The Golden Globes Is Still in Its Flop Era, Despite Making Progress

It’s not good when the biggest, most widely circulated moment from an award show is a cut to Taylor Swift, famously the industry’s most enthusiastic award-show cheerleader, scowling at how bad things are going.

That happened early into Sunday night’s 2024 Golden Globe Awards telecast, when the host, comedian Jo Koy, had just wrapped a monologue that went over so poorly, anyone watching was justified in wondering if it was a mistake to bring this ceremony back after its scandal-plagued hiatus. The flush of Koy’s comedic turd came when he turned his attention to Swift, who was there on behalf of her Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie, which was nominated for the polarizing (as in, utterly ridiculous) new Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL: On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift,” Koy said, as the camera cut to Swift, who was stone-faced, save for a death glare that could have ended the comedian on the spot. Immediately, Koy apologized.

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