With the Golden Globes almost here, Twitter exploded in shock and dismay on Friday that the founding organization of the ceremony, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has no black members and has not in the past 20 years.
After the weak recognition of the problem presented by HFPA yesterday, the reality of the situation did not fall well for Ava DuVernay, former Globes winner Sterling K. Brown, Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Lovecraft CountryJurnee Smollett, Patton Oswalt and dozens of others who participated in social media to express discontent, casting an important shadow on social media.
“A cosmetic fix is not enough,” Rhimes, Kerry Washington and Alyssa Milano tweeted as they and others put their discontent on the image of a broken prize and the problem descriptions: “Hollywood Foreign Press Association. No single black member among 87. ”
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“Old news. New energy,” tweeted filmmaker and activist DuVernay, who was the first black woman nominated for best director by HFPA in 2015.
Old news. New energy. #TimesUpGlobes pic.twitter.com/AzJhTA42W8
– Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 26, 2021
The composition of the HFPA seems insanely out of line, given the growing focus on diversity in Hollywood and across the country, which was accelerated by protests over the summer following the police deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
“So many crazy things about the Golden Globes and the Hollywood Foreign Press, but that sucks,” said Apatow.
“What is the price of HFPA?” asked Ellen Barkin.
See some of the reactions below.
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The fact that only 87 people were able to vote for the Golden Globe in the first place, shows how senseless fcking and trash all the #Gold globes It is. And then, to be virtually devoid of POC, #TimesUpGlobes https://t.co/EplZ8JeMvG
– mondogarage (@mondogarage) February 27, 2021
So many crazy things about the @Gold globes and the foreign Hollywood press, but that’s awful. #timesupglobes pic.twitter.com/C5PYs5zFRr
– Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) February 26, 2021
A cosmetic correction is not enough #TimesUpGlobes #The time is up https://t.co/9S45FNQVzz
– jurnee smollett (@jurneesmollett) February 26, 2021
How far have we come, you ask? Not far enough. A cosmetic correction is not enough. #TIMESUPGlobes #THE TIME IS OVER pic.twitter.com/cVpeqk1ofX
– Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) February 26, 2021
A cosmetic correction is not enough. #TIMESUPGlobes #THE TIME IS OVER pic.twitter.com/q8uG2gqIvk
– Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 26, 2021
A cosmetic correction is not enough. #TimesUpGlobes #THE TIME IS OVER pic.twitter.com/9iwnVSNHOp
– kerry washington (@kerrywashington) February 27, 2021
A cosmetic correction is not enough. #TIMESUPGlobes #THE TIME IS OVER pic.twitter.com/hjebfXIRFU
– shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) February 26, 2021
Everyone needs a voice!#timesupglobes https://t.co/6dKelnh67M
– Mike Jackson (@mikejackson) February 27, 2021
The 78th annual Golden Globe will air on NBC on February 28.
Erik Pedersen and Dominic Patten contributed to this report.