-as-window-dressing-as-publicist-continue-boycott |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712082232/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-05-07/times-up-blasts-golden-globes-group-reforms-as-window-dressing-as-publicist-continue-boycott |url-status=live }}</ref> Other media companies followed suit on May 10,<ref name = https>{{cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=May 10, 2021 |title=WarnerMedia Joins HFPA and Golden Globes Boycott, Regrets Industry 'Tolerated' Members' Behavior |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/golden-globes-warnermedia-hbo-warner-bros-boycott-1234969813/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=Variety |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625230559/https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/golden-globes-warnermedia-hbo-warner-bros-boycott-1234969813/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including [[NBC]], who announced that it would not televise the [[79th Golden Globe Awards]], but that it would be open to televising the ceremony in 2023 if the HFPA were successful in its efforts to reform.<ref name="tvline052021">{{Cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Golden Globes Cancelled: NBC Scraps 2022 Ceremony As Backlash Grows |url=https://tvline.com/2021/05/10/golden-globes-cancelled-nbc-2022-ceremony-controversy/ |accessdate=May 10, 2021 |work=TVLine |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222012909/https://tvline.com/2021/05/10/golden-globes-cancelled-nbc-2022-ceremony-controversy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> WarnerMedia also boycotted the HFPA,<ref name = https/> while [[Tom Cruise]] returned the awards he had won for ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'', ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' and ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' in solidarity.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Tom Cruise Returns His Three Golden Globe Trophies To Join Protest Against HFPA |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/tom-cruise-returns-golden-globe-trophies-three-join-protest-jerry-maguire-born-on-the-fourth-of-july-magnolia-protest-1234753324/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703152718/https://deadline.com/2021/05/tom-cruise-returns-golden-globe-trophies-three-join-protest-jerry-maguire-born-on-the-fourth-of-july-magnolia-protest-1234753324/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following these events, the HFPA released a timeline for its reforms, which would see the process completed by the week of August 2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=May 10, 2021 |title=HFPA Board Issues Statement On Golden Globes Controversy & Sets Timeline For Reforms: "Top Priority For Our Organization" |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/hfpa-statement-timeline-for-reforms-1234753506/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222012930/https://deadline.com/2021/05/hfpa-statement-timeline-for-reforms-1234753506/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 1, the HFPA released a list of 21 new members that it had recruited under these reforms, and named [[Todd Boehly]] (owner of ceremony producer Dick Clark Productions) as its "interim CEO".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=Davis |date=October 1, 2021 |title=Hollywood Foreign Press Association Adds 21 New Members With Emphasis on Diversity |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/golden-globes-hfpa-2021-new-members-1235078322/ |accessdate=October 16, 2021 |work=Variety |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222012903/https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/golden-globes-hfpa-2021-new-members-1235078322/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=October 1, 2021 |title=Todd Boehly Named Interim CEO of Hollywood Foreign Press Association (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/todd-boehly-interim-ceo-hollywood-foreign-press-association-golden-globes-1235079012/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404055726/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/todd-boehly-interim-ceo-hollywood-foreign-press-association-golden-globes-1235079012/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The HFPA then announced on October 15 that it still planned to hold the 79th Golden Globe Awards on January 9, 2022, with or without another media partner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=October 15, 2021 |title=Golden Globe Awards Set for Jan. 9 as Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Unveils 2022 Calendar |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/golden-globe-awards-hfpa-awards-calendar-1235090499/ |accessdate=October 15, 2021 |work=Variety |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213182529/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/golden-globe-awards-hfpa-awards-calendar-1235090499/ |url-status=live }}</ref> With the televised absence of the Golden Globe Awards from NBC, the [[Critics Choice Association]] attempted to shift their [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] ceremony up a week in order to fill the void and increase their overall prestige, though it was later delayed due to [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |date=July 27, 2021 |title=Critics Choice Awards out to replace Golden Globes |work=[[Boston Globe]] |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/27/arts/critics-choice-awards-out-replace-golden-globes/ |access-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007043150/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/27/arts/critics-choice-awards-out-replace-golden-globes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Critics Choice Awards Postponed Due To Covid Concerns; New Date TBA |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/critics-choice-awards-postponed-due-to-covid-concerns-new-date-tba-1234900978/ |access-date=December 22, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112072135/https://deadline.com/2021/12/critics-choice-awards-postponed-due-to-covid-concerns-new-date-tba-1234900978/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 79th ceremony was conducted as a non-televised, private presentation, with limited guests (particularly beneficiaries of the HFPA's philanthropic activities) and strict COVID-19 protocol due to Omicron variant.<ref name="thr202216">{{cite news |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |date=January 6, 2022 |title=Golden Globes to Be Held as "Private Event" With No Livestream Available |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/golden-globes-to-be-held-as-private-event-with-no-livestream-available-1235071100/ |access-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107145056/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/golden-globes-to-be-held-as-private-event-with-no-livestream-available-1235071100/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2022, the HFPA approved a major restructuring, under which Boehly would establish a for-profit entity via his holding company [[Eldridge Industries]] (owner of [[Dick Clark Productions]]—which has produced the Golden Globes' telecast since 1993,<ref name=":1" /> as well as the entertainment trade publication ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellefson |first=Lindsey |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Variety Parent Penske Media to Take Over Hollywood Reporter, Billboard in Joint Venture With MRC |url=https://www.thewrap.com/variety-parent-penske-media-to-take-over-hollywood-reporter-billboard-in-joint-venture-with-mrc/ |access-date=September 23, 2020 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924171830/https://www.thewrap.com/variety-parent-penske-media-to-take-over-hollywood-reporter-billboard-in-joint-venture-with-mrc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> that will hold the Golden Globe Awards' intellectual property and oversee the "professionalization and modernization" of the ceremony, including "[increasing] the size and diversity of the available voters for the annual awards". The HFPA's philanthropic activities were to continue separately as a non-profit entity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 28, 2022 |title=HFPA Will Be Both A Private Company & Non-Profit |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/hfpa-will-be-both-a-private-company-non-profit-1235080814/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804125233/https://deadline.com/2022/07/hfpa-will-be-both-a-private-company-non-profit-1235080814/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=July 28, 2022 |title=In Move to Save Golden Globes, HFPA to Become For-Profit Org, Add More Voting Members |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/golden-globes-eldridge-hfpa-1235328891/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804131412/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/golden-globes-eldridge-hfpa-1235328891/ |url-status=live }}</ref> NBC subsequently agreed to a one-year contract to air the [[80th Golden Globe Awards]] on January 10, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Allison |date=January 9, 2023 |title=The Golden Globes, Hollywood's most chaotic awards, have returned |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/23542856/golden-globes-2023-explained-watch |access-date=January 10, 2023 |publisher=Vox |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110011407/https://www.vox.com/culture/23542856/golden-globes-2023-explained-watch |url-status=live }}</ref> which were moved to a Tuesday evening to avoid conflicting with the [[National Football League]] (whose regular season was recently extended into January) and the [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|College Football Playoff National Championship]] (which was being hosted at [[SoFi Stadium]] in Inglewood).<ref name="variety0922">{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=September 20, 2022 |title=Golden Globes Return to TV in 2023, NBC and HFPA Set One-Year Deal |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/golden-globes-2023-nbc-hfpa-dick-clark-productions-1235324403/ |accessdate=September 20, 2022 |work=Variety |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920161626/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/golden-globes-2023-nbc-hfpa-dick-clark-productions-1235324403/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 12, 2023, the Golden Globe Awards' assets and intellectual property were acquired by DCP (whose ownership includes [[Penske Media Corporation]], owner of fellow entertainment publications ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'') and Eldridge; the financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. The HFPA's philanthropic activities were transferred to a new entity known as the [[Golden Globe Foundation]].<ref name="ewJune2023">{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=Golden Globes acquired, HFPA membership dissolves in awards shocker |url=https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/hfla-membership-dissolved-golden-globes-acquired-dick-clark/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 12, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617031055/https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/hfla-membership-dissolved-golden-globes-acquired-dick-clark/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnbc2023">{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=June 12, 2023 |title=The Golden Globes find new home as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association shuts down |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/12/the-golden-globes-find-new-home-as-the-hollywood-foreign-press-ends.html |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref name="deadline2023">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Golden Globes Acquired By Dick Clark Productions & Eldridge; HFPA To Wind Down |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/golden-globes-acquired-dick-clark-productions-eldridge-hfpa-shut-down-1235414600/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612195428/https://deadline.com/2023/06/golden-globes-acquired-dick-clark-productions-eldridge-hfpa-shut-down-1235414600/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Rules==
===Eligibility===
The qualifying eligibility period for all nominations is the calendar year from January 1 through December 31.<ref name="GGRules">{{cite web | url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2012/04/HFPA-Golden-Globe-Awards-Eligibility-Descriptions-Effective-2-1-15.pdf | title=Golden Globe Award Consideration Rules | publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association | access-date=January 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174939/https://www.goldenglobes.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2012/04/HFPA-Golden-Globe-Awards-Eligibility-Descriptions-Effective-2-1-15.pdf | archive-date=January 10, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Voice-over performances and cameo appearances in which persons play themselves are not eligible from all film and TV acting categories.

Films must be at least 70 minutes and released for at least a seven-day run in the [[Greater Los Angeles area]], starting prior to midnight on December 31. Films can be released in theaters, on [[pay-per-view]], or by digital delivery.<ref name="GGRules" />

For the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] category, films do not need to be released in the United States. At least 51 percent of the dialogue must be in a language other than English, and they must first be released in their country of origin during a 14-month period from November 1 to December 31 prior to the Awards. However, if a film was not released in its country of origin due to censorship, it can still qualify if it had a one-week release in the United States during the qualifying calendar year. There is no limit to the number of submitted films from a given country.<ref name="GGRules" />

A TV program must air in the United States between the [[prime time]] hours of 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. (or 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Sundays). A show can air on [[broadcast television]], on basic or premium cable, or by digital delivery; it does not qualify if it is only on pay-per-view or via digital delivery of film. Also, a TV show must either be made in the United States or be a co-production financially and creatively between an American and a foreign production company. Furthermore, [[Reality television|reality]] and non-scripted shows are disqualified.<ref name="GGRules" />

A film cannot be entered in both the film and TV categories, and instead should be entered based on its original release format. If it was first aired on American television, then it can be entered into the TV categories. If it was released in theaters or on pay-per-view, then it should instead be entered into the film categories. A film festival showing does not count towards disqualifying what would otherwise be a TV program.<ref name="GGRules" />

Actors in a TV series must appear in at least six episodes during the qualifying calendar year. Actors in a TV film or miniseries must appear in at least five percent of the time in that TV film or miniseries.<ref name="GGRules" />

=== Nominations and voting ===
Entry forms for films need to be received within ten days of the official screening. TV programs should be submitted "as early as possible" before the deadline.<ref name="GGRules" /> For TV programs, they must merely be available to be seen by voters in any common format, including the original TV broadcast.

As of the 2023 ceremony, the HFPA removed a requirement that an exclusive press conference be hosted by the organization for each nominated film—a practice that had contributed to transparency issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2022 |title=Hollywood Foreign Press Says No Press Conferences For 2023 Golden Globes |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/golden-globes-no-press-conferences-2023-hollywood-foreign-press-1235152506/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314023116/https://deadline.com/2022/10/golden-globes-no-press-conferences-2023-hollywood-foreign-press-1235152506/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ballots to select the nominations are sent to voters in November, along with a "Reminder List" of eligible film and TV programs.<ref name="GGTime">{{cite web | url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/award-rules•entry-forms | title=Award Rules And Entry Forms | work=Golden Globes | publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association | access-date=January 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208205241/https://www.goldenglobes.com/award-rules%E2%80%A2entry-forms | archive-date=December 8, 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref> Each HFPA member then votes for their top five choices in each category, numbering them 5 to 1, with 5 being their top choice. The nominees in each category are then the five selections that receive the most votes. The [[ranked voting]] is only used to break ties, with number 5 worth 5 points, number 4 worth 4 points, and so on.<ref name="GGRules" />

After the nominations are announced in mid-December, voters receive the final ballots.<ref name="GGTime" /> The winner in each category is selected from among the nominees by [[plurality voting]]. In case of a tie, the winner is the one that had the most votes on the nomination ballot.<ref name="GGRules" />

As of the 2024 ceremony, the voting body consisted of 310 individuals, including representatives of 76 countries, international journalists, and 95 members that were members of the HFPA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Golden Globes Hits 300 Voters and 60% Diversity, Adds 11 Members |url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/golden-globes-new-members-diversity-1235742185/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314023116/https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/golden-globes-new-members-diversity-1235742185/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Earl |first=William |date=April 10, 2023 |title=HFPA Recruits 128 New Voters for 2024 Golden Globe Awards |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/golden-globe-awards-hfpa-voting-body-1235578116/ |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314023117/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/golden-globe-awards-hfpa-voting-body-1235578116/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Ceremony==
{{Main|List of Golden Globe Awards ceremonies}}
The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, broadcast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the [[Oscars]] and the [[Grammy Award]]s. Since 2010, it was televised live in all United States time zones. Until [[Ricky Gervais]] hosted in 2010, the award ceremony was one of two major [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] award ceremonies (the other being the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s) that did not have a regular host; every year a different presenter introduced the ceremony at the beginning of the broadcast. Gervais returned to host the 68th and 69th Golden Globe Awards the next two years.<ref name="auto">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9IxSHfWDbQ&feature=youtu.be |title=Celebrity Couples Who Stole the Spotlight at Golden Globes 2025 |date=2025-01-06 |last=StarVibe |access-date=2025-01-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=84317|title= Ricky Gervais to Return as Golden Globes Host!|access-date= November 16, 2011|date= November 16, 2011|publisher= ComingSoon.net|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111117115745/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=84317|archive-date= November 17, 2011|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Tina Fey]] and [[Amy Poehler]] hosted the 70th, 71st and 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2013 through 2015.<ref name="auto"/> The Golden Globe Awards' theme song, which debuted in 2012, was written by Japanese musician and songwriter [[Yoshiki Hayashi]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Yoshiki|last=Hayashi|url=https://metal-temple.com/news/x-japan-yoshiki-composes-2012-golden-globes-theme/|title=X JAPAN: Yoshiki Composes 2012 Golden Globes Theme|access-date=November 26, 2024|date=January 15, 2012|website=Metal Temple}}</ref>

=== Broadcasting ===
The HFPA had previously held a lucrative broadcasting agreement with [[NBC]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Tucker|first=Reed|date=January 16, 2011|title=The Moet the merrier|url=https://nypost.com/2011/01/16/the-moet-the-merrier/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180816190815/https://nypost.com/2011/01/16/the-moet-the-merrier/|archive-date=August 16, 2018|work=The NY Post|quote=And the HFPA has no problem paying for it; a lucrative contract with NBC makes the organization rich.}}</ref> which began televising the Golden Globes ceremony locally in Los Angeles in 1958, then nationally in 1964. However, in 1968, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) claimed the show "misled the public as to how the winners were determined" (allegations included that winners were determined by lobby; to motivate winners to show up to the awards ceremony winners were informed if they did not attend another winner would be named). The FCC admonished NBC for participating in the scandal. Subsequently, NBC refused to broadcast the ceremony from 1968 until after 1974.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tucker|first=Reed|date=January 16, 2011|title=The Moet the merrier|url=https://nypost.com/2011/01/16/the-moet-the-merrier/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180816190815/https://nypost.com/2011/01/16/the-moet-the-merrier/|archive-date=August 16, 2018|work=The NY Post|quote=The HFPA’s seemingly cozy relationship with the stars they cover has occasionally led to scandal. From 1968 to 1974, the Globes were booted off NBC after the Federal Communications Commission claimed the show “misled the public as to how the winners were determined.” The government report suggested winners were required to show up at the ceremony, otherwise, another name would be chosen.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tbd.com/articles/2011/01/in-defense-of-the-golden-globes-45167.html |work=TBD |title=Golden Globes 2011: Why you should care |author=Ryan Kearney |date=January 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306023856/http://www.tbd.com/articles/2011/01/in-defense-of-the-golden-globes-45167.html |archive-date=March 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |quote=In 1968, the Federal Communications Commission accused the HFPA of misleading the public, alleging that Globe winners were determined by lobby rather than a blind poll. NBC subsequently pulled the awards ceremony from its broadcast until 1974. }}</ref>

Since 1993, [[Dick Clark Productions]] (DCP) had produced the ceremony with NBC as a broadcaster; DCP's involvement came at a time of instability for the Golden Globes, including reduced credibility and having lost its contract with [[CBS]] (the interim period saw it contract with cable network [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] to air the ceremony).<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Weinraub |first1=Bernard |title=Track Record Polishes Golden Globes' Gleam |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/20/movies/track-record-polishes-golden-globes-gleam.html |access-date=June 22, 2022 |agency=New York Times |date=January 20, 1992 |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622214008/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/20/movies/track-record-polishes-golden-globes-gleam.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Enthusiastic over [[Dick Clark|Clark]]'s commitment, the HFPA's contract contained an unusual provision granting DCP the role of producer in perpetuity, provided that it continued to maintain a broadcast rights agreement with NBC.<ref name="thr-dcpsuit">{{Cite news|title=Dick Clark Productions Prevails in Golden Globes Trial, Will Remain Show Producer|language=en|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/dick-clark-productions-prevails-golden-318099|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202102810/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/dick-clark-productions-prevails-golden-318099|archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

Due to threats of writers picketing the event as part of the ongoing [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]], the [[65th Golden Globe Awards]] ceremony was cancelled and replaced by an hour-long press conference to announce the winners. While NBC sought to be the exclusive broadcaster of the press conference, NBC faced conflicts with the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions over the proposed coverage, including a demand for a rights fee, and concerns over plans to have [[Billy Bush]] and [[Nancy O'Dell]] of NBC's [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] entertainment news program ''[[Access Hollywood]]'' serve as presenters. The HFPA subsequently announced that it would not restrict coverage of the press conference by other broadcasters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |last2=Adalian |first2=Josef |date=January 11, 2008 |title=Golden Globes telecast up for grabs |url=https://variety.com/2008/tv/news/golden-globes-telecast-up-for-grabs-1117978923/ |access-date=March 30, 2019 |website=Variety |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430055248/https://variety.com/2008/tv/news/golden-globes-telecast-up-for-grabs-1117978923/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[E!]] and [[TV Guide Network]] (who were typically known for red carpet coverage from major awards shows) both aired coverage of the press conference, as well as [[CNN]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=No Red Carpet For TV Guide Net's 'Golden Globes' |url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/73976/no-red-carpet-for-tv-guide-nets-golden-globes.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070627/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/73976/no-red-carpet-for-tv-guide-nets-golden-globes.html |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2019 |website=Mediapost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2008 |title=TV Guide Network downsizes, but doesn't cancel, Golden Globes coverage |url=https://variety.com/2008/biz/awards/tv-guide-network-downsizes-but-doesnt-cancel-golden-globes-coverage-24127/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330093438/https://variety.com/2008/biz/awards/tv-guide-network-downsizes-but-doesnt-cancel-golden-globes-coverage-24127/ |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2019 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> NBC declined to air the conference itself; the ceremony timeslot was filled by a ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' preview special, an hour-long results special hosted by Bush and O'Dell, and an ''Access Hollywood'' post-show also hosted by Bush and O'Dell.<ref name="CTribune">{{cite web |author=Ryan, Maureen |date=January 13, 2008 |title=Golden Globes winners? Not the viewers, that's for sure |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/01/golden-globes.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116071147/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/01/golden-globes.html |archive-date=January 16, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |work=The Watcher (All TV. All the time) |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanley |first=Alessandra |date=January 14, 2008 |title=Strike Was Unseen Star of the Night |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/arts/television/14watc.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070625/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/arts/television/14watc.html |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2019 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Rob |date=January 14, 2008 |title=Tuned In: Cable bests NBC in Golden Globes coverage |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2008/01/14/Tuned-In-Cable-bests-NBC-in-Golden-Globes-coverage/stories/200801140253 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070626/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2008/01/14/Tuned-In-Cable-bests-NBC-in-Golden-Globes-coverage/stories/200801140253 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |access-date= |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref>

In 2010, Dick Clark Productions reached an extension with NBC through 2018. However, the deal was negotiated without the HFPA's knowledge. The HFPA sued DCP over the deal, as well as claims that the company was attempting to sell digital rights that it did not hold; the HFPA had wanted a new contract that would grant them a larger share of revenue from the telecast.<ref name="thr-dcpsuit" /> In April 2012, judge [[Howard Matz]] upheld the NBC perpetuity clause and ruled in favor of DCP, noting that the HFPA had a history of "unbusinesslike display[s] of misplaced priorities" and "[succumbing] to bouts of pronounced turmoil and personal feuds", in contrast to DCP, which had been "represented by one experienced executive who was adept at dealing fairly and effectively with the often amateurish conduct of HFPA." Matz pointed out examples of the HFPA's enthusiasm over the relationship and their desire to "not get cancelled", such as having disregarded its own bylaws by approving an extension in 2001 without a formal vote. The case was taken to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.<ref name="thr-dcpsuit" />

In 2014, Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA reached a settlement; details were not released, but DCP committed to continue its role as producer through at least the end of its current contract with NBC, and to work with the HFPA to "expand the brand with unique and exciting entertainment experiences". NBC held a right of first refusal to renew its contract beyond 2018, but bidding was to be open to other broadcasters;<ref name="variety-settlehfpa">{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=July 14, 2014|title=HFPA Settles Golden Globes Lawsuit With Dick Clark Prods.|language=en-US|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hfpa-settles-golden-globes-lawsuit-with-dick-clark-prods-1201262046/|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114001218/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hfpa-settles-golden-globes-lawsuit-with-dick-clark-prods-1201262046/|archive-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Golden Globes Players Settle Long-Running Legal War (Exclusive)|language=en|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/golden-globes-players-settle-long-716353|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224425/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/golden-globes-players-settle-long-716353|archive-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> in September 2018, NBC agreed to renew its rights to the Golden Globes through 2027, maintaining the current broadcast arrangement and the involvement of Dick Clark Productions.<ref>{{Cite news|title=NBC and HFPA Sign 8-Year Deal for Golden Globes|language=en|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-hfpa-sign-8-year-deal-golden-globes-1143478|url-status=live|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123533/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-hfpa-sign-8-year-deal-golden-globes-1143478|archive-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Holloway|first=Daniel|date=September 14, 2018|title=NBC Sets Eight-Year Golden Globes Deal|language=en-US|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nbc-closes-golden-globes-deal-1202942412/|url-status=live|access-date=September 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123626/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nbc-closes-golden-globes-deal-1202942412/|archive-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref>

In 2019 and 2020, NBC televised the late Sunday afternoon [[National Football League]] (NFL) playoff game (which had historically gone to another NFL broadcaster) as a lead-in to the Golden Globes. Because of the large viewership of NFL playoff games, this was intended to boost the Golden Globes' television ratings, which dropped 11% between 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maglio|first1=Tony|last2=Baysinger|first2=Tim|date=January 3, 2019|title=Why the 2019 Golden Globes Are Already a Ratings Hit – Probably|url=https://www.thewrap.com/golden-globes-are-already-ratings-hit-nfl-playoffs/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055124/https://www.thewrap.com/golden-globes-are-already-ratings-hit-nfl-playoffs/|archive-date=January 6, 2019|access-date=January 5, 2019|website=The Wrap}}</ref> If the game ever went long, NBC planned to still air the Golden Globes in its entirety on a [[broadcast delay]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=January 3, 2020|title=Golden Globes: Here's What Will Happen if NBC's NFL Game Spills Into the Awards on Sunday|language=en-US|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/golden-globes-nfl-game-philadelphia-eagles-seattle-seahawks-1203455960/|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106183536/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/golden-globes-nfl-game-philadelphia-eagles-seattle-seahawks-1203455960/|archive-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> The 2021 ceremony was then postponed to February 28 due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema]] and [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television|on television]], avoiding the NFL season altogether.<ref name="Postponement">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/golden-globes-postponed-date-nbc-1234637007/ |title=Golden Globes 2021 Postponed Nearly Two Months |last=McNary |first=Dave |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622192814/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/golden-globes-postponed-date-nbc-1234637007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Per the aforementioned [[#2022 boycott, acquisition by Dick Clark Productions|2022 boycott]], NBC declined to air the 2022 ceremony,<ref name="tvline052021"/> then signed a one-year deal to televise the 2023 ceremony, moving it to a Tuesday evening to avoid conflicting with ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' and the [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship]].<ref name="variety0922"/> In November 2023, DCP announced a one-year agreement to air the 81st ceremony on CBS and streaming on [[Paramount+]], with the ceremony following CBS's afternoon [[NFL on CBS|NFL coverage]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/golden-globe-awards-cbs-2024-1235795855/ |title=Golden Globe Awards to Air on CBS in 2024 |first=Joe |last=Otterson |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121131725/https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/golden-globe-awards-cbs-2024-1235795855/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2024, DCP announced a five-year agreement with CBS to continue airing the Golden Globes; the agreement also includes rights to the DCP-produced [[American Music Awards]] beginning in 2025, which had gone on hiatus after [[American Music Awards of 2022|2022]] when its contract with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] expired.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hailu |first1=Selome |title=Golden Globes and CBS Ink 5-Year Deal That Includes American Music Awards Broadcast Rights |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/golden-globes-cbs-deal-american-music-awards-1235951193/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 25, 2024 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330154927/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/golden-globes-cbs-deal-american-music-awards-1235951193/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2025, it was announced that CBS would air an additional Golden Globes special—''Golden Eve''— on the Thursday prior to the ceremony, which will highlight the recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett lifetime achievement awards, and feature highlights from the previously non-televised gala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2025-09-18 |title=Golden Globes Special Honoring Cecil B. DeMille & Carol Burnett Award Recipients Set At CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2025/09/cecil-b-demille-carol-burnett-award-recipients-cbs-special-1236547703/ |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Categories==

===Motion picture awards===
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]: since 1943 (separated genre in 1951)
* [[Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]: since 1951
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language]]: since 1948
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Best Motion Picture – Animated]]: since 2006 
* [[Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement|Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement – Motion Picture]]: since 2024
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]: since 1943
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]: since 1943 (separated genre in 1951)
* [[Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]: since 1951
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]: since 1943 (separated genre in 1951)
* [[Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]: since 1951
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]: since 1943
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]: since 1943
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]: since 1947
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Score – Motion Picture]]: since 1947
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Song – Motion Picture]]: since 1961
* [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures]]: since 1951

===Television awards===
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]]: since 1961
* [[Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]: since 1961
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television]]: since 1971
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama]]: since 1961
* [[Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]: since 1961
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television]]: since 1981
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama]]: since 1961
* [[Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]: since 1961
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television]]: since 1981
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]: since 1970
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]: since 1970
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television|Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance – Television]]: since 2024
* [[Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award|Carol Burnett Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television]]: since 2018

===Retired awards===
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film|Best Documentary]] • Awarded from 1972 to 1976 
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film|Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture]] • Awarded from 1957 to 1973
* [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|New Star of the Year – Actor]] • Awarded from 1948 to 1983 
* [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|New Star of the Year – Actress]] • Awarded from 1948 to 1983
* Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Female) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hfpa.org/|title=HFPA|access-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213091353/http://www.hfpa.org/|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Male) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979
* Promoting International Understanding • Awarded from 1945 to 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees: Promoting International Understanding |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/promoting-international-understanding |website=goldenglobes.com |access-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813192125/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/promoting-international-understanding |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Best Cinematography – Motion Picture • Awarded from 1948 to 1953, in 1955 and in 1963
* Special Award  – Juvenile Performance • Awarded in 1948, 1949, 1953 and 1959<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees Juvenile Performance |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/juvenile-performance |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=www.goldenglobes.com |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829080647/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/juvenile-performance |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Upcoming awards ===

* Best Podcast • starting in 2026<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2025-05-07 |title=Golden Globes Add Best Podcast Category for 2026 Ceremony |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/golden-globes-add-best-podcast-award-category-1236389196/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Superlatives==
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===Acting===
In acting categories, [[Meryl Streep]] holds the record for the most competitive wins with eight, followed by [[Alan Alda]], [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Shirley MacLaine]] and [[Jack Nicholson]], who have six awards each. Behind them are [[Ed Asner]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Jessica Lange]], [[Rosalind Russell]], and [[Kate Winslet]] with five.

At the [[46th Golden Globe Awards]] an anomaly occurred: a three-way tie for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] ([[Jodie Foster]] for ''[[The Accused (1988 film)|The Accused]]'', [[Shirley MacLaine]] for ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]'', and [[Sigourney Weaver]] for ''[[Gorillas in the Mist]]'').

===Directing===
In the category for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Elia Kazan]] leads with four wins, followed by [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Miloš Forman]], [[David Lean]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Steven Spielberg]], and [[Oliver Stone]] with three wins each. Spielberg holds the record for most nominations with twelve. [[Francis Ford Coppola]], Eastwood, and [[Steven Soderbergh]] are the only directors to receive two nominations in the same year. [[Barbra Streisand]] is the first woman to have won the award.

===Most awards===
[[Barbra Streisand]] holds the record for most Golden Globes earned by an individual with eleven awards, including both competitive and honorary categories,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.barbrastreisand.com/biography/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Barbra Streisand |language=en-US}}</ref> followed by [[Tom Hanks]], and Meryl Streep with nine awards each. Hanks winning as an actor and producer; all Streep wins were for acting; while Streisand prevails as an actress (3 times), composer, director, producer, as well as the non-competitive Henrietta Award (3 times). In addition, all three of them also received an honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award.

===Most nominations===
Meryl Streep also holds the record for most nominations with 33.<ref name="Meryl Streep record">{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/meryl-streep |work=HFPA Golden Globe Awards site |title=Meryl Streep |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228123935/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/meryl-streep |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Composer [[John Williams]] is second with 27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Williams |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/john-williams/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523111807/https://goldenglobes.com/person/john-williams/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other===
*'''Two Acting Wins in Same Year'''
*:Only four people have won two acting awards in the same year:
**[[Sigourney Weaver]] (1989)
***Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, ''[[Gorillas in the Mist]]''
***Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, ''[[Working Girl]]''
**[[Joan Plowright]] (1993)
***Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Film, ''[[Enchanted April (1992 film)|Enchanted April]]''
***Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film, ''[[Stalin (1992 film)|Stalin]]''
**[[Helen Mirren]] (2007)
***Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, ''[[The Queen (2006 film)|The Queen]]''
***Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film, ''[[Elizabeth I (2005 miniseries)|Elizabeth I]]''
**[[Kate Winslet]] (2009)
***Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]''
***Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]''
* '''Most awards won by a single film'''
** One film has won seven Golden Globe Awards.
*** ''[[La La Land]]'' (2016)
** Two films have won six Golden Globe Awards.
*** ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (1975)
*** ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978)
** Ten films have won five Golden Globe Awards.
*** ''[[All the King's Men (1949 film)|All the King's Men]]'' (1949)
*** ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (1962)
*** ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' (1965)
*** ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967) 
*** ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]'' (1970)
*** ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972)
*** ''[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1976)
*** ''[[Ordinary People]]'' (1980)
*** ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982)
*** ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023)
* '''Most nominations received by a single film'''
** ''[[Nashville (film)|Nashville]]'', with eleven nominations
** ''[[Emilia Pérez]]'', with ten nominations
** ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'', with nine nominations
** ''[[Barbie (2023 film)|Barbie]]'', with nine nominations
* '''Highest Sweep (Winning every nominated category)'''
** ''[[La La Land]]'' won all seven Golden Globes that it was nominated for.
** ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' won all six of its nominations.
** Both ''[[A Star is Born (1976 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' and ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' won all five that they were respectively nominated for.
* '''Most nominations without winning an award'''
** Motion Picture: ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'', ''[[Foul Play (1978 film)|Foul Play]]'', ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' and ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'', all with seven nominations.
** Television: ''[[Will & Grace]]'' with 30 nominations. 
* '''Oldest person to win an award'''
** [[Ennio Morricone]] winning [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] for ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' (87 years old).
* '''Youngest person to win an award'''
** [[Ricky Schroder]] winning [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|New Star of the Year – Actor]] for ''[[The Champ (1979 film)|The Champ]]'' (9 years old).

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|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Cecil |title=Nostalgic Salute to Big Bands Era |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43292276/the_los_angeles_times/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 8, 1960 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130170915/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43292276/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=34 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rich |first=Allen |title=Listening post and TV review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77479676/valley-times/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=Valley Times |place=Los Angeles, California |date=March 8, 1960 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |quote=This will mark the first time the gilt-edged affair has been telecast. |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090134/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77479676/valley-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| '''[[18th Golden Globe Awards|1961]]'''
| Friday
| March 17
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Previews of Today's TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43292478/the_los_angeles_times/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 16, 1961 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171309/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43292478/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=42 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[19th Golden Globe Awards|1962]]'''
| Tuesday
| March 6
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Previews of Today's TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43292950/the_los_angeles_times/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 5, 1962 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130172136/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43292950/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=72 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[20th Golden Globe Awards|1963]]'''
| rowspan="2"| Wednesday
| March 6
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Previews of Today's TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293125/the_los_angeles_times/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 5, 1963 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130172420/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293125/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=64 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[21st Golden Globe Awards|1964]]'''
| March 11
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=TV highlights |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73300045/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |work=[[Hollywood Citizen-News]] |date=March 10, 1964 |page=C{{hyphen}}8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518084940/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73300045/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| '''[[22nd Golden Globe Awards|1965]]'''
| rowspan="2"| Monday
| February 8{{efn|name=AWS|The ceremony was broadcast as a special edition of ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''.}}
| rowspan="4"| [[NBC]]
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Globe Awards on TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293530/democrat_and_chronicle/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |location=Rochester |date=March 7, 1965 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130173258/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293530/democrat_and_chronicle/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=150 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[23rd Golden Globe Awards|1966]]'''
| January 31{{efn|name=AWS}}
| 
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| ~22
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Special Planned |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293766/reno_gazettejournal/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Reno Gazette-Journal]] |date=February 18, 1966 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130173701/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293766/reno_gazettejournal/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=30 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=''Dr. Zhivago'' cops "Globes" in film fete |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77576893/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/ |date=February 1, 1966 |newspaper=Citizen-News |place=Los Angeles, California |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512192103/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77576893/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| '''[[24th Golden Globe Awards|1967]]'''
| Wednesday
| February 15
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Globes Awards Shown On TV Wednesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293981/the_times_herald/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[The Times Herald]] |location=Port Huron |date=February 11, 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130173945/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43293981/the_times_herald/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=20 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[25th Golden Globe Awards|1968]]'''
| Monday
| February 12
| 
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Globe Awards Are Colorcast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43294179/anderson_herald/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Anderson Herald]] |date=February 10, 1968 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130174411/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43294179/anderson_herald/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=16 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[26th Golden Globe Awards|1969]]'''
| colspan="8" rowspan="4" {{n/a|''Untelevised''}}
|<ref name="1969 Date">{{cite news |title=Golden Globes return minus TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73299212/the-los-angeles-times/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |department=Calendar |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 23, 1969 |page=18 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080359/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73299212/the-los-angeles-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[27th Golden Globe Awards|1970]]'''
| rowspan="3"|<ref name="1970–1972">{{cite magazine |date=December 5, 1972 |publication-date=December 6, 1972 |title=Golden Globe Awards may relight; try for a Metromedia spread |department=Radio-Television |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |place=Hollywood |volume=269 |issue=4 |page=54 |id={{ProQuest|1032477307}}}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[28th Golden Globe Awards|1971]]'''
|-
| '''[[29th Golden Globe Awards|1972]]'''
|-
| '''[[30th Golden Globe Awards|1973]]'''
| Sunday
| January 28
| rowspan="5"| [[Metromedia]]
| 
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| 
|<ref>{{cite news |title=WXIX to televise Golden Global Awards this Sunday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43294415/the_journal_news/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Hamilton JournalNews]] |date=January 26, 1973 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130174749/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43294415/the_journal_news/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=13 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[31st Golden Globe Awards|1974]]'''
| rowspan="4"| Saturday
| January 26
| 
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| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Top Viewing Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43295010/independent_presstelegram/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Independent Press-Telegram]] |date=January 26, 1974 |location=Long Beach |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130175531/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43295010/independent_presstelegram/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=21 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[32nd Golden Globe Awards|1975]]'''
| January 25
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Bob |title=Golden Globe awards tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43294684/independent_presstelegram/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Independent Press-Telegram]] |location=Long Beach |date=January 25, 1975 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130175404/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43294684/independent_presstelegram/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=20 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[33rd Golden Globe Awards|1976]]'''
| January 24
| 
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Globe Awards To Honor Films, Stars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43295199/hartford_courant/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |location=Beverly Hills |publication-place=Hartford |date=January 11, 1976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130175828/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43295199/hartford_courant/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=137 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[34th Golden Globe Awards|1977]]'''
| January 29
| 
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| 
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Mirisch to Get DeMille Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43296592/the_los_angeles_times/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 19, 1977 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130182158/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43296592/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=71 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| '''[[35th Golden Globe Awards|1978]]'''
| Sunday
| January 29
| NBC
| 19.4
| 30
|
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| 
|<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 20, 1978 |title=1977–78 primetime specials ratings |department=Radio-Television |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |volume=292 |issue=7 |page=44 |id={{ProQuest|1401335703}}}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[36th Golden Globe Awards|1979]]'''
| colspan="8" {{n/a|''Untelevised''}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Tusher |first=Will |date=January 30, 1979 |publication-date=January 31, 1979 |title=Awards spared blips but not bores |department=Pictures |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |place=Hollywood |volume=293 |issue=13 |page=7 |id={{ProQuest|1401344553}}}}</ref>
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| '''[[37th Golden Globe Awards|1980]]'''
| Saturday
| January 26
| [[KHJ-TV]]
| 
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| 
|<ref>{{cite news |title=''Stop Arthritis Telethon'' Due |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43297110/the_los_angeles_times/|access-date=January 30, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 26, 1980 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130182722/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43297110/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |page=42 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[38th Golden Globe Awards|1981]]'''
| rowspan="2"| Saturday
| January 31
| rowspan="2"| [[CBS]]
| 15.9
| 26
|
|
| 
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bierbaum |first1=Tom |title=Globes help NBC conquer Nielsens |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/globes-help-nbc-conquer-nielsens-1117433178/ |date=January 21, 1997 |access-date=January 17, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117215558/https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/globes-help-nbc-conquer-nielsens-1117433178/ |archive-date=January 17, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[39th Golden Globe Awards|1982]]'''
| January 30
| 13.6
| 24
|
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| 
|<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 6, 1982 |title=1981–82 primetime specials ratings |department=Radio-Television |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |volume=308 |issue=10 |page=54 |id={{ProQuest|1438358908}}}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[40th Golden Globe Awards|1983]]'''
| Monday
| January 31
| rowspan="6"| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]]
| 
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| '''[[41st Golden Globe Awards|1984]]'''
| rowspan="2"| Sunday
| January 29
| 
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| '''[[42nd Golden Globe Awards|1985]]'''
| January 27
| 
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| '''[[43rd Golden Globe Awards|1986]]'''
| Friday
| January 24
| 
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| '''[[44th Golden Globe Awards|1987]]'''
| rowspan="6"| Saturday
| January 31
| 
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| '''[[45th Golden Globe Awards|1988]]'''
| January 23
| 
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| '''[[46th Golden Globe Awards|1989]]'''
| January 28
| rowspan="7"| [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
| 
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| '''[[47th Golden Globe Awards|1990]]'''
| January 20
| 
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| '''[[48th Golden Globe Awards|1991]]'''
| January 19
| 
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| '''[[49th Golden Globe Awards|1992]]'''
| January 18
| 
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| '''[[50th Golden Globe Awards|1993]]'''
| Monday
| January 25
| 
| 
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| '''[[51st Golden Globe Awards|1994]]'''
| rowspan="2"| Saturday
| January 22
| 2.9
| 
|
|
| 3.90
|<ref name="TVBTN">{{cite web |title=Golden Globes TV Ratings History |url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/reference/golden-globes-tv-ratings-history/ |website=[[TV by the Numbers]] |access-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130181059/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/reference/golden-globes-tv-ratings-history/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |date=January 17, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| '''[[52nd Golden Globe Awards|1995]]'''
| January 21
| 2.5
| 
|
|
| 3.64
|<ref name="TVBTN"/>
|-
| '''[[53rd Golden Globe Awards|1996]]'''
| rowspan="10"| Sunday
| January 21
| rowspan="12"| NBC
| 12.9
| 20
|
|
| 18.47
|<ref name="TVBTN"/>
|-
| '''[[54th Golden Globe Awards|1997]]'''
| January 19
| 13.4
| 21
|
|
| 19.87
|<ref name="TVBTN"/>
|-
| '''[[55th Golden Globe Awards|1998]]'''
| January 18
| 15.9
| 25
| 10.8
| 25
| 24.34
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 21, 1998 |title=Primetime TV rate race |volume=350 |issue=48 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |pages=40–41 |id={{ProQuest|2467907932}}}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[56th Golden Globe Awards|1999]]'''
| January 24
| 16.1
| 24
| 10.2
| 23
| 24.18
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 27, 1999 |title=Primetime TV rate race |volume=356 |issue=12 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |pages=40–41 |id={{ProQuest|2469257694}}}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[57th Golden Globe Awards|2000]]'''
| January 23
| 15.0
| 22
|
|
| 22.11
|<ref name="TVBTN"/>
|-
| '''[[58th Golden Globe Awards|2001]]'''
| January 21
| 14.6
| 21
| 9.9
| 22
| 22.49
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Freeman |first1=Michael |last2=Pursell |first2=Chris |date=July 30, 2001 |title=Hollywood Notes |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76959900/ITOF |url-access=subscription |magazine=Electronic Media |via=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[59th Golden Globe Awards|2002]]'''
| January 20
| 14.9
| 23
| 9.5
| 22
| 23.45
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault">{{cite web |title=SpotVault – Golden Globe Awards Ratings, 2002–Present |url=http://www.spottedratings.com/2016/01/spotvault-golden-globe-awards-ratings.html |website=Spotted Ratings |access-date=January 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124214811/http://www.spottedratings.com/2016/01/spotvault-golden-globe-awards-ratings.html |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[60th Golden Globe Awards|2003]]'''
| January 19
| 13.4
| 20
| 7.8
| 17
| 20.10
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault"/>
|-
| '''[[61st Golden Globe Awards|2004]]'''
| January 25
| 16.9
| 25
| 9.9
| 23
| 26.80
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault"/>
|-
| '''[[62nd Golden Globe Awards|2005]]'''
| January 16
| 11.3
| 17
| 5.7
| 13
| 16.85
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault"/>
|-
| '''[[63rd Golden Globe Awards|2006]]'''
| rowspan="2"| Monday
| January 16
| 12.5
| 18
| 6.3
| 15
| 18.77
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault"/>
|-
| '''[[64th Golden Globe Awards|2007]]'''
| January 15
| 13.2
| 20
| 6.5
| 15
| 20.04
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault"/>
|-
|| '''[[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008]]'''
| colspan="9" {{n/a|''Bulk press conference due to [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA strike]]''}}
|-
| '''[[66th Golden Globe Awards|2009]]'''
| rowspan="13"| Sunday
| January 11
| rowspan="13"| NBC
| 9.3
| 14
| 4.9
| 12
| 14.86
|<ref name="TVBTN"/><ref name="SpotVault"/>
|-
| '''[[67th Golden Globe Awards|2010]]'''
| January 17
| 10.0
| 16
| 5.5
| 14
| 16.98
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango">{{cite web |title=Episode List: Golden Globe Awards |url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/golden_globe_awards/episodes?page=2 |website=TV Tango |access-date=January 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124213221/http://www.tvtango.com/series/golden_globe_awards/episodes%3Fpage%3D2 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[68th Golden Globe Awards|2011]]'''
| January 16
| 10.0
| 16
| 5.2
| 14
| 17.00
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango"/>
|-
| '''[[69th Golden Globe Awards|2012]]'''
| January 15
| 10.2
| 16
| 5.0
| 12
| 16.85
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango"/>
|-
| '''[[70th Golden Globe Awards|2013]]'''
| January 13
| 11.8
| 18
| 6.4
| 15
| 19.69
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango"/>
|-
| '''[[71st Golden Globe Awards|2014]]'''
| January 12
| 12.4
| 19
| 6.5
| 15
| 20.87
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango"/>
|-
| '''[[72nd Golden Globe Awards|2015]]'''
| January 11
| 11.4
| 18
| 5.8
| 16
| 19.31
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango"/>
|-
| '''[[73rd Golden Globe Awards|2016]]'''
| January 10
| 11.1
| 18
| 5.5
| 16
| 18.51
|<ref name="SpotVault"/><ref name="TV Tango"/>
|-
| '''[[74th Golden Globe Awards|2017]]'''
| January 8
| 11.6
| 19
| 5.6
| 17
| 20.02
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pucci |first1=Douglas |title=Sunday Final Nationals: NBC Scores Second Most-Watched Golden Globes in a Decade |url=https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-nationals-nbc-scores-second-watched-golden-globes-decade/ |website=Programming Insider |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=January 11, 2017 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811123125/https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-nationals-nbc-scores-second-watched-golden-globes-decade/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]]'''
| January 7
| 11.2
| 19
| 5.0
| 17
| 19.01
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pucci |first1=Douglas |title=Sunday Final Nationals: Second Most-Watched Golden Globe Awards in a Decade on NBC |url=https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-nationals-second-watched-golden-globe-awards-decade-nbc/ |website=Programming Insider |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=January 10, 2018 |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817171006/https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-nationals-second-watched-golden-globe-awards-decade-nbc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[76th Golden Globe Awards|2019]]'''
| January 6
| 10.7
| 20
| 5.2
| 20
| 18.61
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pucci |first1=Douglas |title=Sunday Final Ratings: Golden Globe Awards on NBC Grows Slightly from Last Year Among Adults |url=https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-ratings-golden-globe-awards-on-nbc-grows-slightly-from-last-year-among-adults-18-49/ |website=Programming Insider |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115191757/https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-ratings-golden-globe-awards-on-nbc-grows-slightly-from-last-year-among-adults-18-49/ |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[77th Golden Globe Awards|2020]]'''
| January 5
| 10.7
| 21
| 4.7
| 21
| 18.32
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pucci |first1=Douglas |title=Sunday Final Ratings: Vikings-Saints on Fox Delivers Best Audience for Early Sunday NFL Wild Card Game in Three Years |url=https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-ratings-vikings-saints-on-fox-delivers-best-audience-for-early-sunday-nfl-wild-card-game-in-three-years/ |website=Programming Insider |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423161826/https://programminginsider.com/sunday-final-ratings-vikings-saints-on-fox-delivers-best-audience-for-early-sunday-nfl-wild-card-game-in-three-years/ |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[78th Golden Globe Awards|2021]]'''
| February 28
| 
| 
| 1.5
| 10
| 6.91
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |author-link=Mitch Metcalf |title=''Showbuzz Daily''{{'}}s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: February 28, 2021 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-28-2021.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302154607/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-28-2021.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |website=[[Showbuzz Daily]] |access-date=March 2, 2021 |date=March 2, 2021}}</ref>
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| '''[[79th Golden Globe Awards|2022]]'''
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| '''[[80th Golden Globe Awards|2023]]'''
| Tuesday
| January 10
| NBC / [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]
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| 1.1
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| 6.3
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Globes Officially Returning to NBC|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/golden-globes-returning-nbc-official-1235222283/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|date=September 20, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920161648/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/golden-globes-returning-nbc-official-1235222283/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/golden-globes-ratings-2023-nbc-1235482220/ |title=Golden Globes Ratings Down More Than 26% from Last NBC Show in 2021 |first=Jennifer |last=Maas |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113052505/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/golden-globes-ratings-2023-nbc-1235482220/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| '''[[81st Golden Globe Awards|2024]]'''
| rowspan="2" |Sunday
| January 7
| rowspan="2" | CBS / [[Paramount+]]
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| 9.47
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Golden Globes Land At CBS For 2024 Telecast|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/golden-globes-cbs-2024-telecast-1235614046/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 17, 2023|access-date=November 17, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117194307/https://deadline.com/2023/11/golden-globes-cbs-2024-telecast-1235614046/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| '''[[82nd Golden Globe Awards|2025]]'''
| January 5
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|9.2
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/golden-globes-2025-ratings-cbs-1236248912/|title=Golden Globes 2025 Viewership On Par With 2024, Off By 2% – Update|author= Katie Campione, Nellie Andreeva|date=January 7, 2025 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood, LLC|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}</ref>
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==Scandals and criticism==
Since the late 1950s, the HFPA had been racked by scandals and controversies. The organization had been criticized for the small size of its membership, the quality of the members, its exclusion of serious cinema journalists, and their closeness to the movie industry and stars. The Golden Globes under the HFPA were also accused of being bought or bartered, with the HFPA's members having been easily swayed by high-priced gifts and [[Access journalism|access]] offered by studios, production companies, and stars.<ref name="ewJan2023">{{Cite web |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=HFPA in crisis: Scandals that rocked the Golden Globes over the years |url=https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/golden-globes-scandals-through-the-years/ |date=January 10, 2023 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110034155/https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/golden-globes-scandals-through-the-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Project Casting">{{cite web |title=The Scandals that Nearly Ended the Golden Globes |url=https://www.projectcasting.com/blog/news/golden-globes-scandal/ |website=projectcasting.com |date=September 29, 2021 |publisher=Project Casting |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817142950/https://www.projectcasting.com/blog/news/golden-globes-scandal/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-21 |title=Golden Globes voters in tumult: Members accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. of self-dealing, ethical lapses |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-21/hfpa-golden-globes-2021 |access-date=2021-05-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Post Bribe"/>

=== Henry Gris resignation ===
Former HFPA president Henry Gris resigned from the board in 1958 claiming that "certain awards are being given more or less as  favors" with others querying why so many winners were represented by one public relations firm.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 5, 1958|page=26|title='Fix-Via-PR' Rumors Mar Foreign Prizes|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety210-1958-03#page/n23/mode/1up|access-date=January 18, 2021|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref>

===FCC broadcast ban===
The FCC imposed a ban on NBC's broadcast of the Golden Globes after the February 1968 ceremony. [[Movie critic]] [[Rex Reed]], in a contemporary article about the broadcast, wrote:

<blockquote>NBC's telcast of the Foreign Press Association's [[25th Golden Globe Awards|25th annual Golden Globe Awards]] had to be seen to be disbelieved. The Federal Communications Commission have sent lawyers to have it investigated. But award-giving, pointless as it is, is still big business, and it also gives viewers a chance to see their favorite stars make fools of themselves in public, so the Golden Globes were back, minus some of their sponsors, who backed out at the last minute....

Just last week ''[[Newsweek]]'' reported denials from the Foreign Press Association that its members give awards to the stars who throw the biggest feeds. "We are not influenced by a glass of champagne," snapped [HFPA President Howard] Luft, "[[Kirk Douglas]] threw a party last year, and what did he win? Nothing."

This year there was even a special category called the Cecil B. DeMille Humanitarian Award. Who won? You guessed it. Kirk Douglas.<ref name="Reed Conversations">{{cite book |last1=Reed |first1=Rex |title=Conversations in the Raw |date=1969 |publisher=World Publishing Co. |location=New York |pages=105–106 |edition=First}}</ref></blockquote>

The FCC was spurred to action because the public had been misled as to how the awards were actually made. Golden Globe broadcast advertisers determined Golden Globe winners and the HFPA pressured nominees to attend the award ceremony by threatening to award the Golden Globe won by a non-attendee to a losing nominee who was at the ceremony. The ban lasted until 1974.<ref name="Project Casting" />

After the ban, NBC once again broadcast the awards ceremony, but it terminated its contract with the HFPA after the Pia Zadora scandal of 1982 (see below).<ref name="Project Casting" />

=== Pia Zadora awarded "New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture" in 1982 ===
In [[39th Golden Globe Awards|1982]], [[Pia Zadora]] won a Golden Globe in the category "[[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture]]" for her performance in ''[[Butterfly (1982 film)|Butterfly]]'', over such competition as [[Elizabeth McGovern]] (''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'') and [[Kathleen Turner]] (''[[Body Heat]]'').<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Globes_USA/1982 Golden Globes, USA (1982)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129012524/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Globes_USA/1982 |date=January 29, 2009 }} IMDb</ref> Accusations were made that the Foreign Press Association members had been bought off.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stomptokyo.com/pia/articles/genesis.html |title=Pia Zadora |publisher=Stomptokyo.com |access-date=November 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202075510/http://stomptokyo.com/pia/articles/genesis.html |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Zadora's husband, multimillionaire [[Meshulam Riklis]], flew voting members to his casino, the [[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], which gave the appearance that they voted for Zadora to repay this. Riklis also invited voting members to his house for a lavish lunch and a showing of the film. He also spent a great deal on advertising.<ref name="People Magazine">{{cite journal |last1=Adelson and Linda Marx |first1=Suzanne |title=How Did Actress Pia Zadora Ever Win a Golden Globe? The Answer Is Riklis Love |journal=People Magazine |date=February 22, 1982 |volume=17 |issue=7 |url=https://people.com/archive/how-did-actress-pia-zadora-ever-win-a-golden-globe-the-answer-is-riklis-love-vol-17-no-7/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817142949/https://people.com/archive/how-did-actress-pia-zadora-ever-win-a-golden-globe-the-answer-is-riklis-love-vol-17-no-7/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UPROXX">{{cite web |last1=Figueroa |first1=Dariel |title=The Story Of How A Wall Street Tycoon And A Broadway Actress Nearly Ended The Golden Globes In 1982 |url=https://uproxx.com/movies/story-behind-golden-globes-1982-scandal/ |website=uproxx.com |date=January 11, 2015 |publisher=UPROXX |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817142941/https://uproxx.com/movies/story-behind-golden-globes-1982-scandal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Furthermore, Zadora had made her film debut some 17 years earlier as a child performer in ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058548/ |publisher=IMDb |title=Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206013433/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158916/ |archive-date=February 6, 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011 payola charges ===
In 2011, three days before the Golden Globe Awards telecast, publicist Michael Russell filed a $2 million lawsuit alleging that HFPA President Philip Berk terminated Russell and his partner's contract after the 2010 broadcast because they raised ethical concerns over [[payola]] with him, including allegations that HFPA members took bribes for nominations and awards. The lawsuit alleged that HFPA members "abuse their positions and engage in unethical and potentially unlawful deals and arrangements which amount to a 'payola' scheme." The HFPA denied the allegations, claiming they were fabrications made up by a disgruntled ex-employee.<ref name="CBS News">{{cite web |title=Golden Globes Accused of "Payola" in Lawsuit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-globes-accused-of-payola-in-lawsuit/ |website=cbsnews.com |date=January 14, 2011 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817150406/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-globes-accused-of-payola-in-lawsuit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The lawsuit was later settled.

=== ''Burlesque'' and ''The Tourist'' for Best Musical/Comedy nominations in 2011 ===
The nominations for the [[2011 Golden Globes]] drew initial skepticism, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' in its Best Musical/Comedy categories, even though it was originally advertised as a [[Thriller film|spy thriller]], along with being one of the most panned films of the season.  Host [[Ricky Gervais]] even jokingly asked the main star of the film, [[Johnny Depp]], if he had seen it. Depp's co-star [[Angelina Jolie]] reportedly had personally lobbied HFPA members, resulting in a nomination in a category the film did not belong in.<ref name="Post Bribe" /> Rumors then surfaced that Sony, the distributor of ''The Tourist'', had influenced Globes voters with an all-expenses-paid trip to [[Las Vegas]], culminating in a concert by [[Cher]].<ref name="Time 2011">{{cite magazine |last1=Snyder |first1=Steven James |title=The Night Shift: Gervais Talks Globes, and We Wonder — Has the Fallout Said More About Celebs Than the Comedian? |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/01/20/gervais-globes-scandal-piers-morgan-letterman/ |magazine=Time |publisher=Time-Life |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817200826/https://entertainment.time.com/2011/01/20/gervais-globes-scandal-piers-morgan-letterman/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Guy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bribed-golden-globe-judges-nominate-flops-after-vegas-junket-2164322.html |title=Bribed Golden Globe judges nominate flops after Vegas junket: 'The Tourist' and 'Burlesque' are among poorly reviewed films up for awards |newspaper=The Independent |date=December 19, 2010 |access-date=December 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222011134/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bribed-golden-globe-judges-nominate-flops-after-vegas-junket-2164322.html |archive-date=December 22, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The lobbying by Sony also resulted in a Best Musical/Comedy nod for Cher's badly-reviewed movie ''[[Burlesque (2010 American film)|Burlesque]]''.<ref name="Post Bribe">{{cite web |last1=Pisani |first1=Lisa |title=How stars and studios 'bribe voters' for Golden Globes |url=https://nypost.com/2015/01/10/how-stars-and-studios-bribe-voters-for-golden-globes/ |website=New York Post |date=January 10, 2015 |publisher=NYP Holdings, Inc. (News Corp) |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817200826/https://nypost.com/2015/01/10/how-stars-and-studios-bribe-voters-for-golden-globes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Asian films excluded from Best Motion Picture categories ===
In 2020, the HFPA received widespread criticism for nominating Asian and Asian American films, such as ''[[The Farewell (2019 film)|The Farewell]]'', ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'', and ''[[Minari]]'', for Best Foreign Language Film while excluding them from the Best Motion Picture categories.  The decision to categorize ''Minari'' as a foreign language film, despite having an exclusively American production team and setting, was heavily condemned by many actors and filmmakers of Asian descent.<ref name=varietyarticle>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/minari-foreign-language-film-golden-globes-1234874332/|title=Hollywood Slams Golden Globes for Categorizing 'Minari' as Foreign Language Film: 'Enough of This Nonsense'|first1=Janet W.|last1=Lee|website=[[Indiewire]]|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223191529/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/minari-foreign-language-film-golden-globes-1234874332/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/golden-globes-backlash-minari-best-picture-shut-out-racist-1234606324/|title=Golden Globes Under Fire for Shutting 'Minari' Out of Best Picture: 'Racist,' 'Complete Bullsh*t'|first1=Zack|last1=Sharf|website=Indiewire|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221021239/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/golden-globes-backlash-minari-best-picture-shut-out-racist-1234606324/|url-status=live}}</ref>  While HFPA rules stipulate that a film must have at least 50% English dialogue to be nominated for the Best Drama or Comedy/Musical categories, critics noted that the films ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' and ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]'' did not meet the 50% threshold but were still nominated for the Best Motion Picture categories, prompting accusations of [[anti-Asian racism]].<ref name=varietyarticle />

=== Black representation ===
{{Hatnote|See also {{section link||2022 boycott, acquisition by Dick Clark Productions}} above.}}

In the 2020s, the HFPA began to face criticism for the ethical standards of its operations—including allegations that the organization lacked accountability, and that there was a lack of [[Black people|Black]] representation among its members.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2021 |title=Golden Globes voters in tumult: Members accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. of self-dealing, ethical lapses |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-21/hfpa-golden-globes-2021 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509230918/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-21/hfpa-golden-globes-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Calls for reform in response to these issues resulted in the [[79th Golden Globe Awards]] being boycotted by its broadcaster and other production companies; as a result, the ceremony was held as a non-televised, private event. A televised ceremony returned the following year.

==See also==
* [[Golden Globe Foundation]]
* [[List of American television awards]]
* [[List of film awards]]
* [[List of Golden Globe Awards ceremonies]]
* [[List of Golden Globe winners|List of Golden Globe Award winners]]
* [[List of Golden Globe Award winning films]]
* [[List of Indian Golden Globe Award winners and nominees]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Golden Globe Awards}}
* [https://www.goldenglobes.com/ Official Golden Globes website]
* [https://www.goldenglobes.com/awards-database Awards listing at Official Golden Globes website]
* [https://www.imdb.com/golden-globes/ Awards listing] at the [[IMDb]]
* [https://www.tanzavibe.com/2024/01/08/full-list-of-winners-golden-globes-2024/ Golden Globes Nominations 2024 list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109131024/https://www.tanzavibe.com/2024/01/08/full-list-of-winners-golden-globes-2024/ |date=January 9, 2024 }}

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