A LA Times exposé revealed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had no Black illustration amongst the HFPA’s 87-strong membership of journalists, resulting in an enormous outcry from the public and these in the trade.
High-profile celebs like Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes added their voices to the allegations of racism from the HFPA. Over the years actors including Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o have been noticably absent from the listing of Globes noms, regardless of getting acknowledged at the Oscars.
When Sacha Baron Cohen gained Best Actor at the 2021 ceremony, he thanked “the all-white Hollywood Foreign Press” for his award in his acceptance speech.
Tom Cruise additionally returned his three Golden Globe trophies final yr, and a number of actors including Scarlett (*13*) and Mark Ruffalo referred to as for the trade to “step back” from the Golden Globes till reforms have been put into place by the HFPA.
At the 2022 nomination ceremony in December, HFPA president Helen Hoehne stated the HFPA had mirrored and modified over the final eight months, introducing 21 new members – including six Black journalists – making the membership cohort “the largest and most diverse in [the HFPA’s] 79-year-old history.”
However, the affiliation has nonetheless not reached its previously-stated aim of 13 per cent Black membership by 2022.
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