THE Golden Globes will go ahead despite NBC’s decision to not broadcast the award ceremony over concerns about its record on diversity and transparency, said organisers yesterday.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) – which votes on the Globes and has been under fire due to allegations of bullying, corruption, racism and sexism – said winners of the annual film and television awards will be announced on January 9.

No details were given of how the awards will be announced, or if any physical ceremony will take place.

The prestigious Globes ceremony usually kicks off Hollywood’s glitzy award season, and draws a who’s who of Tinseltown A-listers to a lavish and champagne-soaked ceremony.

But NBC pulled the plug on the party in May, after major Hollywood studios suspended their involvements with HFPA and stars such as Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson slammed the group.

At the time, Amazon Studios and Netflix said they will not work with HFPA until more “meaningful” and “significant” reforms were made to its ranks.

The controversy stemmed from a report in February that HFPA had no Black members in its ranks, although discontent with the group had been simmering in Hollywood for years.

This month, HFPA admitted 21 new members in what it dubbed “the largest and most diverse” new class in its 78-year history, with a similar expansion planned next year.

The group also announced a five-year partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People “to increase diversity, equity and inclusion across the global entertainment industry”. – AFP, October 16, 2021.