Golden Globes winner mistakenly thanks non-existent HFPA in acceptance speech

Joey Nolfi
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Composer Ludwig Göransson thanked the dissolved Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his work on "Oppenheimer."

Well, it was bound to happen at some point: One of the big winners at Sunday night's Golden Globes ceremony mistakenly thanked the now-dissolved Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the voting body that used to bestow statuettes.

After Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for his work on Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer — which appeared to steamroll the film categories at the ceremony — he took to the stage and thanked the HFPA, which no longer exists.

"Thank you to the HFPA, and thank you to Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas for inviting me on this journey, and for creating this masterpiece," the 39-year-old said. "Working with Christopher Nolan has been an incredible experience, and I think the way that you use music in your films and your storytelling has inspired a lot of people."

<p>CBS</p> Ludwig Göransson at the Golden Globes

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Ludwig Göransson at the Golden Globes

Though the former HFPA — a small group of journalists — decided who won Golden Globes for decades, the group was dissolved in 2023 after the awards organization was acquired by Dick Clark Productions following two years of restructuring in the aftermath of a racial exclusion scandal that rocked the HFPA in 2021.

At the time, a Los Angeles Times exposé that unveiled a scathing report indicating there were no Black journalists among the HFPA's 87-person membership. Scores of celebrities and publicity agencies distanced themselves from the HFPA in the months after, with the Globes' longtime network partner, NBC, eventually pulling the following year's broadcast. The show returned to NBC in 2023, though it later moved to CBS amid the dissolution of the HFPA.

The Globes' 2024 telecast marked a large shift for the awards body, which made several high-profile changes to overhaul its embattled image — including adding two new competitive categories (one for box office success and the other for TV stand-up specials).

The group further announced new inclusion measures, welcomed a diverse band of new voting members, and overhauled its inclusion standards.

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