Editing Golden Globe Awards (section)

==Scandals and criticism==
Since the late 1950s, the HFPA had been racked by scandals and controversies. The organization had been criticized for the small size of its membership, the quality of the members, its exclusion of serious cinema journalists, and their closeness to the movie industry and stars. The Golden Globes under the HFPA were also accused of being bought or bartered, with the HFPA seemingly doling out nominations if not wins to studios, production companies, and stars who wooed HFPA members with gifts, press junkets and personal attention.<ref name="ewJan2023">{{Cite web |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=HFPA in crisis: Scandals that rocked the Golden Globes over the years |url=https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/golden-globes-scandals-through-the-years/ |date=January 10, 2023 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110034155/https://ew.com/awards/golden-globes/golden-globes-scandals-through-the-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="Project Casting">{{cite web |title=The Scandals that Nearly Ended the Golden Globes |url=https://www.projectcasting.com/blog/news/golden-globes-scandal/ |website=projectcasting.com |date=September 29, 2021 |publisher=Project Casting |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817142950/https://www.projectcasting.com/blog/news/golden-globes-scandal/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Post Bribe"/>

=== Henry Gris resignation ===
Former HFPA president Henry Gris resigned from the board in 1958 claiming that "certain awards are being given more or less as  favors" with others querying why so many winners were represented by one public relations firm.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 5, 1958|page=26|title='Fix-Via-PR' Rumors Mar Foreign Prizes|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety210-1958-03#page/n23/mode/1up|access-date=January 18, 2021|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref>

===FCC broadcast ban===
The FCC imposed a ban on NBC's broadcast of the Golden Globes after the February 1968 ceremony. [[Movie critic]] [[Rex Reed]], in a contemporary article about the broadcast, wrote:

<blockquote>NBC's telcast of the Foreign Press Association's [[25th Golden Globe Awards|25th annual Golden Globe Awards]] had to be seen to be disbelieved. The Federal Communications Commission have sent lawyers to have it investigated. But award-giving, pointless as it is, is still big business, and it also gives viewers a chance to see their favorite stars make fools of themselves in public, so the Golden Globes were back, minus some of their sponsors, who backed out at the last minute....

Just last week ''[[Newsweek (magazine)|Newsweek]]'' reported denials from the Foreign Press Association that its members give awards to the stars who throw the biggest feeds. "We are not influenced by a glass of champagne," snapped [HFPA President Howard] Luft, "[[Kirk Douglas]] threw a party last year, and what did he win? Nothing."

This year there was even a special category called the Cecil B. DeMille Humanitarian Award. Who won? You guessed it. Kirk Douglas.<ref name="Reed Conversations">{{cite book |last1=Reed |first1=Rex |title=Conversations in the Raw |date=1969 |publisher=World Publishing Co. |location=New York |pages=105–106 |edition=First}}</ref></blockquote>

The FCC was spurred to action because the public had been misled as to how the awards were actually made. Golden Globe broadcast advertisers determined Golden Globe winners and the HFPA pressured nominees to attend the award ceremony by threatening to award the Golden Globe won by a non-attendee to a losing nominee who was at the ceremony. The ban lasted until 1974.<ref name="Project Casting" />

After the ban, NBC once again broadcast the awards ceremony, but it terminated its contract with the HFPA after the Pia Zadora scandal of 1982 (see below).<ref name="Project Casting" />

=== Pia Zadora awarded "New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture" in 1982 ===
In [[39th Golden Globe Awards|1982]], [[Pia Zadora]] won a Golden Globe in the category "[[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture]]" for her performance in ''[[Butterfly (1982 film)|Butterfly]]'', over such competition as [[Elizabeth McGovern]] (''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'') and [[Kathleen Turner]] (''[[Body Heat]]'').<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Globes_USA/1982 Golden Globes, USA (1982)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129012524/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Globes_USA/1982 |date=January 29, 2009 }} IMDb</ref> Accusations were made that the Foreign Press Association members had been bought off.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stomptokyo.com/pia/articles/genesis.html |title=Pia Zadora |publisher=Stomptokyo.com |access-date=November 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202075510/http://stomptokyo.com/pia/articles/genesis.html |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Zadora's husband, multimillionaire [[Meshulam Riklis]], flew voting members to his casino, the [[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], which gave the appearance that they voted for Zadora to repay this. Riklis also invited voting members to his house for a lavish lunch and a showing of the film. He also spent a great deal on advertising.<ref name="People Magazine">{{cite journal |last1=Adelson and Linda Marx |first1=Suzanne |title=How Did Actress Pia Zadora Ever Win a Golden Globe? The Answer Is Riklis Love |journal=People Magazine |date=February 22, 1982 |volume=17 |issue=7 |url=https://people.com/archive/how-did-actress-pia-zadora-ever-win-a-golden-globe-the-answer-is-riklis-love-vol-17-no-7/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817142949/https://people.com/archive/how-did-actress-pia-zadora-ever-win-a-golden-globe-the-answer-is-riklis-love-vol-17-no-7/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UPROXX">{{cite web |last1=Figueroa |first1=Dariel |title=The Story Of How A Wall Street Tycoon And A Broadway Actress Nearly Ended The Golden Globes In 1982 |url=https://uproxx.com/movies/story-behind-golden-globes-1982-scandal/ |website=uproxx.com |date=January 11, 2015 |publisher=UPROXX |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817142941/https://uproxx.com/movies/story-behind-golden-globes-1982-scandal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Furthermore, Zadora had made her film debut some 17 years earlier as a child performer in ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058548/ |publisher=IMDb |title=Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206013433/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158916/ |archive-date=February 6, 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011 Payola Charges ===
In 2011, three days before the Golden Globe Awards telecast, publicist Michael Russell filed a $2 million lawsuit alleging that HFPA President Philip Berk terminated Russell and his partner's contract after the 2010 broadcast because they raised ethical concerns over [[payola]] with him, including allegations that HFPA members took bribes for nominations and awards. The lawsuit alleged that HFPA members "abuse their positions and engage in unethical and potentially unlawful deals and arrangements which amount to a 'payola' scheme." The HFPA denied the allegations, claiming they were fabrications made up by a disgruntled ex-employee.<ref name="CBS News">{{cite web |title=Golden Globes Accused of "Payola" in Lawsuit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-globes-accused-of-payola-in-lawsuit/ |website=cbsnews.com |date=January 14, 2011 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817150406/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-globes-accused-of-payola-in-lawsuit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The lawsuit was later settled.

=== ''Burlesque'' and ''The Tourist'' for Best Musical/Comedy nominations in 2011 ===
The nominations for the [[68th Golden Globe Awards|2011 Golden Globes]] drew initial skepticism, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' in its Best Musical/Comedy categories, even though it was originally advertised as a [[Thriller film|spy thriller]], along with being one of the most panned films of the season.  Host [[Ricky Gervais]] even jokingly asked the main star of the film, [[Johnny Depp]], if he had seen it. Depp's co-star [[Angelina Jolie]] reportedly had personally lobbied HFPA members, resulting in a nomination in a category the film did not belong in.<ref name="Post Bribe" /> Rumors then surfaced that Sony, the distributor of ''The Tourist'', had influenced Globes voters with an all-expenses-paid trip to [[Las Vegas]], culminating in a concert by [[Cher]].<ref name="Time 2011">{{cite magazine |last1=Snyder |first1=Steven James |title=The Night Shift: Gervais Talks Globes, and We Wonder — Has the Fallout Said More About Celebs Than the Comedian? |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/01/20/gervais-globes-scandal-piers-morgan-letterman/ |magazine=Time |publisher=Time-Life |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817200826/https://entertainment.time.com/2011/01/20/gervais-globes-scandal-piers-morgan-letterman/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Guy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bribed-golden-globe-judges-nominate-flops-after-vegas-junket-2164322.html |title=Bribed Golden Globe judges nominate flops after Vegas junket: 'The Tourist' and 'Burlesque' are among poorly reviewed films up for awards |newspaper=The Independent |date=December 19, 2010 |access-date=December 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222011134/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bribed-golden-globe-judges-nominate-flops-after-vegas-junket-2164322.html |archive-date=December 22, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The lobbying by Sony also resulted in a Best Musical/Comedy nod for Cher's badly-reviewed movie ''[[Burlesque (2010 American film)|Burlesque]]''.<ref name="Post Bribe">{{cite web |last1=Pisani |first1=Lisa |title=How stars and studios 'bribe voters' for Golden Globes |url=https://nypost.com/2015/01/10/how-stars-and-studios-bribe-voters-for-golden-globes/ |website=New York Post |date=January 10, 2015 |publisher=NYP Holdings, Inc. (News Corp) |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817200826/https://nypost.com/2015/01/10/how-stars-and-studios-bribe-voters-for-golden-globes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Asian films excluded from Best Motion Picture categories ===
In 2020, the HFPA received widespread criticism for nominating Asian and Asian American films, such as ''[[The Farewell (2019 film)|The Farewell]]'', ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'', and ''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]'', for Best Foreign Language Film while excluding them from the Best Motion Picture categories.  The decision to categorize ''Minari'' as a foreign language film, despite having an exclusively American production team and setting, was heavily condemned by many actors and filmmakers of Asian descent.<ref name=varietyarticle>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/minari-foreign-language-film-golden-globes-1234874332/|title=Hollywood Slams Golden Globes for Categorizing 'Minari' as Foreign Language Film: 'Enough of This Nonsense'|first1=Janet W.|last1=Lee|website=[[Indiewire]]|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223191529/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/minari-foreign-language-film-golden-globes-1234874332/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/golden-globes-backlash-minari-best-picture-shut-out-racist-1234606324/|title=Golden Globes Under Fire for Shutting 'Minari' Out of Best Picture: 'Racist,' 'Complete Bullsh*t'|first1=Zack|last1=Sharf|website=Indiewire|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221021239/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/golden-globes-backlash-minari-best-picture-shut-out-racist-1234606324/|url-status=live}}</ref>  While HFPA rules stipulate that a film must have at least 50% English dialogue to be nominated for the Best Drama or Comedy/Musical categories, critics noted that the films ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' and ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]'' did not meet the 50% threshold but were still nominated for the Best Motion Picture categories, prompting accusations of [[Racism against Asians|anti-Asian racism]].<ref name=varietyarticle />

=== Black representation ===
{{Hatnote|See also {{section link||2022 boycott, acquisition by Dick Clark Productions}} above.}}

In the 2020s, the HFPA began to face criticism for the ethical standards of its operations—including allegations that the organization lacked accountability, and that there was a lack of [[Black people|Black]] representation among its members.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2021 |title=Golden Globes voters in tumult: Members accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. of self-dealing, ethical lapses |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-21/hfpa-golden-globes-2021 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509230918/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-21/hfpa-golden-globes-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Calls for reform in response to these issues resulted in the [[79th Golden Globe Awards]] being boycotted by its broadcaster and other production companies; as a result, the ceremony was held as a non-televised, private event. A televised ceremony returned the following year.