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Related: About this forumThe Case against the Golden Globes
The goofiest major entertainment industry awards show the Golden Globes is once again upon us. This year they feel even weirder than usual.
The ceremony is normally in January, but the 2021 edition was postponed for two months to keep pace with the Globes desire to influence Oscar voters, whose 2021 ceremony was also postponed for two months due to the pandemic. Hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are splitting duties from opposite coasts. And since its not safe to gather a ton of people inside one theater, none of the traditional open-bar chaos will ensue, though thats no guarantee that people wont be getting sloppy on their webcams.
The Golden Globes can be fun to watch, but that doesnt erase the fact that theyre well, lets not sugarcoat it. Theyre super annoying. Recent news has underlined the many reasons why: Theyre corrupt, the organization that gives them out is pretty shady, and the nominations are frequently so off-the-wall that people usually spend more time arguing about them than consulting them as a helpful guide for catch-up viewing. In terms of honors, they mean very little, but we keep talking about them every year mainly because they air on TV...
The Golden Globes TV slot is a big reason the awards loom large in the cultural imagination. The show has aired on television for decades, but the telecast really grew in 1995, when it moved from TBS (a cable station) to NBC (a broadcast network), where it now airs annually. And according to the Los Angeles Times, NBC pays a lot for that privilege:
https://www.vox.com/22301883/golden-globes-2021-bad-corrupt-emily-paris-music-minari
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The Case against the Golden Globes (Original Post)
LessAspin
Feb 2021
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jimfields33
(18,837 posts)1. No Bridgerton nominations! Tragic!!!!!
Cuthbert Allgood
(5,170 posts)4. Were they out in time to be nominated?
Auggie
(31,798 posts)2. I find it odd that society* cares so much about awards for the wealthy and famous
*Most of society.
Dagstead Bumwood
(5,005 posts)3. I flipped over to the "pre-game" festivities a moment ago
and caught an interview with Kate Hudson. Don't tell my wife but Kate and I may be running away together.