Golden Globes plummets in the ratings to lowest ever audience

Woke Golden Globes plummets in the ratings to lowest EVER audience of just 5.3M as it falls 23% from 2021: Viewers brand it a ‘snoozefest’ of ‘politicized’ monologues

  • The 2023 Golden Globes’ ratings dropped to 5.36 million, the lowest in decades
  • The drop was a 23 percent from 2021 – the last time the awards show aired
  • The awards show was slammed as ‘boring’ and a ‘snooze fest’ by viewers online 
  •  In 2020, the ratings were 18 million but dropped to a low 6.9 million in 2021 
  • The return to air was hope of a fresh start for Hollywood Foreign Press (HFPA) 
  • Host Jerrod Carmichael left some unimpressed by discussing HFPA controversy 
  • The HPFA overhauled its organization following a racism row and other scandals

Ratings plummeted for the Golden Globes as viewers branded the show a ‘snoozefest’ of ‘politicized’ monologues.

The awards show returned on Tuesday night after being boycotted by NBC last year over the diversity scandal with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HPFA).

But viewers were not pleased and slammed the show for being boring. The ratings mirrored their sentiments, dropping to just 5.36 million in overnight ratings.

That number is down 23 percent from 2021, which is the last time the Golden Globes aired, when the ratings were at just 6.9 million – a steep dip from 18 million in 2020. 

Ratings plummeted for the star-studded Golden Globes event with some viewers branding the show as a ‘snoozefest’ of ‘politicized’ monologues’

Jennifer Coolidge accepts the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film award for ‘The White Lotus’ onstage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael, 35, delved right into HFPA’s controversy surrounding the Golden Globes as he began his monologue – and revealed why he was chosen to be the host.

He quick to highlight the fact he has become the first Black host for the event as he told the audience of Hollywood elites: ‘I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here ’cause I’m black.’

He went on to say he was sipping tea when he was asked to become ‘black face of an embattled white organization. Life really comes at you fast.’

But, ultimately, he said, he decided to ‘take the white people money.’

‘This show, the Golden Globe Awards, did not air last year because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which I won’t say they were a racist organization, but they didn’t have a single black member until George Floyd died,’ he explained on Tuesday. ‘So do with that information what you will.’

 The Golden Globe awards were slammed as ‘boring’ and ‘politicized’ as viewers turned off the ceremony hosted by Jerrod Carmichael

Stars like Jennifer Coolidge made lengthy speeches while presenting awards during the broadcast, and in celebration of their wins

The event’s return to air was the hope of a fresh start for the embattled HPFA which puts on the Globes – after it overhauled its organization following a racism row.

However, many viewers were quick to label the ceremony as a ‘snoozefest’ as they flocked to social media to lament over changes to the show.

Viewers complained that the speeches were too long, the show was political and that the presenters were B list at best.  

One Twitter user wrote: ‘Okay, this show should have stayed off the air. So boring…’

 Another agreed: ‘I’ll just go ahead and say it, the @goldenglobes it’s the most boring TV awards show I’ve ever seen.’

‘The Woke Globes replaced the Golden Globes. Embarrassing,’ another commented.

Another wrote: ‘Congratulations to the boring woke awards #GoldenGlobes.’

One viewer stated: ‘ Man the @goldenglobes has hit a all new low right out of the gate. Is Hollyweird capable of doing anything without cramping racism/wokeism! Give one 10min to preach.’

While some viewers enjoyed the tension created by the comedian’s dry sense of humor, others were left wishing for host from previous years.

One Twitter user stated: ‘I turned on the #GoldenGlobes to see how much distance there would be from this monologue and the last one @rickygervais did but I don’t even think it can be measured. This is boring AF.’

Elsewhere, the show was plagued with extremely lengthy speeches by award winners, with many including Michelle Yeoh and Austin Butler, ignoring musical prompts to cut their speeches short. 


Lovely lady: Michelle, 60 earned the recognition for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once and opened up about the struggle of beginning her acting career as a minority in Hollywood

The awards returned to screens on Tuesday – following a one year break from screens amid controversy over ethical lapses and a lack of diversity.

The HFPA scandal erupted in 2021 when it emerged there were no black members among the 87-person association – with the 2021 awards show held virtually.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler called out the association live during their 2021 opening monologue in February of that year.

‘The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is made up of around 90 international no black journalists who attend movie junkets each year in search of a better life.

‘We say around 90 because a couple of them might be ghosts,’ Fey said.

Stars threatened to boycott the awards and Tom Cruise, who had won three Globes in the past, vowed to return them all unless the association changed its ways.

In April, the association’s former president Phil Berk was fired for his resistance to BLM.

He sent an email to other members with a link to an article in which the organization was compared to cult murderer Charles Manson.

The article in Frontpagemag.com claimed BLM was trying to incite a ‘race war’.

2023 GOLDEN GLOBES WINNERS – FULL LIST

Best Picture – Drama

Avatar: The Way of Water

Elvis

The Fabelmans – WINNER

TAR

Top Gun: Maverick

Against all odds: Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans earned top honor Best Picture – Drama despite being a box office flop

Best Picture – Musical/Comedy

The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Triangle of Sadness

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Cate Blanchett – TAR – WINNER

Olivia Coleman – Empire of Light

Viola Davis – The Woman King

Ana de Armas – Blonde

Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Austin Butler – Elvis – WINNER

Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Hugh Jackman – The Son

Bill Nighy – Living

Jeremy Pope – The Inspection

King gets crowned: Austin Butler took home Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his titular role in Elvis 

Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Lesley Manville – Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Margot Robbie – Babylon

Anya Taylor-Joy – The Menu

Emma Thompson – Good Luck To You, Leo Grande

Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER

Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Diego Calva – Babylon

Daniel Craig – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Adam Driver – White Noise

Colin Farrell –  The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Ralph Fiennes –  The Menu

 

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin

Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin

Brad Pitt – Babylon

Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER

Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – WINNER

Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin

Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness

Carey Mulligan –  She Said

Head of the table: Angela Bassett earned Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 

Best Director – Motion Picture

James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water 

Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Baz Luhrmann – Elvis

Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin 

Steven Spielberg –  The Fabelmans – WINNER 

Best Screenplay Motion Picture

Todd Field – TAR

Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER

Sarah Polley – Women Talking

Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans 

Best Picture – Animated

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – WINNER

Inu-Oh

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Turning Red 

Best Picture – Non-English language (Formerly Foreign Language)

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)

Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) – WINNER

Close (Netherlands, France, Belgium)

Decision to Leave (South Korea) 

RRR (India) 

Best Score Motion Picture

Carter Burwell – The Banshees of Inisherin

Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking

Justin Hurwitz – Babylon – WINNER

John Williams – The Fabelmans 

Best Song Motion Picture

Where the Crawdads Sing – Carolina

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Ciao Papa

Top Gun: Maverick – Hold My Hand 

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Lift Me Up

RRR – Naatu Naatu – WINNER

Best Drama Series

Better Call Saul

The Crown 

House of the Dragon  – WINNER

Ozark

Severance  

Epic: Director Miguel Sapochnik accepted Best Drama Series for House Of The Dragon

Best Musical/ Comedy series

Abbott Elementary – WINNER

The Bear 

Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

Wednesday 

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture 

Blackbird

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 

The Dropout

Pam & Tommy

The White Lotus – WINNER

Best Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture

Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy

Julia Garner – Inventing Anna

Lily James – Pam & Tommy

Julia Roberts – Gaslit

Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout – WINNER

Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture

Taron Egerton – Blackbird 

Colin Firth – The Staircase

Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven

Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER

Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy

His moment: Evan Peters earned Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture for Dahmer

Best Television Actress – Drama Series 

Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon 

Laura Linney – Ozark 

Imelda Staunton – The Crown 

Hilary Swank – Alaska Daily 

Zendaya – Euphoria – WINNER

Best Television Actor – Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man 

Kevin Costner – Yellowstone – WINNER

Diego Luna – Andor

Bob Odenkirk – Better Caul Saul 

Adam Scott – Severance

Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER

Kaley Cuoco –  The Flight Attendant  

Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Jenna Ortega – Wednesday 

Jean Smart – Hacks 

Well deserved: Quinta Brunson earned Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary

Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series

Donald Glover – Atlanta

Bill Hader – Barry

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER

Best Supporting Actress – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture

Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER

Claire Danes – Fleishman Is in Trouble

Daisy Edgar-Jones – Under the Banner of Heaven 

Niecy Nash – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus 

Best Supporting Actor – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture

F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus 

Domhnall Gleeson – The Patient 

Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER

Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy 

Best Supporting Actress – Television Series 

Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Julia Garner – Ozark  – WINNER

Janelle James – Abbott Elementary

Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary

Blonde ambition: Julia Garner won Best Supporting Actress – Television Series for Ozark

Best Supporting Actor – Television Series

John Lithgow – The Old Man

Jonathan Pryce – The Crown

John Turturro – Severance 

Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary – WINNER

Henry Winkler – Barry

 

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