Golden Globes Returning To NBC Next Year Amid HFPA’s “Commitment To Ongoing Change”

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It’s been a trying year-plus for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but there’s some good news for the group today: Its signature trophy show, the Golden Globes, will return to NBC in 2023 after a year away.HFPA, dick clark productions and the network said the 80th anniversary gala will air live coast-to-coast from the Beverly Hilton on January 10 — that’s a Tuesday, rather than the traditional Sunday.

It’s a one-year deal for now.Nominations will be revealed on December 12.2022-23 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, Guilds, Festivals & More“We recognize the HFPA’s commitment to ongoing change and look forward to welcoming back the Golden Globes to NBC for its landmark 80th Anniversary in January 2023,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman of Entertainment Networks at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.NBC canceled the Globes last year as HFPA struggled to reform itself to the satisfaction of Hollywood studios and stakeholders.

A magnet for controversy for decades, the Globes had been on shaky footing since it was revealed just before semi-virtual February 2021 shindig that the HFPA had zero Black members.

The group promised a slew of reforms, including a commitment to ““at least 13% Black membership” after many publicists threatened to urge clients to not show up for Golden Globes.HFPA since has launched an effort to get the Globes into a new era, increase and implement its diversity initiatives and boost its accountability.