By: Bella Rich
Golden Globes
The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both in American film and American television. The awards ceremony, which is held in January, is considered one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industry.
The categories of the awards are:
- Best Motion Picture (Drama)
- Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Director
- Best Actor (Drama)
- Best Actress (Drama)
- Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Screenplay
- Best Original Song
- Best Original Score
- Best Television Series (Drama)
- Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Actor (TV Series – Drama)
- Best Actress (TV Series – Drama)
- Best Actor (TV Series – Comedy or Musical)
- Best Actress (TV Series – Comedy or Musical)
- Best Supporting Actor (TV Series, Limited Series or Television Film)
- Best Supporting Actress (TV Series, Limited Series or Television Film)
- Best Limited Series or Television Film.
The awards are determined by a vote of the HFPA membership, which is made up of international journalists who cover the entertainment industry. It’s important to note that the Golden Globe Awards are not always a perfect predictors for the Academy Awards (Oscars) and there can be a different set of awards in each ceremony.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is a non-profit organization of international journalists who cover the entertainment industry, specifically the film and television industries in Hollywood. The association was founded in 1943 by a group of journalists working in Hollywood to serve as a bridge between the Hollywood film industry and the international press.
The HFPA is best known for the Golden Globe Awards, an awards ceremony it holds annually in January to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both in American film and American television. The awards are considered one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industry and serve as a prelude to the Academy Awards (Oscars).
The Golden Globe Awards are determined by a vote of the HFPA membership, which currently is made up of around 90 members from more than 55 countries. As a non-profit organization the revenues of the association comes from the Golden Globe Awards and its events.
The association also provides scholarships to students studying in the field of film, television and journalism, and sponsors selected film festivals throughout the world.
Television Industries in Hollywood
The television industry in Hollywood, also known as the Hollywood television industry, refers to the production, distribution, and promotion of television shows that are created and filmed in Hollywood, California. Hollywood has been a major center for television production since the medium’s inception, and the industry continues to be an important part of the local economy.
Some of the major studios that produce television shows in Hollywood include Warner Bros. Television, Universal Television, CBS Television Studios, 20th Television, and Disney Television Studios. These studios create, produce and distribute a wide variety of shows for different networks and streaming platforms such as traditional broadcast networks like NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and the cable networks like HBO, Showtime, and AMC, as well as online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.
The television industry in Hollywood is known for producing a wide variety of programming, including dramas, comedies, talk shows, reality shows, game shows, and soap operas, among others. Some of the most successful and well-known shows that have been produced in Hollywood include Friends, The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Office, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad among many others.
It’s worth to mention that the television industry in Hollywood has gone through several changes in the past years, for example with the emergence of streaming platforms and digital technology, it has resulted in a shift in the way shows are being produced and watched, and a rise of non-Hollywood production centers.
