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The Hollywood Foreign Press is making changes to the supporting acting categories in TV for the Golden Globes. The modifications will take effect for the 80th ceremony on January 10. The new categories are Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama, Supporting Actress in a Television…

It’s been a trying year-plus for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but there’s some good news for the group today: Its signature trophy show, the Golden Globes, will return to NBC in 2023. HFPA, dick clark productions and the network said the 80th anniversary gala will air live coast-to-coast from the Beverly…

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the re-election of Helen Hoehne to another term as President by an overwhelming margin. Hoehne’s tenure as President has marked a significant period in the history of the HFPA, as the embattled organization behind the Golden Globes has looked to make the…

Reports of the Golden Globes resurrection on NBC might be premature. A January 2023 broadcast of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association-organized shindig is “not a done deal,” according to a well-placed source. While talks have been going on between the longtime Globes broadcaster and the Helen Hoehne-led HFPA, no…

Eldridge Industries boss Todd Boehly may own the Premier League’s Chelsea now, but the Golden Globes continues to elude the HFPA interim CEO, for now. A month after Boehly put forth a proposal to buy up the currently network shuttered award show, jack up the scandal soaked Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s…

EXCLUSIVE: In an effort to get the Golden Globes into a new era, increase and implement its diversity initiatives and boost its accountability, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s interim CEO Todd Boehly made proposals at a members meeting Thursday designed to help propel the organziation toward that…

UPDATED with HFPA statement: More troubles for the group behind the Golden Globes: PR firm Sunshine Sachs has dropped the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a client. The firm sent a letter to HFPA this week, and its board was informed today, Deadline hears. “This was a long time coming,” said a source…

UPDATED, 3:46 PM: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Tuesday that it has reached out to the staffs of two House lawmakers who are calling for an IRS investigation of the organization’s non-profit status. The HFPA said that the letter does not take into account new ethics and conduct rules as well and…

Aida Takla-O'Reilly, the Egyptian journalist who was president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association twice and was its longest-serving member, died Sunday in Los Angeles. The HFPA did not disclose her age or cause of death. Takla-O'Reilly joined the group behind the Golden Globes in 1956 and was elected as its…

Sergei Rakhlin, an entertainment reporter, screenwriter and longtime member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, died on January 21, the organization said. He was 78. Rakhlin was born in Gorky, Russia in 1943, playing several key roles during his time with the HFPA, including as an executive producer of their…

EXCLUSIVE: The controversy-plagued Golden Globes looks set to return this weekend, but no one will see it online or otherwise. “This year’s event is going to be a private event and will not be livestreamed,” an HFPA spokesperson told Deadline on Thursday. “We will be providing real-time updates on winners on the…

UPDATED with more show details: The HFPA has confirmed some details about its Golden Globes Awards on Sunday. The group said there won’t be a red carpet or any media credentials for the show and that guests at the Beverly Hilton must be masked and socially distanced. The besieged org also said that Kyle Bowser, SVP of…