Golden Globes adds 2 new awards categories for box office achievements and stand-up comedians
Out with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, in with two new Golden Globes categories.
As the HFPA era of the Golden Globes is phased out, a pair of competitive categories will be added to the 81st ceremony, according to a press release from the organization.
The two new categories are Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Pictures and Best Stand-Up Comedian on Television. They'll be presented during the Jan. 7 ceremony.
Per an official description of the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, the bracket will recognize eight of the "most acclaimed, highest-earning and/or most viewed films that have garnered extensive global audience." Rules indicate that eligible films must have grossed over $150 million globally — with at least $100 million of that haul coming from the United States — and/or must "obtain commensurate digital streaming viewership recognized by trusted industry sources." Films will still be eligible for other Globes categories if they receive a nomination here.
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"The new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award is more than just rewarding the year's top earning and most viewed motion pictures," said Tim Gray, Executive Vice President of the Golden Globes. "These films have typically not been recognized among industry awards, but they should be."
On the television side, the Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television will honor six "traditional stand-up comedy performances of at least 30 minutes" that first aired in the United States, excluding work that's part of larger series or TV films.
The changes come months after the Golden Globes announced in June that, after being acquired by Dick Clark Productions, it would dissolve the historic HFPA group of journalists that typically voted to determine award winners across film and TV categories, following years of controversy stemming from a 2021 Los Angeles Times exposé that revealed there were no Black journalists among the organization's then-87-person membership.
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