Golden Globes Producers on Finding a Host, Landing at CBS and Where Nominee Taylor Swift Might Be Seated
11.12.2023 - 16:49
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Golden Globes exec producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner (of White Cherry Entertainment) don’t appear to be sweating the fact that with less than a month to go, there’s still no announced host for this year’s ceremony. “Or is there?” Weiss quipped, a bit mysteriously. “We have to leave some room for some interesting announcements along the way.” Added Kirshner: “You said, ‘announced host,’ and we still have four weeks to go.
We’ll be there on January 7.” Globes president Helen Hoehne is similarly cryptic: “To be determined,” she told Variety on Monday morning, as the org announced this year’s nominations at the Beverly Hilton. Insiders believe the Globes, Dick Clark Prods. and now CBS have sent out several feelers, but the timing is tough.
With productions finally ramping up after a six-month work stoppage due to the Hollywood strikes, almost everyone is busy on a set — including CBS talent that might otherwise have taken a break to host the Globes. Of course, this year’s Golden Globes, the first under new ownership, has been a bit of a nail-biter on several fronts — starting, of course, with the org’s ownership change. Then came the strikes, which limited how much prep could be done until recently.
“Right after two strikes with a very quick timeline on top of that,” Weiss said. “I don’t think anything is easy. We definitely were facing some challenges on this one.” Said Kirshner: “The positive is we’re the first out of the gate after the strikes.
And now we’ve got major stars nominated. So, it’s all good.” Meanwhile, the show didn’t have a broadcast partner until a few weeks ago, when CBS and Paramount+ signed on. And until this weekend, when the Beverly Hilton sealed a new
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