Golden Globes to be held in Beverly Hills with no audience

Golden Globes.
Golden Globes. Photo credit Kevin Winter/Getty Images

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KNX) — The 79th Annual Golden Globes Awards will take place Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills with no audience, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced.

Despite the absence of a red carpet, or celebrities, the HFPA will be handing out awards to 2021’s best in film and television.

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The association also will use the night to highlight its philanthropy work, according to the Beverly Press. Over the past 25 years, the HFPA has donated $50 million to a number of entertainment-related charities, in addition to scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts.

During the program, Kyle Bowser, senior vice president of the NAACP Hollywood Bureau, will go into detail about the Reimagine Coalition, a joint five-year initiative to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the entertainment industry, according to the publication.

The select members who will be in the room will be required to show proof of vaccination and a booster shot as well as a negative PCR test within 48 hours.

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