Golden Globes Return To NBC “Not A Done Deal”
deadline.comReports of the Golden Globes resurrection on NBC might be premature.A January 2023 broadcast of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association-organized shindig is “not a done deal,” according to a well-placed source.
While talks have been going on between the longtime Globes broadcaster and the Helen Hoehne-led HFPA, no final agreement has been reached as of today.
Among the sticking points are timing of a potential 2023 Globes on NBC, with a number of dates being floated around things like NFL games and more.
Perhaps more telling is concerns about backlash to a Globes return and reforms the HFPA has enacted to get back in Hollywood’s good graces.A two-page letter sent out Monday to various stakeholders including distributors and publicists stated: “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has answered the call for change by restructuring the organization in order to address institutional and systemic concerns.” However, for all its claims of change — as well as meetings with representatives from Black, Latinx, Asian, AAPI, Native American, people with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ populations throughout the industry — the HFPA offered few specifics about who it has significantly liaisoned with and when.The letter cites HFPA president Hoehne, interim CEO Todd Boehly, Chief Diversity Officer Neil Phillips and other non-member and member directors.A number of Tinseltown heavyweights have requested a mass virtual meeting with the HFPA leadership and Boehly to seek clarification on the organization’s reforms and future plans, we hear.
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