The Golden Globes are definitely struggling to restore their image.
The organization has been at the heart of controversy since February, after media revealed that no person of black color was among the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which annually vote for nominate the winners of the Golden Globes.
The association then announced a few days ago that it had voted for a series of reforms in favor of diversity, a decision that is not enough for Scarlett Johansson, the American-Danish actress of
Match Point
and
Black Widow.
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In a statement published in
The Hollywood Reporter on
Saturday
,
the actress said "
unless there is a profound reform within the organization, I believe it is time that we distance ourselves from the HFPA.
". “
When an actor promotes a film, they are expected to participate in the awards season by attending conferences and ceremonies. In the past, this often meant responding to sexist questions and comments from some members of the HFPA, which border on sexual harassment
, ”she lamented. "
This is exactly the reason why, for several years now, I have refused to participate in their conference.
The HFPA is an organization legitimized by people like Harvey Weinstein to create momentum for the recognition of the Academy, and the industry has followed suit
, ”said the activist actress of the #
MeToo
movement
.
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Scarlett Johansson is not the only one to tackle the prestigious ceremony. Mark Ruffalo, the Avengers actor, who won a Golden Globe this year, also said that “
it is disheartening to see how the HFPA is resisting change. (...) The time has come to right the wrongs of the past
”. Ted Sarandos, the CEO of Netflix, has even decided to boycott the organization according to
Deadline
, declaring that "
we will stop all activity with your organization until more significant changes are made
". The president of the HFPA replied in a statement that "
we hear your concerns about the changes our association needs to make and we want to assure you that we are working diligently on all of these points
”.