By
James
Hirsen
Sunday
evening, from the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the yearly Hollywood
ritual of awarding Golden Globes played out. The Hollywood Foreign Press
Association (HFPA), the liberal organization behind the Globes, has scant
credibility within the entertainment industry itself. However, the Globes are
considered valuable by executives, studios, and other film and television
related businesses, particularly in terms of its public relations effect and
potential impact on Academy Awards voting members.
In
an apparent attempt to limit the influence of the Globes, for the first time in
its history the Academy moved up its Oscar nominations announcement so that the
Golden Globes ceremony would instead trail. The HFPA includes both film and
television awards and gives separate nominations for the drama category and
comedy or musical category, allowing for more celebrity nominees to be present
in the audience. [more...]
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