The Golden Globes of 2021 are receiving the treatment of time.
The award show, which aired Sunday on NBC, found after a recent expose that the Globe’s elusive group, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, did not include a single black member.
The organization Time’s Up launched a #TimesUpGlobes protest campaign on Friday, calling for the HFPA, which honors nominees and celebrities, given the lack of diversity.
“One cosmetic fix is not enough,” one of Read group tweets, A feeling that was Echo from Shonda Rhimes As well as Kerry washington, Alyssa Milano, Amy Schumer even more.
Many celebrities have joined Twitter to support the movement, including JD Apto, who wrote: “Lots of crazy things about @Goldenglobes and the Hollywood foreign press but it’s terrible. #timesupglobes. “
Ava DuVernay called it “old news”. New energy, ” In his tweet With the hashtag.
The campaign comes after it was posted by the Los Angeles Times Harmful report Regarding the mysterious identity of the “insular, unreasonably powerful group” and its 87 members, who often keep a “low profile”. While it was found that the group has few members of color, no black members, a fact confirmed by the HFPA. The group also said that this is an issue that they are “committed to addressing.”
For this year’s nominations, notable snubs were for top big screen honors for widely acclaimed films such as Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” and Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” – though “Judas” Star Daniel Kaluya made a gesture that HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” was nominated for Best TV Drama for a “supporting role” – but the entire cast was overlooked for the acting cast.
In an initial statement, the HFPA stated that it was an option created by its members.
“We do not control the individual votes of our members,” HFPA said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “We want to build cultural understanding through film and TV and recognize how the power of creative storytelling can educate people around the world for issues of race, representation and orientation.”
However, by Thursday, the HFPA promised to “bring in black members”.
“We are fully committed to ensuring that our membership reflects communities around the world who love film, TV and artists and are inspiring and educating them,” the organization said Statement for the los angeles times. “We understand that we need to bring in Black members, as well as members of other underrepresented backgrounds, and we will work immediately to implement an action plan to achieve these goals as soon as possible.”
Former HFPA Chairman and Board President on Friday Meher Tattana told Variety There has not been a black member of the organization since at least 2002, claiming that it is not easy to find an international black journalist.
“As a person of color, this is important to me,” Tattna said. “It is just there, who are nuances as an organization of immigrants, who write for our country, that the search [for international Black journalists] It has not been easy, but that does not mean that we will give up. We will keep trying, and we will be part of the solution. “
In 2018, Time Up led this charge during the #MeToo movement, and many actors and actresses wore black on the red carpet as a sign of solidarity and to raise awareness of the campaign.
Similarly, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hand over the Oscars, caught fire due to lack of diversity in 2015 when it snatched up actors of color, leading to a #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign. Since then, Oscar has taken steps for greater inclusivity by the movement.
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