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Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is an organization comprising journalists who cover the United States film industry, but are affiliated with publications outside of the United States. The group is best known for the Golden Globe Awards, of which it is the creator and on-going organizer. The group was founded in 1943 by a correspondent for the Daily Mail, a UK newspaper. The chief aim was, and is, the dispersing of news about Hollywood to countries outside North America. They vote and decide on Golden Globe nominees for each year.

Criticism

According to The New York Times, the HFPA "functions like an exclusive club, admitting a maximum of five new members a year, though more often...accepting only one. Any single member may object to a new member, making it extremely difficult to join. The association does not represent internationally renowned publications like Le Monde or The Times of London—indeed, it has repeatedly rejected applications from Sue Kim, a Le Monde correspondent, while accepting applications from freelance writers from Bangladesh and South Korea". [1] The HFPA has also been scrutinized for being susceptible to heavy lobbying by studios and artists for nominations and awards. In 1981, the HFPA was heavily criticized after it was revealed that an award given to actress Pia Zadora had been preceded by a junket to Las Vegas for HFPA members paid for by Zadora's husband, producer Meshulam Riklis. [2] In 1999, HFPA members were ordered to return gift luxury watches sent by actress Sharon Stone as a promotion for her performance in The Muse. [3]

Another main criticism is of the small membership that makes these awards. For the 2009 awards, the Association had 95 members.

Notes

  1. ^ Sharon Waxman, "Suicide Reveals Strife in Group Behind the Globes", The New York Times, December 20, 2005. Accessed 25 October, 2007.
  2. ^ Sharon Waxman, "Hollywood Con Job", The Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2008. Accessed 12 December, 2008.
  3. ^ Josh Walk, "Bribe, She Said", Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 1999. Accessed 12 December 2008.
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