Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual Grants Banquet is usually a schmoozy cocktail party and dinner stop on the awards campaign trail — where a starry lineup of contenders press the flesh with Golden Globe voters in between presenting grants to non-profit organizations.However, this year’s event had to make a virtual pivot.
The 2020 Grants Banquet streamed tonight on goldenglobes.com as well as on the HFPA’s YouTube channel.Hosted by James Corden, the stream was dedicated to empowering young creatives with bold-faced names like Regina King, Nicole Kidman, George Clooney, Akwafina and John David Washington helping dole out $5.1 million to more than 70 organizations.
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