Despite controversy, the 79th Golden Globe Awards to be held on Jan 9, 2022

Golden Globes 2022 will take place on January 9, 2022.

The 2022 Golden Globes will not be broadcast on NBC however the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as of late made a statement announcing the date for the  79th annual ceremony. HFPA said that the awards show will occur on Sunday, January 9 which additionally turns out to be that same day as the Critics Choice Awards as reported by Deadline.

According to the report, it has additionally been affirmed that the nominations will be declared on Monday, December 13. The Golden Globes experienced harsh criticism last year because of diversity issues following which NBC put an end to being their broadcast partner.

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HFPA has also faced pressure from marketing experts who promised to take their talent out of the Globes if huge changes weren’t made to change the association’s diversity issues. Last year, the Golden Globes confronted a significant backfire and the result of which was gigantic since actor Tom Cruise ended up returning his Globes prizes.

Following the backlash, the Globes committee declared changes this year with a new president, German journalist  Helen Hoehne, a new board of directors that incorporates three outside non-members, and so on as reported by Variety.

Concerning the recent announcement of the date for the Golden Globes Awards show. The statement made by HFPA supposedly didn’t refer to the venue or broadcast details however only released a calendar that provided the dates for submission of film sections, last screening date, and presentation of the ceremony of January 9, 2022. The dates gave no clarity amid the award show’s ongoing controversies.