Now, readers who care about such things will remember that the Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). But they've had trouble putting on the show in recent years--and not all of the problems stem from the COVID-19 protocols and lockdowns either. There were these headaches that wouldn't go away:

• problems with the progressive left on, ahem, representation
• finding a host who won't offend Hollywood's delicate sensibilities about race, gender, LGBTQ, et cetera (see Dave Chappelle, two-time host and perennial troll against the outfit, Ricky Gervais)

BACKGROUND: No, Media Leftists, Ricky Gervais Did Not Ruin the Golden Globes

The 2024 Golden Globes will go on Sunday--without the HFPA. My colleague Brad Slager wrote over the summer about the organization dissolving, after it sold the Golden Globes to new owners.

....Operated by a small group of quasi-journalists on the take, the Hollywood studio system played along with the sham because they could leverage the awards for greater awards influence, and performers could benefit from publicity and personal charitable donations.

The announcement that the Golden Globes had been bought rocked Hollywood. Operated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), that non-profit outfit would be entirely dissolved, and the Globes would become the intellectual property of Eldridge Industries, with Dick Clark Productions and Penske Media. The announced changes to this enterprise do not exactly instill confidence that problems will be remedied.

The HFPA has been long mired in a variety of problems and scandals. This tightly operated group has always typified the term “cloistered.” It sported roughly 80 members with extremely dubious qualifications as journalists. Some members would only generate a handful of blog posts or video entries per year, all while established entertainment journalists from major outlets would not be granted membership. This was due to a rule that applicants could be denied entry if they were vetoed by just a solitary member.

READ MORE: The Golden Globes Were Long Overdue for Repair - This Change May Not Solve the Problems

Under New Management

Before the sale to the group of companies, Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA had a one-year contract with NBC for 2023, but that was only while the duo was working out the future of the Globes:

The TV network announced on Tuesday that it is bringing the awards back to its airwaves on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 — as The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported back in August that it would — “as part of a one-year agreement, which allows the HFPA and [producer Dick Clark Productions] to explore new opportunities for domestic and global distribution across a variety of platforms in the future.”

So, it's on a different network for 2024 (CBS). And there's no indication of what the terms of that deal last November were, whether it's a one-off or for several years:

The Golden Globes organization has announced that the 2024 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+ and be available on the CBS app as part of a new deal between the network and the Golden Globes.

One reason it appears CBS signed on to the deal... they'll get a boost to promoting the fall primetime line-up, post-Hollywood strike.

In a statement, George Cheeks, CBS’ president and CEO, said:

Live entertainment and sports have, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year. The January timing also provides the added benefit of yet another signature platform to promote the return of CBS’ new primetime schedule in February.

CBS also hosts the Grammys. 

What This Could Mean

I think there are a few options going into the awards: 

• The other major awards shows will treat the winners chosen tonight more seriously than in previous years
• They'll treat it less seriously (which, honestly, is how it usually is)

You can learn how to watch the Globes tonight here (barring that, as the saying goes, check your local listings for the time and station in your area). As announced in the days before Christmas, this year's ceremony is being hosted by comedian Jo Koy.

If you skip the show, there's always a rewatch of Gervais' monologue from 2020 (below).

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