Golden Globes: Ava DuVernay, Sterling K. Brown, Judd Apatow & Extra Slam HFPA For Zero Murky Members In #TimesUpGlobes Advertising campaign

UPDATE, 10: 11 PM: Battered again this day by a few of the finest names in Hollywood for its stupefying lack of Murky individuals, the Hollywood International Press Association tonight replied by repeating a previous pledge to construct more and to construct it in public at the Golden Globes this weekend.

“We launched this assertion from the HFPA earlier, and are committed to trade,” the Globes stated on their Instagram story after Ava DuVernay, Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, Sterling K Brown and loads more castigated the secretive 87-member organization for its lack of diversity. “We are going to obtain a contrivance to moreover tackle this in our demonstrate on Sunday,” the posting succinctly added offering no crucial points.

With a hybrid demonstrate of stay and virtual presenters and nominees, the 78th annual Golden Globes is co-hosted by Tina Fey on the East Scramble and Amy Poehler on the West Scramble. The ceremony airs continue to exist NBC at 8 PM ET/5 PM PST.

PREVIOUSLY, 6: 42 PM: With the Golden Globes ethical about here, Twitter erupted with shock and dismay Friday that the ceremony’s founding organization, the Hollywood International Press Association, has no Murky individuals and hasn’t for the previous 20 years.

After the historical acknowledgement of the project build out the day gone by by the HFPA, the actuality of the contrivance did no longer take a seat effectively with Ava DuVernay, previous Globes winner Sterling K. Brown, Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Lovecraft Nation‘s Jurnee Smollett, Patton Oswalt and dozens of others who weighed in on social media to particular displeasure, throwing essential colour on social media.

“A cosmetic fix isn’t sufficient,” Rhimes, Kerry Washington, and Alyssa Milano tweeted as they and others layered their discontent atop a picture of a cracked award and the descriptions of the project: “Hollywood International Press Association. No longer a Single Murky Member Out Of 87.”

“Broken-down data. New vitality,” tweeted filmmaker and activist DuVernay, who used to be the principle Murky lady nominated as easiest director by HFPA in 2015.

Broken-down data. New vitality. #TimesUpGlobes pic.twitter.com/AzJhTA42W8

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 26, 2021

The HFPA composition does seem insanely out out step given the rising focal level on diversity in Hollywood and across the country that used to be accelerated by protests over the summer season after the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

“So many crazy things about the Golden Globes and the Hollywood International Press, but here is dreadful,” stated Apatow.

“What fee HFPA?” asked Ellen Barkin.

Watch a few of the reactions beneath.

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That finest 87 folk obtain to vote on the Golden Globes in the principle contrivance, evidences how fcking meaningless and trash the total #GoldenGlobes is. And then, to be almost devoid of POC, #TimesUpGlobes https://t.co/EplZ8JeMvG

— mondogarage (@mondogarage) February 27, 2021

So many crazy things about the @goldenglobes and the Hollywood International press but here is dreadful. #timesupglobes pic.twitter.com/C5PYs5zFRr

— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) February 26, 2021

A cosmetic fix isn’t sufficient #TimesUpGlobes #TimesUp https://t.co/9S45FNQVzz

— jurnee smollett (@jurneesmollett) February 26, 2021

How some distance have we approach, you quiz of? No longer some distance sufficient. A cosmetic fix isn’t sufficient. #TIMESUPGlobes #TIMESUP pic.twitter.com/cVpeqk1ofX

— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) February 26, 2021

A cosmetic fix isn’t sufficient. #TIMESUPGlobes #TIMESUP pic.twitter.com/q8uG2gqIvk

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 26, 2021

A cosmetic fix is no longer sufficient. #TimesUpGlobes #TIMESUP pic.twitter.com/9iwnVSNHOp

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) February 27, 2021

A cosmetic fix isn’t sufficient. #TIMESUPGlobes #TIMESUP pic.twitter.com/hjebfXIRFU

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) February 26, 2021

All people wants a declare!#timesupglobes https://t.co/6dKelnh67M

— Mike Jackson (@mikejackson) February 27, 2021

The 78th annual Golden Globes airs on NBC on February 28.

Erik Pedersen contributed to this narrative.