Preparations for the 2025 Golden Globes Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP The Foreign Press Association sued Penske Media, alleging that the owner of the media conglomerate promoted a boycott against the Golden Globes and then bought it. Relevance and controversies The 2026 Golden Globes were a step back in the attempt to regain the relevance of the award, impacted by a series of controversies in recent years. According to Hollywood-focused website The Ankler, the event's new organization began offering media partnership packages to potential nominees for its new best podcast category. For amounts ranging from US$25,000 to US$75,000, they could participate in events and receive greater coverage from "Variety" magazine, which is part of the media conglomerate Penske Corporation. The company, in turn, belongs to Dick Clark Productions, which bought the Golden Globes in 2023 after the controversies of the award's former owner, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which led to boycotts by stars and American broadcasters. In 2021, the "LA Times" newspaper revealed that there were no black members among the HFPA voters, which was also accused of other questionable ethical behavior. As part of the effort to increase diversity among voters, the new owners expanded membership to about 300 journalists around the world — none of them, of course, part of the Motion Picture Academy that chooses Oscar winners. *Report being updated