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TheGolden Globe Awardsare back on NBC — andJerrod Carmichaelis running the show!
On Wednesday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC announced that Carmichael, 35, will host the 80th Golden Globes as the ceremony airs live on NBC and Peacock Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at 8 p.m. EST from the The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
“Jerrod is the special kind of talent this show calls for to kick off the awards season,” Hoehne added.
Carmichael rose to fame as a stand-up comedian and as the creator and star of the NBC sitcomThe Carmichael Show. He won anEmmy Awardin September foroutstanding writing for a variety specialin hisHBO comedy specialRothaniel, during which he publiclycame out as gayas he taped the performance in front of a live audience at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City in February.
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January’s Golden Globes will mark the first time that Carmichael has hosted the awards ceremony, whichreturns to NBC for the first time since 2021in the new year.
Thenetwork declined to air the awards showearlier this year amid controversy regarding the HFPA, a small group of international journalists that determines the nominees and winners of the Golden Globe Awards each year.
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The organization was widely criticized for its lack of representation among its members afterTheLos Angeles Timespublished an exposé in February 2021, in which it was revealed there were zero members of the organization that were Black.
At the time, a representative for HFPA told theLA Timesthat the group was aware of the issue and is “committed to addressing” it.
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In May of last year, NBC announced that the Globes would not air for the first time in years because of the controversy, writing in a press release viaThe Hollywood Reporterat the time: “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right.”
Continued the statement: “As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”
Though the award show was not televised in 2022,the 79th annual Golden Globe Awardswere held in January at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The 2023 Golden Globes will air live on NBC and Peacock Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at 8 p.m. EST. Nominations will be revealed Dec. 12.
source: people.com
