After controversy and sharp criticism
Golden Globes removes language barrier for film nominations
NBC will not be broadcasting the Golden Globes.
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Scarlet Johansan.
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Tom Cruise.
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After a controversy in recent months about how well it represents societal diversity, the Golden Globe Awards announced yesterday that it is amending its rules to enable films in foreign languages to compete in the general and animated film categories.
These criticisms prompted the American television network, NBC, which usually broadcasts the Golden Globes celebration, to abandon broadcasting the next session to make time for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to promote its ethnic and cultural diversity and increase its transparency.
This year, many took the association to limit the nomination of “Minari” to the category of best foreign language film, and not to include it in the general categories. A New Life, most of his scenes were filmed in Korean.
"Minari" was not nominated in the categories of Best Comedy or Drama at the Golden Globe Awards, although it was nominated in major categories in the Academy Awards.
Last year's Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" met the same fate for the same reasons.
"We have reconsidered the rules we adopt this year," the association's president, Ali Sarr, said in a press statement, "in consideration of criticism from the entertainment sector, and we decided to adopt new approaches at the awards ceremony next year, ensuring that these films are given the attention they deserve."
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, made up of about 90 journalists from various media outlets, has been accused for years of discrimination, sexism and corruption.
Sarr stressed that "language will no longer be a barrier to recognizing that a film is the best."
Last month, the association's members approved a series of measures aimed at improving its expression of diversity and quelling criticism, but these reassurances did not convince the sector, and the regulators continued to be criticized.
A number of stars, such as Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise, also considered these reforms too slow and unclear, while two members of the association resigned, describing them as "toxic."
Both "Netflix" and "Warren's Brothers" announced that they were no longer interested in working with the association until it made "major" changes.
On Wednesday, the association indicated that the majority of its members attended awareness sessions on diversity and inclusion.
New rules to be adopted include, for example, the use of diversity consultants and a ban on accepting gifts.
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