How Are The Winners Of The Golden Globe Awards Voted?

The Golden Globe Awards are honors given to people who displayed excellence in American and International Television and film projects. The ceremony is one of the most anticipated currently in the United States.

Relatively to the Oscars, the Golden Globes is a bit more relaxed. A large percentage of award ceremonies' fans love the tranquil atmosphere that the show's organizers put out. Also, the awarding body recognizes both film and television.

They honor every individual behind the production of the most successful projects released between the eligibility period of that particular edition. Keep scrolling to see the voting process of the award.

The winners of the prestigious award are determined by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). This association comprises United States-based reporters who write for different news outlets worldwide.

The HFPA consists of about 90 members, which is relatively small compared to the deciding board for the Oscars awards. The Oscars awards academy has about 9000 voting members who come together to decide the award winners.

Only a few members are accepted into the HFPA annually, and they are based on specific criteria. A major requirement for membership is covering entertainment news for foreign outlets. The members must also be a member of an accredited journalist organization.

Applicants must also submit the necessary documents, including samples of previous work, proof of payment for the work, and a letter of recommendation from a reputable individual/organization.

When it is time for nominations, the academy awards members start by submitting ballots alongside a list of movie projects. All selected movies must have been released in the United States within the calendar year of eligibility.

Each member submits five nominations for each category which must have been ranked 1-5 by them. The HFPA attends different occasions of movie screenings, film festivals, private screenings, and DVD screeners.

All HFPA members must vote secretly for who they want the winner of each category to be. An accounting firm carefully counts the ballots before picking the deserved winners for each category.

With these processes, the HFPA has proven to be very selective with their choices both on recruiting members into the association and voting nominees for the prestigious award.

The membership requirements and voting processes are evidence that the Golden Globe award is quite different from the Oscars award. The Golden Globe ceremony awards both television and film to completely cover the scope of entertainment.

Entertainment studios are also open to the opportunity of working with another award show apart from the Oscars. For the awarding body, their properties get enough screen-time in front of as many fans/viewers as possible.

Over the years, many award analysts always rated Golden Globe awards as a firm and solid sign of several projects that might get a nomination for the Oscars. The academy voters for the Oscars also have another opportunity to see the individuals that contributed to various projects.

They also get the chance to hear what the nominees/winners say in their acceptance speeches at the award show. However, recently, controversies were surrounding the membership of the HFPA that had no black members.

The awards are accolades offered to people by honoring their excellence in both local and international television and film projects. The first award show took place on January 20, 1944, and the rest they say is history.

The ceremony is held in the first month of every year, and the eligibility period of the nominations is from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. However, there was an exception during the 78th edition due to the pandemic in 2020.

The HFPA, which founded the award show, had one goal: to establish an award ceremony similar to the Oscars. Some of the motion picture awards in the show include Best Motion Picture for Drama, Musical, Comedy, Foreign language, etc.

There are categories for the Best Drama, Best Musical/Comedy, Best Actor/Actress for Drama/Musical/Comedy for the television awards. There are also categories for retirees.