The group that selects Golden Globe winners has no Black members

Thanks to last week's Los Angeles Times exposé and the ensuing backlash over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's complete lack of Black members, diversity was even more top of mind than usual going into the 78th annual Golden Globes Awards.

Last night, the Golden Globe Awards held a bi-coastal event in Los Angeles and New York City, one designed to try and simulate some awards season normalcy. Of course, the 78th ceremony was anything but normal, even if things more or less went off with minimal hitches.

Also Read: Watch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Opening Monologue From the Golden Globes (Video)Earlier this week, Time’s Up led Hollywood in criticizing the HFPA after the Los Angeles Times reported that none of the organization’s 87 members are Black, despite the push for diversity in Hollywood since the #OscarsSoWhite campaign launched in 2015.

The first-ever partially virtual Golden Globes got off to a rocky start.

The first-ever partially virtual Golden Globes got off to a rocky start.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! The pair kicked off the 2021 Golden Globes from opposite coasts on Sunday night — and got right down to business. The ladies' bicoastal opening monologue connected Fey in New York with Poehler in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES -- The Latest on the Golden Globe ceremony (all times local):5:15 p.m.The winner of the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a film is Daniel Kaluuya for his work in “Judas and the Black Messiah.”Kaluuya’s acceptance speech could not be heard from his location at first, and he jokingly shouted “You did me dirty!” once the audio was restored.On a night when the organization that gives out the Golden Globes is facing condemnation for having no Black voting members, the night’s

This strangest of awards season gets official tonight with the presenting of the 78th annual Golden Globes Awards, and Deadline will be updating the winners list live as trophies are handed out.

Los Angeles Times and New York Times noting he 87-member group doesn’t have a single Black member, vowing to actively recruit black members as soon as possible.In the post on Instagram, the group repeated its earlier statement and said “We released this statement from the HFPA earlier, and are committed to change.

Time’s Up is calling out the Golden Globes after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association vowed to include more “Black members” into their organization. In a social media post on Friday, Time’s Up wrote, “A cosmetic fix isn’t enough. #TIMESUPGlobes #TIMESUP.”

Los Angeles Times and New York Times questioning the credibility of the organization, including the fact that the 87-member group currently has not a single Black member.Also Read: Golden Globes on the Hot Seat: Can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Save the Day?Soon, top Hollywood figures such as Judd Apatow, Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes were weighing in.So many crazy things about the @goldenglobes and the Hollywood Foreign press but this is awful.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) - the organisation behind the Golden Globes - says it is working on "an action plan" to recruit black members, after being criticised over its lack of diversity. The voting body is made up of just 87 members, none of whom are black, according to a recent report in the Los Angeles Times.