Forced Off TV, Have The Golden Globes Lost Their Glow?
Golden Globe boycott is result of years of questionable practices by Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Los Angeles: No stars, no red carpet, no televised broadcast: this year's Golden Globe winners will be announced at a drastically scaled-down ceremony Sunday. But do the awards even matter anymore? Hollywood studios normally use the glamorous luster of the Globes as a key marketing boost for their films and TV shows, but this year, they are publicly boycotting the whole affair. "Right now, Hollywood, for the most part, is not paying attention to the Golden Globes," said Marc Malkin, Variety's senior culture and events editor. "If Hollywood isn't recognizing these awards in any way, what kind of significance can they actually have? I don't think much," he told AFP. The boycott is the result of years of questionable practices by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, whose members vote on the Globes. The group of 100-odd entertainment writers ...