As Golden Globe Nominations Approach, HFPA Controversy Is Still Ongoing

(CNN)When it comes to pronouncing a bunch of names early in the morning, it's kind of hard being Snoop D-O-double G.The rapper/actor and arguably the best Olympics commentator ever was a surprise guest Monday at the announcement of the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards.Rocking a red cap and a pair of shades indoors (as one does when one is a superstar), Snoop read off the names with smooth flair and a few pretty funny mispronunciations.

HFPA) announced the nominations for the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards — and what followed was near radio silence.In the days leading up to the Golden Globe nominations, it was unclear what impact the announcement would have — and in the near 12 hours since the film and television nominations were revealed, the answer has been not much.

Sam Heughan congratulated his on screen wife and co-star Caitriona Balfe on her Golden Globe nomination for new film Belfast.

Golden Globes. Belfast and The Power of the Dog lead the pack with seven nominations each.

Nobody’s perfect, not even Snoop Dogg. The 50-year-old rapper goofed while he was announcing the Best Supporting Actor nominees for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday December 13. While mentioning that Ben Affleck received a nomination for his role in The Tender Bar, he seemed to have misread the 49-year-old star’s name and pronounced his last name “a-fleck,” rather than the way it’s normally pronounced.

Snoop Dogg just pulled a John Travolta by mispronouncing some familiar celebrity names in some very hilarious ways during announcements of the 2022 Golden Globe nominations — and people on social media are obsessed with it!

Snoop Dogg gave audience members quite the chuckle during the 2022 Golden Globe nominations reveal on Monday morning.

The Power of the Dog centers on a “charismatic rancher [named] Phil Burbank [who] inspires fear and awe in those around him.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSippin’ on Globes and juice, Snoop Dogg was the surprise presence at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s early morning Golden Globes announcement on Monday. Entering a subdued Beverly Hilton ballroom, Snoop and HFPA president Helen Hoehne announced this year’s nominations a bit like it was business as usual.But it was clearly not.

Snoop Dogg had some hilarious mishaps when it came to pronouncing the names of the 2022 Golden Globes nominees.

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Golden Globes have been announced, which kicks off the beginning of the awards season.The Power Of The Dog and Belfast lead the pack for the film awards, scoring seven nods each including acting nods for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Kodi Smit-McPhee for the former, and Catriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds for the latter.

The 2022 Golden Globe nominations have officially been announced with hit TV shows like "Hacks" and "Only Murders in the Building" getting recognition alongside movies like "Belfast" and "Dune."  Thanks to Netflix's far international reach with streaming, foreign-language TV hits like "Lupin" and "Squid Game" were given nominations after getting mainstream attention on the platform.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association wasn't shy about addressing its diversity scandal while announcing its 2022 Golden Globe nominations.  A large shadow was cast across this year's Golden Globe nominations after NBC announced it wouldn't broadcast the show until it addressed some key issues it was having when it came to the diversity of its voting pool. The press association, often ridiculed, even by its own hosts, this year went from punchline to pariah.

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The 2022 Golden Globe nominations were announced Monday amid the ongoing controversy.