tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post116620638613460955..comments2024-03-13T23:43:03.755-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The Golden Globes Choose Their 'ToonsSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1166233758491364792006-12-15T17:49:00.000-08:002006-12-15T17:49:00.000-08:00i stopped watching or paying attention to these aw...i stopped watching or paying attention to these awards shows after i learned how fixed they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1166220272537212252006-12-15T14:04:00.000-08:002006-12-15T14:04:00.000-08:00What's really funny is to look at who decides on t...What's really funny is to look at who decides on the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes. The "Hollywood Foreign Press" is actually a tiny, closed group (less than 100 people as I recall), many of whom are barely journalists or reporters by any stretch (I believe most are, at best, part-time reporters), and many work for insignificant publications. I seem to recall an article detailing how many members weren't based in Hollywood, weren't really foreign, or weren't any longer really members of the press. It was an evolution that happened over decades, but now that the group has some major clout, there's apparently no desire from current members to shake up a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Since they're such a small group (whose membership is well publicized), and because those of them who do actually report on Hollywood are dependent upon the studios for access, it's very easy for those studios to, let's say, try to sway them.<BR/><BR/>I've read of extravagant screening parties for the HFP where they're wined and dined to the hilt, given expensive gifts, and given special access to stars and studio honchos. It's staggering that the Golden Globes have the slightest credibility, but this is Hollywood.Kevin Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678528568112279975noreply@blogger.com