Golden Globes

The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. The awards have been run as a fundraiser since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. They are a major part of the film industry's "awards season" which culminates each year with the Oscars and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and Grammys, and film studios solicit support from HFPA members and mention nominations and awards in their advertisements. The Golden Globe's similar British equivalent, considered equal in prestige, is the BAFTA.