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2022 Golden Globes Set for Jan.9


Sat 16 Oct 2021 | 02:26 PM
Omnia Ahmed

The 79th ceremony of Golden Globes is set for January 9, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced on Saturday.

In a statement, posted on its website, the HFPA said it is going ahead with the 2022 edition of Golden Globe Awards, despite not having a telecast partner.

Earlier this year, the HFPA received intense backlash after a Los Angeles Times report revealed that the organization counted zero Black journalists among its then-87 members.

Accordingly, NBC, the longtime telecast partner for the awards, announced that it would not be airing the 2022 iteration of the Golden Globes.

Hollywood star Tom Cruise also returned his three Golden Globes statues that he won for his films “Born on the Fourth of July”, “Jerry Maguire” and “Magnolia”.

In March, the HFPA had said on social media that it has the intention to reform, starting with the hiring of a persity expert and an independent counsel among “initial steps we will take over the next 60 days”.

During this year’s Golden Globes telecast, three leaders of the HFPA – Helen Hoehne, vice-president; Meher Tatna, board chair and past president; and Ali Sar, current president – had taken to the stage and addressed the controversy.

The three members stressed that“Black representation is vital” and that they’re working to make perse membership “the norm”.