Golden Globe Awards

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Golden Globe Awards

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American awards ceremony honoring excellence in international film and television.

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Origins & Early Life

The Golden Globes, formerly the Golden Globe Awards, is American awards season and award ceremony event first held in 1944. Organized to honor excellence in international film and television, as well as amateur and professional artists and their work/craft, the ceremony is normally held every January, and has been a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards. The eligibility period for Golden Globes extends a whole calendar year under review. The Golden Globes were not televised from 1969 to 1972, in 1979 or in 2022. The 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 broadcasters.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

The ceremony was originally established and organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), 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 event 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 (via Golden Globes LLC), the HFPA's philanthropic activities transitioned to the Golden Globe Foundation and the HFPA disbanding and dissolving itself. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondent Association (HFCA) by Los Angeles–based foreign journalists seeking to develop a better-organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.S. markets. One of the organization's first major endeavors was to establish a ceremony similar to the Academy Awards to honor film achievements.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The 1st Golden Globe Awards ceremony, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held on January 20, 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. 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). The FPAH held its first World Film Favorite Festival on January 27, 1951, giving out Henrietta Awards in various categories.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1943: 1943 Milestone — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondent Association (HFCA) by Los Angeles–based foreign journalists seeking to develop a better-organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.
2. 1944: 1944 Milestone — The Golden Globes, formerly the Golden Globe Awards, is American awards season and award ceremony event first held in 1944.
3. 1950: 1950 Milestone — In 1950, some of the journalists in the HFCA broke away to form the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood (FPAH).
4. 1951: 1951 Milestone — The FPAH held its first World Film Favorite Festival on January 27, 1951, giving out Henrietta Awards in various categories.
5. 1955: 1955 Milestone — 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).
6. 1969: 1969 Milestone — The Golden Globes were not televised from 1969 to 1972, in 1979 or in 2022.
7. 2008: 2008 Milestone — The 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 broadcasters.
8. 2022: 2022 Milestone — 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 event since 1993), and that a new non-profit entity would be formed to continue the HFPA's philanthropic activities.
9. 2023: 2023 Milestone — The restructuring took effect on June 12, 2023, with the Golden Globes being acquired by Dick Clark Productions (via Golden Globes LLC), the HFPA's philanthropic activities transitioned to the Golden Globe Foundation and the HFPA disbanding and dissolving itself.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Golden Globe Awards

True or False: “The Golden Globes were televised every year from their inception until the 1960s.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): The Golden Globes were not televised during several periods, including 1969 to 1972 and in 2022.

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