The 2024 award season is weird. Here’s a guide to unpacking it

As if the glitz and glamor of award season isn’t chaotic enough, a bevy of factors are contributing to the 2024 cycle looking like a scheduling nightmare dressed up in high heels and shimmering gowns.

As if the glitz and glamor of award season isn’t chaotic enough, a bevy of factors are contributing to the 2024 cycle looking like a scheduling nightmare dressed up in high heels and shimmering gowns. The most glaring factor affecting change this year is the historic dual Hollywood strikes of 2023, which notably resulted in the Emmy Awards being delayed and rescheduled for eight days after the Golden Globes this month. Plus, there are some widespread category changes, eligibility window caveats, and, of course, the Globes’ second attempt at a rebirth after a scandal that temporarily drove the show off TV. It’s a lot to take in but fear not, we’re here to help explain it all so that your award season viewing is rolled out like a red carpet. Golden Globes’ facelift  The Golden Globe Awards and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) – the small group of international journalists who made up the Globes’ voting body – have undergone a major overhaul following the 2021 diversity and ethics scandal first reported by the Los Angeles Times that rocked the organization. After going off the air in 2022 and returning to a televised format in 2023 with historically low ratings, the 2024 ceremony is promising more change. To start, there’s a new voting body after Dick Clark Productions (DCP) and Eldridge acquired the rights to the Globes, effectively dissolving the HFPA’s membership following a turbulent couple of years as the organization attempted to address the issues uncovered in 2021. The telecast also has a new broadcast home on CBS after years on NBC, plus some new categories and general restructuring (more on that below). Comedian Jo Koy is set to host Sunday’s event.