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The Lingering Golden Globes Stench

Two years after the Penske-Boehly takeover, and with the publicists’ war in the rearview, a new set of cascading challenges is befalling Hollywood’s perpetually scandalous awards show: apparent profiteering, marginalized membership, and an A.G. inquiry that threatens the whole party.

Todd Boehly Jay Penske
Maybe it’s a fitting Hollywood ending that the Globes have been plundered by two billionaires who positioned themselves as saviors. Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
December 13, 2024

If there’s anyone with the proper perspective on Monday’s Golden Globes nominations, and the escalating fight behind the scenes of Hollywood’s silliest awards show, it’s probably Luca Celada, the Italian journalist for Rome’s Il Manifesto and a former board member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Luca was one of the few HFPA-ers who vocally opposed the takeover by Todd Boehly and Jay Penske two years ago—a fraught deal plagued by conflicts of interest that has since led to crass profiteering, marginalized members, a state attorney general inquiry related to its charitable arm, and a new call to reconsider the transaction.