Fans of the Golden Globes will be disappointed to know that the award ceremony will not be livestreamed this year.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases with the onset of the omicron variant, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday that the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held as a private event, with real-time updates on winners provided on its website and social media.
This year’s event is going to be a private event and will not be live-streamed.
We will be providing real-time updates on winners on the Golden Globes website and our social media.https://t.co/UftlFSZg5u
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 6, 2022
The news follows the HFPA announcing Tuesday that there would be no audience attending the event and no red carpet. Proof of vaccination and a booster shot, along with a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours, will be required for entry, and all guests will be required to wear a mask and socially distance.
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The ceremony will also discuss the Reimagine Coalition, described as “a joint five-year initiative to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion across the global entertainment industry.” The HFPA partnered with the NAACP in October to create the coalition five months after NBC backed out of hosting the award show in 2022 over concerns it was not committed enough to diversity.
“Over the last eight months, the HFPA has completely overhauled its bylaws, implementing sweeping changes from top to bottom addressing ethics and code of conduct, diversity, equity and inclusion, governance, membership, and more,” the HFPA’s Tuesday announcement reads.
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The ceremony will be held Sunday at 9 p.m. EST.
