Overview

• The Golden Globes voting body will no longer provide $75,000 annual salaries to approximately 50 legacy voters who were part of a five-year agreement signed in 2023.
• Affected members will receive $102,500 in severance payments and the option to reapply annually as unpaid voters.
• The change was communicated by Globes president Helen Hoehne during a Zoom meeting, with no opportunity for questions from attendees.
• A spokesperson for the organization stated that the move was intended to reduce perceptions of bias in the voting process.
• This decision is part of broader reforms following the 2021 diversity controversy, including the transition of the Globes from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and an expansion of its voter pool to 300 members, most of whom are unpaid.