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The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize excellence in film and television both domestic and foreign. The formal banquet ceremony at which the awards are presented has become a prominent part of the Hollywood film industry's awards season and is televised around the world in over 160 countries annually.

While the Golden Globes are viewed by some as an indicator of which films will go on to win the Oscar, the Golden Globes ceremony, well-known for it's banquet dinner and free-flowing cocktails, has traditionally been considered a more relaxed affair than the more formal Academy Awards. Actor Warren Beatty once famously remarked about the differences between the two awards, "The Golden Globes are fun. The Oscars are business."

The 1st Golden Globe Awards were held in January 1944 at the 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles. The 68th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2010, were presented on January 16, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where they have been held annually since 1961.

Intro
Warren Beatty explained the differences between the two premier movie awards with the quip,  The Golden Globes ceremony tends to be a looser affair,  - Tom Hanks once said, "This evening's about free drinks and shrimp cocktail" - while the Oscars are a bit more staid.

History
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (originally known as the "Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association") was founded by eight foreign journalists in October 1943 to honor "distinguished achievements in the film industry". According to the HFPA's official website - "The group's members felt it was incumbent upon them to give their audience their judgements as to Hollywood's finest productions". According to Louis B. Hobson of the Calgary Sun, it also served as a solution to "the cold-shoulder treatment they routinely received from the studios. Instead of writing a host of negative stories, the eight wisely chose to honour the very people who were snubbing them."

The organization's first annual awards ceremony was held in January 1944 at an informal luncheon at 20th Century Fox. The awards were originally presented in the form of scrolls honoring five categories; "Best Motion Picture", "Best Actor", "Best Actress", "Best Supporting Actor" and "Best Supporting Actress". The design of the Golden Globe statuette was conceived of the following year and the second annual ceremony, a formal banquet held in 1945 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, became known as the "Golden Globes".

In 1950, differences within the association prompted members to split into two separate organizations; the "Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association" and the "Foreign Press Association of Hollywood". For the next five years, the two organizations existed simultaneously, with the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association presenting the Golden Globes and the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood presenting the "Henriettas", named in honor of their president, Henri Gris. The two organizations reunited in 1955 under the title "Hollywood Foreign Press Association", establishing new guidelines and requirements for membership.

Statuette
The Golden Globe statuette came about in 1946, when Hollywood Foreign Press president, Marina Cisternas came up with an idea for the award's design: a "golden globe" with a filmstrip circling it. One early recipient of the trophy, Olivia DeHavilland, said "This golden replica of the world is romantic. It covers places and cities that I would like to visit but where, so far, only my shadow has been."

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, January 6, 2009 – Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara unveiled the new Golden Globe® Award statuettes this morning at a press conference at The Beverly Hilton. Also present was David W. Moritz, CEO of Society Awards, the New York-based company that excels in sculptural production, and designs and manufactures high end custom awards. Society Awards began the lengthy process to make the Golden Globe sturdier and more visually appealing in January, 2007. “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to present our new statuettes to the public and entertainment industry,” said Camara in making the announcement. “We have spent the last two years working closely with Society Awards to finalize the design and production of the awards. Improvements in the statuettes include the detail and symmetry of the metal portion, inherent quality of the casting method, and accuracy of the globe. The construction of the Golden Globes has been improved so they will be more durable in transit. The Association selected a unique and uncommon marble to serve as the statuette’s new base.” Camara also noted that the custom cases housing the statuettes were also improved. ”Golden Globe recipients will appreciate our new leather bound custom cases that are much better suited to an award destined to be a prized possession. Winners will be delighted by the case’s interior red velvet lining as well as the exterior of the box that is imprinted with the Golden Globe Awards logo in gold.” “When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selected our company to produce its famous Golden Globe statuettes for the world’s most prestigious awards show, it immediately became the center piece of our accounts,” said Moritz. “We were delighted and honored to have had the wonderful opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the design and make of the award.” The origin of the Golden Globe dates back to 1945 when members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held a contest to find a design for a statuette that would best represent the overall aims of the organization. Marina Cisternas, who was President of the association, presented the idea for a golden globe encircled with a strip of motion picture film, and mounted on a pedestal. “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Orly Adelson, president of dcp and Barry Adelman will executive produce. Chris Donovan is the director and dcp’s Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production. www.goldenglobes.org ABOUT THE GOLDEN GLOBE® STATUETTE · 5.5 lbs · 10.75” tall · 3.5” width of base · 24kt gold plated zinc die cast top – Globe with symbolic filmstrip wrapped around, HFPA letters on base, atop golden cup · Exotic marble base, tapered sub base atop rectangular pillar · Made by Society Awards in New York www.society-awards.com · Each Golden Globe Award is individually hand-finished · Presented in red velvet lined, leather bound chest with HFPA logo stamped in gold · Modified in 2008 for 2009 ceremonies: new mold and facelift to metal top, new marble type, custom presentation box

(CBS) The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has given its Golden Globe Award statuettes a facelift.

"The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to present our new statuettes to the public and entertainment industry," said HFPA President Jorge Camara in making the announcement at a Jan. 6, 2009, press conference. "We have spent the last two years working closely with Society Awards to finalize the design and production of the awards. Improvements in the statuettes include the detail and symmetry of the metal portion, inherent quality of the casting method, and accuracy of the globe. The construction of the Golden Globes has been improved so they will be more durable in transit. The Association selected a unique and uncommon marble to serve as the statuette's new base."

Camara also noted that the custom cases housing the statuettes were also improved. "Golden Globe recipients will appreciate our new leather bound custom cases that are much better suited to an award destined to be a prized possession. Winners will be delighted by the case's interior red velvet lining as well as the exterior of the box that is imprinted with the Golden Globe Awards logo in gold."

"When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selected our company to produce its famous Golden Globe statuettes for the world's most prestigious awards show, it immediately became the center piece of our accounts," said David W. Moritz, CEO of Society Awards, the New York-based company that began the lengthy process to make the Golden Globe sturdier and more visually appealing in January 2007.

The origin of the Golden Globe dates back to 1945 when members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held a contest to find a design for a statuette that would best represent the overall aims of the organization. Marina Cisternas, who was President of the association, presented the idea for a golden globe encircled with a strip of motion picture film, and mounted on a pedestal.

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC beginning at 8 p.m., ET.

Statuette Stats

Weight: 5.5 lbs Height: 10.75" Width of base: 3.5" Features: 24 karat gold plated zinc die cast top - Globe with symbolic filmstrip wrapped around. HFPA letters on base, atop golden cup. Exotic marble base, tapered sub base atop rectangular pillar. Each Golden Globe Award is individually hand-finished and presented in red velvet lined, leather bound chest with HFPA logo stamped in gold.

Ceremony
The Golden Globe Awards, which are seen in more than 150 countries worldwide, is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.

The first telecast of the Golden Globes was in 1958, but until 1963, they were aired only locally in Los Angeles. The first national telecasts of the awards occurred during a special segment on The Andy Williams Show in 1964 and 1965. Variety praised the ceremony for being "smooth and rapid ad in color."

Cynthia Lowry of the Associated press expressed appreciation for the hour-long ceremony as "an example of a way to use the elements (of an award show) without taxing the viewer's strength." and writing "its method of handing out honors could a helpful lesson to its big sister"

No one in Pittsburgh, however, saw that since the Globes were aired only in Los Angeles from 1958 to 1963. The first national telecasts were during a segment of "The Andy Williams Show" in 1964 and 1965. Today, the show is seen around the world.

The Golden Globes were given out by Hollywood Foreign Press journalists until 1958, when whiskey soaked Rat-Packers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. emerged from a cloud of cigarette smoke and hijacked the show. Their wild behavior went over big and they repeated their performance the following year. Since then, stars have been a staple of the Golden Globe ceremony.

The Globes were given out by journalists until 1958, when Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. stormed the stage -- whiskeys and cigarettes in hand -- and took over the show. They were invited back the next year and a new world order was born.

Categories
Over time, the association would distinguish itself from other well-known awards ceremonies in Hollywood, establishing separate film categories for "drama" and "musical or comedy" in 1951, as well as expanding to establish categories honoring achievements in television in 1955. As of 2011, the association recognizes achievements in a total of 25 categories; 14 in motion pictures and 11 in television.