The Golden Globes are back from the dead, and ready to party. The long-running award show will again have the champagne flowing Sunday night when the 81st Globes begin at 8 p.m. EST. Much will look the same as always when well-attired celebrities gather at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom in Los Angeles.
Quick Read
- Return of the Golden Globes: The Golden Globes are making a comeback, set to air at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday.
- Changes in Organization: The event returns without the involvement of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which was disbanded following diversity and ethical scandals.
- Broadcast on CBS: This year’s show is being broadcast on CBS in a one-year deal, marking a change from its longtime network home.
- Celebrity Attendance and Expectations: The event will be attended by numerous celebrities, including Taylor Swift. There is anticipation about whether the show can recapture its previously irreverent and fun spirit.
- New Awards Categories: New categories have been added, including a blockbuster award and one for stand-up comedy special. Most categories now have six nominees.
- Leading Contenders: “Barbie” leads with nine nominations, followed by “Oppenheimer” with eight. Other potential winners include films and series like “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Bear,” and “Only Murders in the Building.”
- Recent Struggles and Comeback: The Golden Globes faced potential collapse a few years ago due to boycotts and scandals. Last year’s telecast attracted a low viewership.
- HFPA Dissolved, New Voting Body: The HFPA has been dissolved, and now a new group of about 300 entertainment journalists worldwide votes for the awards.
- Importance for Hollywood: The Golden Globes provide a marketing boost to awards contenders, especially significant given the current box office challenges.
- How to Watch: The ceremony will be aired on CBS and streamed via Paramount+. Red carpet coverage will be available online.
- Presenters and Awards: Notable presenters include Oprah Winfrey, Ben Affleck, and Michelle Yeoh. The Cecil B. DeMille and Carol Burnett Awards will not be presented this year.
- Contenders in Detail: Films like “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are expected to dominate, with “Succession” leading TV nominations.
- Backstage Interviews: Winners’ backstage interviews will be livestreamed, offering insights and additional comments post-acceptance.
The Associated Press has the story:
Resurrected Golden Globes will restart the party with ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ & Swift
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The Golden Globes are back from the dead, and ready to party. The long-running award show will again have the champagne flowing Sunday night when the 81st Globes begin at 8 p.m. EST. Much will look the same as always when well-attired celebrities gather at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom in Los Angeles.
But the Globes are returning sans the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which was disbanded after years of diversity and ethical scandals. The Globes also lost its longtime network home. This year’s show is being broadcast on CBS in a one-year deal.
Can the revamped Globes recapture the bubbly, irreverent spirit of all those shows hosted by Ricky Gervais or Tina Fey and Amy Poehler? Those broadcasts helped turn the Globes into the third biggest award show of the year, after the Oscars and the Grammys. The Globes’ glitzy good time enabled many to overlook the impropriates of an award show that often doubled as a punchline.
Regardless of the behind-the-scenes drama, most viewers tune in for the dresses, the speeches and the stars — of which there is a bountiful array this year. Among expected attendees is Taylor Swift, whose “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is nominated in the newly launched “cinematic and box-office achievement” award. Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, will be playing with the Kansas City Chiefs at nearby SoFi Stadium earlier in the day.
Swift, along with the stars of likely winners “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie,” are some of the main attractions in Sunday’s ceremony, hosted by Jo Koy. The comedian, who isn’t expected to strike as caustic a tone as previous hosts, will be tasked with leading the Globes into a new era. Even the menu ( Nobu is catering ) has been flipped.
HOW TO WATCH
CBS will air the ceremony live after an afternoon of NFL broadcasts. The show will also be streamed live via the Showtime plan on Paramount+. The Globes can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
Red carpet coverage will be online. The official pre-show will be hosted by “Entertainment Tonight” and Variety beginning 6:30 Eastern. The red-carpet will stream on the Golden Globes site, ETOnline.com, Variety’s website and social platforms and other Penske Media publications.
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE SHOW
Announced presenters include Oprah Winfrey, Will Ferrell, Ben Affleck, America Ferrara, Michelle Yeoh, Issa Rae, Florence Pugh, Angela Bassett, Natalie Portman and Amanda Seyfried.
You won’t see two awards usually handed out at the Globes: the Cecil B. DeMille Award or the Carol Burnett Award. Both of those tribute honors aren’t being given this year, though two new categories are: the blockbuster award and one for stand-up comedy special. Also new: Most categories include six, not five, nominees.
THE CONTENDERS
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” the biggest movie of the year with more than $1.4 billion in ticket sales, comes in the lead-nominee with nine nods, including best comedy or musical, best director for Gerwig, best actress for Margot Robbie, best supporting actor for Ryan Gosling, and three original song nominations.
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is close behind with eight nominations, including for best drama, best director for Nolan, best actor for Cillian Murphy and supporting nods for Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.
“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are expected to clean up, but look for possible wins from front-runners including Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Emma Stone for “Poor Things” and “Da’Vine Joy Randolph for “The Holdovers.”
On the TV side, HBO’s “Succession” leads with nine nominations. “The Bear” and “Only Murders in the Building” follow with five apiece.
THE GLOBES COMEBACK
A few years ago, the Golden Globes were on the cusp of collapse. After The Los Angeles Times reported that the HFPA had no Black members, Hollywood boycotted the organization. The 2022 Globes were all but canceled and taken off TV. After reforms, the Globes returned to NBC last year in a one-year deal, but the show was booted to Tuesday evening. With Jerrod Carmichael hosting, the telecast attracted 6.3 million viewers, a new low on NBC and a far cry from the 20 million that once tuned in.
The Golden Globes were acquired by Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, which Penske Media owns, and turned into a for-profit venture. The HFPA (which typically numbered around 90 voters) was dissolved and a new group of some 300 entertainment journalists from around the world now vote for the awards.
Questions still remain about the Globes’ long-term future, but their value to Hollywood studios remains providing a marketing boost to awards contenders. (The Oscars won’t be held until March 10.) This year, because of the actors and writers strikes, the Globes are airing ahead of the Emmys, which were postponed to Jan. 15.
With movie ticket sales still 20% off the pre-pandemic pace and the industry facing a potentially rocky 2024 at the box office, Hollywood needs the Golden Globes as much as it ever has.
How to watch the Golden Globes, including the red carpet and backstage interviews
Hollywood is ready to party as the Golden Globes return for its annual boozy celebration of film and television’s biggest names.
Here’s what you need to know about the 81st annual Globes, including how to watch, stream and follow along live on Sunday.
WHAT TIME DO THE GOLDEN GLOBES START?
The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 7 and will air live on both coasts on CBS, which is available with an antenna or through cable and satellite providers. It’s the first time the network is airing the show since the early 1980s.
Sorry, “60 Minutes” fans — the show is pre-empting the news show, but it’ll return Jan. 14.
WHAT IF I WANT TO STREAM THE GOLDEN GLOBES?
You can stream the Globes, though watching it live requires a specific subscription. Paramount+ users with the Showtime add-on can stream the Globes live. Without that, Paramount+ will offer the show to subscribers the next day.
They can also be watched through live TV streaming services that include CBS in their lineup, like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
HOW CAN I WATCH THE GLOBES RED CARPET?
The trade site Variety and “Entertainment Tonight” are teaming up for the official red carpet pre-show, which will stream on the outlets’ websites and www.goldenglobes.com. Their show begins at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
E! fashion coverage fans — the network is not planning a red carpet show from the Globes, instead airing “The Proposal” and “Sweet Home Alabama” films.
WHO’S NOMINATED FOR THE GLOBES?
“Barbie” is the top nominee this year, followed closely by “Oppenheimer,” reflecting the way the Globes split top film winners into two groups.
Films nominated for best motion picture drama include “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.”
In the best motion picture musical or comedy category, “Barbie” was joined by Ben Affleck’s “Air,” Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”
“Succession” was the top-nominated television program, with nine nods including for series stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin, followed by Hulu’s “The Bear.”
For the full list of nominees, click here.
HOW TO WATCH GOLDEN GLOBES WINNERS’ BACKSTAGE INTERVIEWS
The Associated Press will livestream Globe winners speaking to reporters backstage at the show, beginning at 8:15 p.m. Eastern.
The media room gives winners a chance to expand on their on-stage comments — sometimes clarifying what they meant or adding folks they forgot to thank — and answer questions about their win or project.
Michelle Yeoh, Quinta Brunson, Steven Spielberg and Austin Butler (who was asked about his lingering “Elvis” voice) were among the winners who spoke backstage last year.
