How to watch the 2021 Golden Globes: date, time and broadcast

Will there be a red carpet?

No. But, on television, the coverage of the pre-show E! Will include nominee interviews and red carpet flashbacks.

Where can you watch the ceremony?

On television, NBC is the official broadcaster. Online, if you have a cable connection, you can watch through NBC.com/live. Depending on where you live, there’s also Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now, YouTube TV, or FuboTV, all of which require subscriptions, though many offer free trials.

What are globes anyway?

The 25 film and television awards are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 journalists primarily known for the ceremony. There’s no overlap with the over 9,000 Oscar voters, but due to timing (this year’s Oscar nominations fall on March 15), the Globes can seem influential.

The HFPA has been in the spotlight recently after a Los Angeles Times investigation highlighted the lack of black voting members. (This year’s list of eligible Black-directed films, including “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami,” “Da 5 Bloods,” and “Judas and the Black Messiah,” was excluded from nominations for them. best images from the Globes.) A New York Times report also found that the tax-exempt nonprofit pays more than $ 3 million in salaries and other compensation to members and staff.

What should you watch out for?

Netflix topped nominations again this year, collecting 42. Its films include David Fincher’s Old Hollywood biopic, “Mank,” which won six nominations, and Aaron Sorkin’s latest audience drama, “The Trial of the Chicago 7, ”which got five. Hulu’s “Nomadland,” which stars Frances McDormand, has picked four, and the film’s director, Chloe Zhao, could become the first woman of Asian origin to be honored in a director category. Chadwick Boseman is also one of the favorites to be honored with Best Actor for his latest film role as a trumpeter in “My Rainey’s Black Bottom”. Jane Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award and Norman Lear will receive the Carol Burnett Award for his contributions to television.