Golden Globes 2024 preview: Who’s hosting, how to watch and more scoop ahead of Sunday night
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Branded as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year,” the officially kicks off this year’s awards season Sunday night, honoring film and television across 27 categories. Greta Gerwig’s leads this year’s movies with nine nominations, while Christopher Nolan’s scored eight. Both films are credited with helping to keep Hollywood afloat during the last year.
Leading TV is HBO’s wildly popular series “Succession,” which . The media dynasty drama scored nine nominations, while Hulu’s restaurant based series “The Bear” nabbed five. The was released in December, representing a wide swath of fare ranging from big budget Hollywood projects to lesser known indie flicks.
Ahead of Sunday’s event, here’s what you need to know about how to watch, who’s hosting, and why the awards were recently revamped. The 81st Annual Golden Globes will begin broadcasting live from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The three hour ceremony will also be available on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after.
The Golden Globe Awards previously aired on NBC since 1996 but wasn’t broadcast in 2022 due to controversies and that plagued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the small but influential group that ran the show for decades. The awards returned to NBC airwaves in 2023 with a one year contract.
Now, with a new deal on CBS, the precursor to the Oscars has been promoted alongside the network’s other tent pole events, including the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Grammy Awards and . of this year’s ceremony on Dec. 21. The stand up comic, who’s of Filipino descent, is only the second Asian host in Golden Globes history, following Sandra Oh leading the awards in 2019.
While the award winning funnyman may be relatively unknown to those who aren’t avid comedy watchers, Koy’s credits include his and “Comin’ in Hot,” as well as his 2022 semi autobiographical flick The Golden Globes were most recently hosted by Ricky Gervais (2020), “SNL” alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (2021), and comedian Jerrod Carmichael (2023).
But it was another stand up who offered the new guy some advice leading up to the festivities. Koy said he had an , who has hosted the Oscars twice, first in 2005 and then 2016. “Chris is just so generous,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “He and I have had maybe two conversations in our lifetime … So, for him to come on the phone and talk about hosting and giving me his pointers and suggesting writers … it was incredible.” Rock himself is nominated for a 2024 Golden Globe in the category of Best Performance in Stand Up, thanks to his latest Netflix special, Before the awards, viewers can scope out who’s wearing what and catch some off the cuff candor on the Golden Globes red carpet.
The Globes official digital pre show will be hosted by Variety’s Marc Malkin and Angelique Jackson, along with correspondent Rachel Smith. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+, Variety‘s digital and social platforms, ETOnline.com and the Golden Globe Awards website. “CBS Mornings” host has also been tapped to handle red carpet duties on Sunday evening.
The Emmy Award winning broadcaster will air her coverage Monday on the flagship morning show. With a newly created category, the Golden Globes may welcome the world’s biggest pop star to this year’s ceremony. Taylor Swift has good reason to make an appearance as she’s been nominated in the for her concert film.
She has in the category of Best Original Song, but has never taken home the award. While the other categories only have six nominees, the new one has eight. In order to be eligible, motion pictures had to finish the qualifying year with total receipts of at least $150 million worldwide, of which at least $100 million must have been made at U.S.
box offices. Released in October, “The Eras Tour” has earned $179 million in the U.S. and more than $250 million internationally, according to . The will now duke it out with the other blockbuster nominees — “Barbie,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “John Wick: Chapter 4,” “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1,” “Oppenheimer,” “Spider Man: Across the Spider Verse,” and “The Super Mario Bros.
Movie.” While Swift is the event, many wonder if her beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, will join her. His team is scheduled to play the L.A. Chargers at Sofi Stadium on Sunday afternoon — a game in the same city and airing on the same network as the Golden Globes. The timing presents a great opportunity for the latest It couple to make their red carpet debut.
With this year’s ceremony, the Golden Globes get to shine again following an industry wide backlash aimed at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. A detailing ethical lapses and a glaring lack of diversity within the scandal scarred nonprofit led to a revamp of the show. Last June, California Attorney General Rob Bonta a deal for billionaire businessman Todd Boehly to dissolve the HFPA and turn the show into a for profit entity.
The Golden Globes are now produced by new owners, the private equity firm Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions. They also to their membership, which is now made up of 300 journalists from around the world..
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