EXPLAINER: Who votes on the Golden Globes now without the Hollywood Foreign Press?

This year, the is off to a fresh start with new owners, a new network, a new host and new voters following an industry wide backlash aimed at the group that ran the show for decades. A detailing ethical lapses and a lack of diversity within the ranks of the scandal scarred Hollywood Foreign Press Association led to the revamping of the small but influential not for organization.

Last October, the Golden Globes for its 2024 ceremony, made up of 300 journalists from around the world, calling it the most diverse voting panel of any major Hollywood awards show. The demographics of this year’s voting body include 47% female voters and a membership that is around 40% white, with 26.3% Latino/a, 13.3% Asian, 11% Black and 9% Middle Eastern members.

The members include international voters from Armenia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Serbia, Tanzania and more, according to a statement from the Golden Globes. “Our commitment to maintaining the diversity of our voting body continues,” Golden Globes chief Helen Hoehne said.

“Our voters represent 76 countries, bringing a unique international perspective on nominating the best in motion pictures and television this year.” The Golden Globes will be produced by new owners, private equity firm Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was in the wake of myriad controversies and scandals.

Board members ousted in 2021 following racially charged emails that referred to Black Lives Matter a “racist hate movement” and described the civil rights organization’s co founder Patrisse Cullors as a “self proclaimed trained Marxist.” The after NBC temporarily suspended its relationship with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the aftermath.

The winners were revealed online. Despite his nomination for “The Whale,” actor due to an alleged sexual assault by Berk years before. The star claimed the South African born film critic sexually assaulted him in the summer of 2003 at a Beverly Hills Hotel luncheon. Berk denied the alleged incident.

Last year, the Globes returned to NBC, where they had aired since 1996, on a one year contract. California Attorney General Rob Bonta for billionaire businessman and investor Todd Boehly to dissolve the HFPA and turn the show into a for profit entity. Comedian Jo Koy will host the 81st Golden Globes, which will be broadcast live from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Jan.

7 on CBS at 8 p.m. Koy made history when he was on Dec. 21 as the host of the 2024 ceremony. The stand up comedian, who is of Filipino descent, is only the second Asian host in Golden Globes history; Sandra Oh was first when she hosted the award show in 2019. “I’ve stepped onto a lot of stages around the world in my career, but this one is going to be extra special.

I’m so excited to be hosting the Golden Globes this year,” Koy added in a statement. “This is that moment where I get to make my Filipino family proud.” The was released in December with leading the pack with eight nominations..