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Criticizes the Golden Globes award: Scarlett Johansson
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Several stars and important companies in Hollywood have criticized the announced reforms at the Golden Globes as not going far enough.
Netflix and Amazon announced that they will continue to suspend their collaboration with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
This could mean, among other things, that none of the productions from these companies will take part in the award ceremony.
Netflix titles won the Golden Globe in ten categories in February.
The prizes were awarded by the HFPA this year on February 28th.
There had been strong criticism in advance, for example due to a lack of diversity and non-transparent membership criteria.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the jury does not include any black people.
Actress Scarlett Johansson, 36, said she was frequently asked sexist questions at HFPA press conferences.
"That is exactly the reason why I have refused to attend their conferences for many years," said Johansson at "Variety".
Without really fundamental reforms, she believes it is time to "take a step back from the HFPA."
When will the reforms take effect?
The almost 90 members of the HFPA had accepted a comprehensive amendment proposal by the board on Thursday. According to this, the small association wants to accept at least 20 new members in 2021, primarily African-American, and double the number of members within 18 months. There should also be new guidelines for foreign journalists, for example with regard to invitations to film events. The acceptance of promotional gifts is prohibited in the future.
Many in Hollywood feel that these steps are not far-reaching enough and not binding enough.
In addition, they would often take effect from autumn at the earliest and would therefore have little effect on nominations for the coming season.
The "Time's Up" organization against discrimination and an amalgamation of around 100 important PR firms confirmed similar stops for cooperation with the HFPA such as Amazon and Netflix.
"Time's Up" criticized that the jurors were not obliged to provide evidence that they had seen the nominated films.
Actor Mark Ruffalo, 53, said on Twitter, "It is disappointing to see that the HFPA, which has gained notoriety and has benefited significantly from its involvement with filmmakers and actors, is refusing to make the changes that are being demanded of it."
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