Ricky Gervais Golden Globes 2011 - COMPLETE BITS. Is the media too obsessed with a second-rate awards show? After reading the avalanche of coverage about Tuesday's Golden Globes nominations, including a lengthy post focusing on the hapless nature of the awards from yours truly, a friend in the business asked a fair, but uncomfortable, question: If all you guys in the media think the Globes are so lame, why do you give them such wall-to-wall coverage?
I started to argue with him -- journalists are congenitally defensive about criticism -- but I had to admit that he had a valid point. Entertainment TV and showbiz bloggers fell over themselves doing Globes updates while my newspaper devoted most of Wednesday's Calendar section to extensive Globes coverage, even as we pointed out all of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.'s many flaws, including nominating for best picture for comedy/musical such critically drubbed clunkers as "The Tourist" and "Burlesque.
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Reactions. OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Golden Globe Award. The Golden Globe Award is an American accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.
The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards.[1] The 71st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2013, were presented on January 12, 2014, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where they have been held annually since 1961.[2] History[edit] In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish a special honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry.