
The Golden Globes and Critics Choice faceoff adds off-screen drama to awards season
CNN
If an awards show happened and nobody could watch it, would it make a sound? The Golden Globes appear determined to find out.
After a scandal-plagued year that forced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to announce an overhaul of its membership ranks and prompted NBC to drop the annual telecast, the organization has opted to forge ahead with its awards despite the lack of a TV showcase. But that has spurred acrimony and confusion with another presentation, the Critics Choice Awards, which moved into the Globes' Jan. 9 slot and will be televised on the CW and TBS, which, like CNN, is a unit of WarnerMedia.
The HFPA has cited continuity as a reason for proceeding with its awards, unveiling its nominations Monday, along with a detailed breakdown of all the reforms that have been implemented. Those changes include seeking to add greater diversity to its membership and addressing perceived ethical lapses involving some members, after the Los Angeles Times' extensive reporting about the group earlier this year.

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