The Rise and Fall of the Golden Globes

<p>This year’s Golden Globes ceremony was muted. Instead of a celebrity-filled evening, broadcast on NBC, the results were live tweeted from a room in the Beverly Hilton. </p><p>It was the culmination of years of controversy for the awards and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind them. </p><p>Who are the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and how did one of the biggest awards shows get to this point?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/kyle-buchanan?smid=pc-thedaily">Kyle Buchanan</a>, a pop culture reporter and the awards season columnist for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>With the Hollywood Foreign Press Association <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/movies/golden-globes-winners-list.html?smid=pc-thedaily">mired in controversy</a>, the 2022 awards ceremony was devoid of stars or cameras. Winners were announced via Twitter, and social media had a field day.</li><li>Last year, the association, seen as colorful, generally harmless and not necessarily journalistically productive, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/movies/the-golden-globes-lawsuit-hollywood-foreign-press.html?smid=pc-thedaily">faced a lawsuit and questions about its voting group</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>