The 2023 Golden Globes: Here's everything you need to know

Once a fixture in the awards season calendar – the raucous party known for boosting the campaigns of Oscar hopefuls – the Golden Globes has become mired in controversy and was not broadcast by NBC in 2022. From the criticisms levelled against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the small group of international journalists who vote on the awards) to the news that it will be returning to screens in 2023 – and the nominations list in full – here’s what you need to know.

On 21 February 2021, a Los Angeles Times investigation accused the HFPA of “self dealing” and highlighted potential conflicts of interest. Among them was the fact that 30 HFPA members had been flown to France to visit the set of Emily in Paris in 2019. Two years later, the series was nominated for two Golden Globes, while more critically lauded shows like I May Destroy You were snubbed. It was also revealed that the organisation had no Black members. Meher Tatna, its former president, later told Variety that there hadn’t been any Black members for at least two decades. The backlash was swift, with several former Golden Globe nominees including Ava DuVernay demanding change via social media.

Just days before the 2021 Golden Globes ceremony on 28 February, the HFPA responded with a statement saying: “We are fully committed to ensuring our membership is reflective of the communities around the world who love film, TV and the artists inspiring and educating them. We understand that we need to bring in Black members, as well as members from other underrepresented backgrounds, and we will immediately work to implement an action plan to achieve these goals as soon as possible.”

Things quickly went from bad to worse. In March 2021, the HFPA hired a new strategic diversity advisor and vowed that at least 13 percent of its membership would be Black. However, in April, Deadline reported that HFPA member and former eight-term president Philip Berk had sent an email sharing an article that labelled Black Lives Matter a “racist hate movement”. Berk was expelled, but the incident set off a chain of events that led to the departure of the HFPA’s crisis communications firm and diversity consultant.

The organisation unveiled further plans for reform in May – promising to diversify and proposing restrictions on the gifts its voters can accept – but Netflix, Amazon Studios and WarnerMedia all announced that they’d boycott the HFPA until there was more meaningful change. On 10 May, NBC released a statement saying it would not be airing the 2022 Golden Globes. “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,” it read. “However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. Assuming the organisation executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”

Yes, but not in the format that we’ve become accustomed to. On 4 January 2022, Variety reported that the HFPA had failed to secure any celebrity presenters for the upcoming ceremony. Hours later, the outlet revealed that the 2022 Golden Globes would be “very stripped down [and] will centre on announcing this year’s winners while also focusing on the HFPA’s philanthropy work. There will not be an audience, only select HFPA members and philanthropy grantees will be in the room. There will be no red carpet and media credential requests for the event will not be accepted.” On 6 January, a HFPA rep added: “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

That’s certainly what the HFPA has been working towards. In October 2021, its membership admitted 21 new voters, six of whom are Black. Eligibility was also expanded to all qualified journalists working for a foreign publication in the US (rather than just those based in Southern California), there’s a ban on accepting gifts, and a requirement that existing members apply for reaccreditation. However, there is, of course, much more work still to be done.

Despite this, on 9 August 2022, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the Golden Globes ceremony would in fact be back on NBC for its 80th edition, with a proposed airdate of 10 January 2023.

The 2023 Golden Globes ceremony is set to return to its usual home of the Beverly Hilton hotel, with comedian Jerrod Carmichael taking the reins as host. However, it’s still unclear how many nominees and industry insiders will be present. Among those expected to make an appearance, according to Variety, are Elizabeth Debicki, Jenna Ortega, Michelle Williams, Jessica Chastain, Ana de Armas, Julia Garner and Austin Butler. Then, on 3 January, the HFPA confirmed that presenters at the ceremony would also include Jamie Lee Curtis, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Natasha Lyonne, Billy Porter, Colman Domingo and Quentin Tarantino. One nominee who certainly won’t be attending? The Whale’s Brendan Fraser who, in 2018, accused the HFPA’s former president Philip Berk of groping him at a luncheon in 2003. Berk disputed this allegation.

The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were revealed on 12 December 2022. See the list in full below.

Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness

Best Director – Motion Picture

James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

Austin Butler – Elvis
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Hugh Jackman – The Son
Bill Nighy – Living
Jeremy Pope – The Inspection

Cate Blanchett – Tár
Olivia Colman – Empire of Light
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

Lesley Manville – Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie – Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Menu
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Diego Calva – Babylon
Daniel Craig – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver – White Noise
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes – The Menu

Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt – Babylon
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan – She Said

Todd Field – Tár
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley – *Women Talking *
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans

Carter Burwell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking
Justin Hurwitz – Babylon
John Williams – The Fabelmans

“Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing – Taylor Swift
“Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Roeben Katz, Guillermo del Toro
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick – Lady Gaga, BloodPop
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR – Kala Bhairava, MM Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj