The Golden Globes—long known as Hollywood’s favorite party, but rocked by recent scandals – will attempt to stage a celebrity-filled comeback Tuesday, as films from Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans to Top Gun and Avatar sequels compete for top honors.
The Globes traditionally play a key role in kick-starting the movie awards season, but were taken off air last year amid controversy over ethical lapses and a lack of diversity in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organizes the Beverly Hills gala.
This year, following efforts to reform the HFPA – which previously had no Black members – NBC will broadcast the 80th Golden Globe Awards on a one-off basis, and invitations have been dispatched to Tinseltown’s brightest stars.
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will host the ceremony, and Quentin Tarantino is among the night’s presenters.
But many top nominees have not yet confirmed their attendance, and Deadline awards columnist Pete Hammond expects this year’s Globes to be “different” from the glitzy, hard-partying, champagne-soaked bashes seen before Covid and industry boycotts interrupted the merrymaking.
“They are going to be muted. There’s no after-parties to go to. There’s none of that. They’re not spending big bucks, the studios, on all of this,” Hammond told AFP.
Those who walk the red carpet will be peppered with questions from journalists like “Do you feel comfortable being here?” and “Are you satisfied they’ve made all the changes?” he predicted.