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25 Mar 2024

Golden Globes to Air on CBS for Next 5 Years

The Golden Globes are set to air on CBS for the next five years, it was announced Monday (March 25).

The deal, which begins with the 2025 edition of the ceremony, will see the film and TV awards show air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+.

“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this year’s broadcast was a big win for both of us and established strong momentum for awards shows in 2024,” CBS CEO George Cheeks said in a statement. “The Globes is a one-of a-kind live event that adds another marquee special and valuable promotional platform to CBS’ annual calendar. I’m excited to expand the partnership with [chairman and CEO of Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions] Jay [Penske] and the entire team to continue to drive the Globes forward.”

Globes president Helen Hoehne added, “Today marks a significant milestone for the Globes as we solidify our partnership with CBS and Paramount+ for the next five years. We are incredibly proud of the audience we garnered in 2024 and look forward to building upon the immense success to make the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards the best and most memorable show yet.” 

The 2024 Golden Globes, which took place Jan. 7, saw Poor Things, Succession, Oppenheimer, The Bear and Beef among the night’s big winners.

“We’re so proud to continue to call CBS our home for the Golden Globes,” said Penske. “CBS stepped up for the Globes during a very challenging time, and inherently understood its value, while having the foresight, imagination and conviction to bring this iconic show to its many platforms. We’ve long admired CBS’ commitment to some of the greatest cultural live events and partnering for the long-term further cements this show’s legacy and incredible place in history.”

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The Golden Globes telecast was something of a hot potato prior to this new deal. After the old iteration of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, then in charge of the awards show, became persona non grata with industry publicists over accusations of bribery and much-publicized reports about a lack of diversity within the group, longtime broadcaster NBC put the 2022 telecast on ice. A slightly revamped show aired on NBC in 2023, fulfilling its contract. CBS aired the show in 2024 as a one-off. And while the reviews for the show were abysmal — thanks in large part to the hosting job by Jo Koy — the ratings were up and the guest list was wildly impressive. The telecast neared 10 million multiplatform viewers, up 50 percent from its final NBC outing.

That seems to have been enough to seal the deal for CBS. There’s also slightly less baggage these days, now that operation isn’t run by the HFPA. The group fundamentally disbanded in 2023. Dick Clark Productions now owns and produces the Golden Globe Awards. DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter.

This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.

11 Jan 2024

Jo Koy Says There Was No ‘Ill Intent’ in Taylor Swift Joke: ‘I Love Her Work’

Jo Koy is clearing the air amid the controversy surrounding his Golden Globes opening monologue on Sunday night (Jan. 7), in which he made a quip towards Taylor Swift.

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Koy’s joke at the awards ceremony centered around how often the NFL’s cameras cut to reaction shots of the singer when she attends boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” the comic joked as cameras, naturally, cut to Swift, who reacted with pursed lips before casually sipping from her champagne flute.

“I didn’t understand the Taylor tiff,” the comedian told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday (Jan. 11). “Mind you, that one was just getting rewritten 50 million times, never ran it through, all the way up until we had to walk out. It’s just weird, where do you place it, and we kept hammering it and cutting it down. But the whole intention of that joke was to make fun of the NFL.”

He continued, “It’s like, the cool thing about the Globes is we don’t need to do cutaways for ratings. What hurts the most is me just supporting Taylor, I support her, I love her work. I got nieces that I bought tickets for. There’s no ill intent in that joke. The joke is about the NFL and how they keep using cutaways to [her]. And it’s an obvious reason why. I’m not saying anything that no one’s saying, and it’s obvious what that joke was. It’s about the NFL.”

Koy concluded, “It’s like out of everything that has happened, this is the one you choose to go after. I didn’t understand why because it was fun when I walked out. Robert De Niro was dying, like, and I’m looking at him and his wife was smacking his back and smiling and laughing and he was laughing. And when I did the whole thing about him being 80, he loved it. And that was fun. I was like, man, this guy’s so much fun. And then I did that [Swift] joke and I’m like, what just happened?”

10 Jan 2024

Reneé Rapp Calls Out Jo Koy for ‘Making a Bunch of Jokes About Women’ at the Golden Globes

Jokes at the expense of women are “out” in Renée Rapp’s book.

The Mean Girls superstar joined her co-stars — Angourie Rice, Avantika and Bebe Wood — at Today with Hoda and Jenna on Wednesday (Jan. 10), where the group took part in the TikTok trend of revealing what is “in” and “out” for 2024.

“My outs… First is the man that yelled at me this morning at 8 a.m. and told me to smile. Go to hell,” Rapp said. “And also my out was the man that was making a bunch of jokes about women last night at the Golden Globes.”

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Rapp seemed to refer to Golden Globes host Jo Koy‘s opening monologue at the ceremony on Sunday (Jan. 7), where he made several quips towards Taylor Swift and the Barbie film. Koy’s joke about Swift centered around how often the NFL’s cameras cut to reaction shots of the singer when she attends boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” the comic joked as cameras cut to Swift, who reacted with pursed lips before casually sipping from her champagne flute.

Koy also joked that Barbie is “based on a plastic doll with big boobies,” despite the film’s powerful message about self-actualization and the toxicity of the patriarchy.

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09 Jan 2024

Megyn Kelly Says Taylor Swift Wasn’t a ‘Good Sport’ During Jo Koy Golden Globes Monologue

When Taylor Swift shot this year’s Golden Globes host Jo Koy an icy glare following a quip during his opening show monologue, fans online rallied behind the superstar. Megyn Kelly, however, feels differently.

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“Can’t she just, like, show that she’s a good sport? I think she made the wrong move,” the host said on her SiriusXM show on Monday (Jan. 8). “By the way, she’s not in charge with the number of times the NFL chooses to put her on cam. That’s not her fault.”

Koy’s joke at the awards ceremony centered around how often the NFL’s cameras cut to reaction shots of the singer when she attends boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games. “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” the comic joked as cameras, naturally, cut to Swift, who reacted with pursed lips before casually sipping from her champagne flute.

In another post-show interview with GMA3, Koy explained that the joke was meant “to make fun of the NFL using cutaways and how the Globes didn’t have to do that. So it was more of a jab toward the NFL. But it just didn’t come out that way.” He added that the joke was “a little flat” and “a weird joke, I guess.”

09 Jan 2024

Selena Gomez Reveals What She & Taylor Swift Were Whispering About at Golden Globes — Not That It’s ‘Anyone’s Business’

Selena Gomez was, indeed, sharing some piping-hot tea with Taylor Swift in that viral video from Sunday’s night’s 2024 Golden Globe Awards — it just wasn’t about what you think.

The actress/musician took to the comments section on Instagram to respond to the rumors around the moment, which was captured in the crowd at the Beverly Hilton ballroom on Sunday night between Gomez, Swift and Miles Teller’s wife, Keleigh.

“Was Selena Gomez Gossiping About Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at Golden Globes?” asked an E! News headline on Instagram, to which Gomez responded: “Noooooo I told Taylor about two of my friends who hooked up. Not that that’s anyone business.”

The rumor floating around online about the viral moment — including fans citing “lip-reading experts” to support their theory — was that Gomez had asked Wonka star Chalamet to take a photo and that his girlfriend Jenner had shot it down.

Chalamet himself had already defused that rumor in a run-in with TMZ cameras on Monday night. When asked if he and Gomez were on good terms, he responded: “Yeah, of course.” Then, after being pressed about whether Gomez and Jenner are feuding, he said, “No… They’re good.”

Gomez was nominated for best female actor in a TV series, musical or comedy for Only Murders in the Building on Sunday night, while Swift was on hand as a nominee in the brand-new category cinematic and box office achievement for her Eras Tour concert film.

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09 Jan 2024

Timothée Chalamet Denies Beef Between Kylie Jenner & Selena Gomez After Golden Globes Rumors

Timothée Chalamet is caught in between a lot of rumored drama following Sunday night’s (Jan. 7) Golden Globes, where viewers speculated that Selena Gomez at one point whispered to Taylor Swift that Kylie Jenner had forbade her from taking a photo with the Wonka actor. But in a recent run-in with TMZ, he said there isn’t any beef between the parties involved.

Let’s debrief. Jenner was in attendance Sunday night as Chalamet’s date, about nine months after they first sparked dating rumors in April 2023. During one of the award show’s commercial breaks, rolling cameras captured Gomez darting over to Swift’s table to whisper something that made the “Anti-Hero” singer gasp.

The exchange was inaudible, however lip-reading fans on the internet are convinced that the Only Murders in the Building actress was telling Swift that the Kardashians star had said no to Gomez’s request for a photo with Chalamet. The alleged drama becomes even more compelling considering Swift’s rocky past with the Kardashian family (namely Jenner’s older sister Kim) and Gomez’s own history with Jenner’s good friend Hailey Bieber, who is now married to the Rare Beauty founder’s famous ex, Justin Bieber. (Let’s not forget #BrowGate of February 2023).

Plus, the Little Women actor has been friends with Gomez in the past, having both starred in Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.

However, Chalamet says there’s nothing to worry about — at least, that’s what he begrudgingly told a TMZ reporter after trying unsuccessfully to shake the outlet off on a stroll in Los Angeles. “Yeah, of course,” he responded when asked if he and Gomez were on good terms.

Then, after being pressed about whether Gomez and Jenner are feuding, he said, “No… They’re good.”

Aside from all the gossip, Chalamet, Jenner, Gomez and Swift seemed to have a great night at the Globes. The Lady Bird star and Kylie Cosmetics founder packed on the PDA throughout the ceremony, where Chalamet’s Wonka performance was nominated best male actor in a motion picture but lost to Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers. The “Calm Down” singer was up for best female actor in a TV series, musical or comedy for Only Murders and Swift was in the running for cinematic and box office achievement for her Eras Tour concert film, however Gomez lost to The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri and Barbie was victorious in Swift’s category.

09 Jan 2024

Keleigh Sperry Jokes She & Taylor Swift Were ‘Romy & Michele’ at the Golden Globes

The Golden Globes was a girls’ night out for pals Taylor Swift and Keleigh Sperry.  

At Sunday night’s (Jan. 7) awards, the two women left behind their partners — Swift is dating Travis Kelce while Sperry is married to Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller — and attended the ceremony on each other’s arms. And the next day, Sperry posted photos on Instagram with the 34-year-old pop star at the show and compared themselves to another set of famous gal pals. 

“Romy and Michele (and Tree) take the globes ❤️,” she captioned the snaps, one of which also featured Tree Paine, Swift’s longtime publicist. 

The 1997 cult classic Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion stars Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow in the titular roles, respectively. The two blonde besties set out to fool their old classmates at their high school reunion into thinking they lead successful lives. 

In one photo, Sperry puts a hand on Swift’s waist as the “Anti-Hero” singer throws her head back laughing. On her Instagram Story, the 31-year-old model-actress — who co-starred in Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me” alongside Teller — shared a mirror selfie of the two women striking a pose in their gowns. 

Swift’s Eras Tour concert film was nominated for cinematic and box office achievement, which ultimately went to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Also in the crowd at the awards show was Selena Gomez, who made stops at the 12-time Grammy winner and Sperry’s table — spawning a viral moment in which the Only Murders in the Building star seemingly whispers something juicy to a shocked Swift.  

08 Jan 2024

Mark Ronson Didn’t Get to Deliver His Golden Globes Acceptance Speech, And Now We Know Where It Ended Up

Never let it be said that Mark Ronson lets a good speech go to waste. He had prepared some remarks just in case either of his two nominated songs from Barbie — “I’m Just Ken” or “Dance the Night” — won best original song at the Golden Globes on Sunday. As we all know by now, the speech wasn’t needed. Billie Eilish and Finneas won in the category for their Barbie contribution, “What Was I Made For?”

So Ronson tore up the speech, which he had written on note cards, and tossed it into a wicker wastebasket, presumably in his hotel room, next to an empty suitcase. But the ever-thinking songwriter took a photo of the basket and its contents and posted it on Instagram. At least he can get some social media mileage out of it. At press time, the good-humored post — which also included a red-carpet photo and video with wife Grace Gummer — had gotten 19,000 likes.

Barbie had a disappointing night at the Globes. Ryan Gosling, whose go-for-broke performance of “I’m Just Ken” was one of the film’s unquestioned highlights, lost best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture to Robert Downey Jr. for Oppenheimer. Margot Robbie, who played Barbie to pink perfection, lost best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy to Emma Stone for Poor Things. More surprisingly, Barbie lost best motion picture – musical or comedy to Poor Things.

In the biggest shocker, Greta Gerwig and Noah Bambach lost best screenplay – motion picture to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, the screenwriters of Anatomy of a Fall. The screenplay award was widely expected to go to Barbie as a sort of consolation prize for Gerwig’s expected loss in the best director – motion picture category to Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer.

Of course, Barbie’s long ride has been so spectacularly successful that one meh night at an awards show shouldn’t take any of the shine off the experience. And Ronson seems to have a good sense of humor about the whole thing.

08 Jan 2024

2024 Golden Globes’ Ratings Climb 50% From 2023

Hollywood loves a good comeback story, and the Golden Globes have just made one.

The 2024 Golden Globe Awards, which aired live on CBS on Sunday (Jan. 7), averaged 9.4 million viewers, up 50% from last year. The show achieved its largest audience since 2020, according to Nielsen time zone-adjusted fast national, including out-of-home, ratings for Sunday.

Hollywood’s Party of the Year – the phrase has been trademarked – was Sunday’s most-watched entertainment program.

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Hosted by comedian Jo Koy, the Globes reached the largest livestreaming audience for an awards show across Paramount+ and other CBS platforms since the 65th annual Grammy Awards in February 2023.

It was the second largest livestreamed CBS special event on Paramount+ ever in terms of AMA (average minute audience) and reach.

On social media, the Golden Globes dominated Sunday night with nearly 30 billion potential impressions, ranking as the No. 1 program of the night based on total interactions.

Three years ago, the Globes were rocked by scandal about a lack of diversity in the organization and ethical lapses. It was so bad that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who hosted that year for the fourth time, openly criticized the show while hosting the show. Fey said, “We all know awards shows are stupid. The point is, even with stupid things, inclusivity is important and there are no Black members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. … You have to change that.”

The 2021 show’s ratings plummeted, from 18.32 million viewers in 2020 to just 6.91 million viewers. That marked the first time the show’s viewership had dropped below 14 million viewers since it moved from TBS to NBC in 1996. Whether it was the controversy or the disruptive effect of the pandemic isn’t clear, but the ratings tanked, even in the hands of top-tier hosts like Fey and Poehler.

Two years ago, the Golden Globes were held as a private dinner, with no television or streaming component. It seemed like the show, which originated in 1944, might be too damaged to ever recover. But the idea of the show – a fun, loose event where seemingly every big star in film and TV (and sometimes music too) are jam-packed into one ballroom – was simply too good for Hollywood to let it go.

The show was back on NBC last year, but reached just 6.3 million viewers. This year it moved over to CBS for a show that lived up to its old reputation as Hollywood’s free-wheeling party of the year, with such A-listers as Meryl, Oprah, Taylor and Bruce in attendance.

The champagne that flowed so freely last night in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., is flowing again in offices at the Golden Globes and CBS. The show appears to have survived its brush with death.

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08 Jan 2024

Brie Larson Breaks Down in Tears Meeting Jennifer Lopez at 2024 Golden Globes

The 2024 Golden Globes had plenty of memorable moments that were televised, and even more but candid ones that were captured at the star-studded red carpet on Sunday (Jan. 8) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

One of those highlights was when Brie Larson — who was nominated for best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television for Lessons in Chemistry — met Jennifer Lopez for the first time. 

“I just try to be as present as possible because it’s the chance of a lifetime,” she said to Entertainment Tonight’s host Kevin Frazier just moments before encountering J.Lo. “You’re just surrounded by legends everywhere you look […] it’s hard to go ‘I’m not in a dream.’ I mean, I’m in my dream and I’m living my dream.” 

In the midst of the interview, Frazier signals Lopez, who was standing next in line to be interviewed by ET, to start making her way up. Larson’s reaction was quick and genuine: “Oh my god, I’m going to cry. I can’t deal with JLo. I’m going to cry,” she said. 

Immediately after, with Lopez in her baby pink dress standing in front of her, Larson broke down to tears and transformed into a fangirl. “You mean so much to me. I’m such a huge fan,” she said to Lopez, who also began to shed a tear. “I saw ‘Selena’ and it made me want to be an actor. You’ve always meant so much to me. It’s been a dream of mine so thank you so much. Your work ethic is so important.” 

“How sweet is that? I’m going to cry,” Lopez told Frazier when Larson left. “It’s amazing when she brought up the movie ‘Selena,’ you know, so many years later it still touches people. It’s very moving to me too.”

The humbling gesture even reminded Lopez of who inspired her to want to pursue an acting career.

“I remember being a little girl and watching ‘West Side Story’ and Rita Moreno changing my life,” she recalled. “So to have someone say to me, ‘I watched ‘Selena’ and it made me want to be an actress’ it’s so moving. It’s like your dreams came true and it’s such a beautiful thing.”

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