The Globes are recovering after scandal and several other troubled years, together with one and not using a broadcast. The present will happen on Jan 7 and can mark Koy’s first main award present internet hosting gig.
“We’re thrilled to have Jo host the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards and convey his infectious vitality and relatable humour to kick off Hollywood’s award season,” mentioned Helen Hoehne, Golden Globes president, in a press release Thursday. “We all know Jo is bringing his A-game.”
“I’ve stepped onto lots of phases world wide in my profession, however this one goes to be additional particular. I’m so excited to be internet hosting the Golden Globes this yr,” mentioned Koy in a press release. “That is that second the place I get to make my Filipino household proud.”
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads the Globes nominations with 9 nods, together with for greatest image musical or comedy in addition to appearing nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its unique songs. It’s intently adopted by its launch date and meme companion Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which scored eight nominations, together with for greatest image drama and for actors Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr and Emily Blunt.
The Globes’ voting physique has now grown to 300 members, following backlash after a 2021 report within the Los Angeles Instances discovered there have been zero black members within the group that was then composed of solely 87 international journalists.
The 81st Golden Globes would be the first main broadcast of awards season, with a brand new dwelling on CBS.
The Globes had lengthy been one of many highest-profile awards season broadcasts, second solely to the Oscars. Earlier than the pandemic, it was nonetheless pulling in round 19 million viewers. The present was touted as a boozy, A-list get together whose hosts usually took a extra irreverent tone than their Academy counterparts.