The Golden Globe Awards are one of the most popular awards of America for television programs and motion pictures. These awards are handed over every year during an official dinner. The Golden Globe Awards are distributed by the renowned Hollywood Foreign Press Association since 1944 as a charity performance. The HFPA members provide support to the film studios, which make announcements about the awards and nominations in their commercials.
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The Golden Globe Awards are one of the most important parts of the awards season of Hollywood that ends every year with the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Oscars. The Golden Globe Awards are considered to be the third most known and watched award ceremony of a year after Grammys and Oscars. The British counterpart of the Golden Globe is The British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA. BAFTA enjoys the same degree of prestige to that of the Golden Globe.
Eligibility period for The Golden Globe Awards -
The Golden Globe Awards are given away during the initial months of the year on the basis of the votes from the Hollywood journalists. Near about 86 journalists, who work on a part-time basis, vote for these awards.
The eligibility period for The Golden Globe Awards starts from the 1st of October whereas the eligibility period for the Academy Awards commences on the 1st of January.
Host and presenter of The Golden Globe Awards -
The Golden Globe Awards is not hosted by any particular host on a regular basis. This is the same with the Academy Awards. But the Emmys, Grammys and the Oscars do have a host usually. However, a presenter provides an introduction to the award-giving ceremony at the commencement of the program every year.
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Categories for The Golden Globe Awards –
The awards, which used to be given out until 1956 at The Golden Globe Awards include the awards for -
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Director – Motion Picture
- Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- Best Screenplay
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Best Original Song
The television awards that are distributed at The Golden Globe Awards comprise –
- Best Drama
- Best Comedy or Musical
- Best Actor (Television Drama Series)
- Best Actor (in a television Motion Picture or Mini-series)
- Best Actress in a television Musical or television comedy
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