The Golden Globes will no longer pay a $75,000 salary to its legacy voting members, Deadline confirmed Friday. The decision impacts about 50 members, we hear, and there is a severance payment involved to meet “contractual obligations to the voters,” a Globes spokesperson said.
According to sources, the news was relayed during a short Zoom meeting today during which they were read a pre-written statement with no opportunity to ask questions.
A spokesperson for the Golden Globes said the move to cut the salaries is “an acknowledgement that continuing to pay members could add to a perception of bias in voting.” It’s unclear if how many of the formerly salaried voting members will stay on.
This is the latest shift in the evolution of the Globes, which became a for-profit endeavor when it was acquired by a joint venture between Deadline owner Penske Media Corporation’s Dick Clark Productions and Todd Boehly’s Eldridge in 2023.
That deal came after the Globes, previously owned by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, came under scrutiny for its practices and voting makeup. The HFPA was dissolved in the ownership change, and the voting members that remained were paid $75,000 a year as part of the restructure.
The Globes eventually grew its voter rolls to 300, with the newly brought in members unpaid.
The 2025 Golden Globes took place January 5 this year, with the ceremony live on CBS and Paramount+ as part of a new five-year deal. The show drew 9.3 million Live+Same Day viewers, a 2% dip from the 2024.
THR first reported the salary cut news today.
