As media outlets struggled to find the best way to cover the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe nominations — announced Monday morning, despite NBC’s cancellation of the 2022 awards show — it may help to remember that this motley crew of Hollywood correspondents for overseas outlets never reflected the taste of Oscar voters.At best, the Globes throw some names into the spotlight.
(They have extra categories for Comedy/Musical and deemed “The Martian” a comedy.) The media has long paid more attention to the Globes mentions than Academy voters ever did.
The members regard the HFPA with disdain and try to distance themselves as much as possible — unless they have a rooting interest in a given movie or talent, in which case they promote their own cause with an eye on box office or Oscars.NBC’s live Golden Globes show has more impact on building winners’ momentum,
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