discussion Golden Globes adding "Box Office Achievement" category

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The Golden Globe Awards will introduce two new categories to its upcoming January broadcast, Variety has learned exclusively. The categories will honor hit movies with global reach in either box office or streaming views, as well as acknowledge the best performance in a stand-up comedy special.

 

The first new prize is the Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. Eligible nominees will be among the year’s highest-earning or most-seen feature films that also deliver creative excellence.

 

Titles must have grossed at least $150 million during release, $100 million of which must have come from domestic box office. Streaming films with commensurate viewership will be considered based on data from “recognized industry sources,” the Globes said. Eight films will be eligible for that prize, and can also compete for categories like Best Motion Picture Drama or Comedy as long as they meet criteria for those fields.

[chiliam]

Interesting.

An award for quality blockbuster.

 

[Hector]

Their version of the Popular Film Oscar that never came to fruition 

[Johnny Jacobs]

They are desperate huh

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Another award for Barbie to win

[SoldierofLove]

So… wouldn’t it be obvious which movie would win based on stats? 

[Feanor]

I can see Barbie (inarguably the #1 box office story of 2023) win this one, while Best Musical/Comedy goes to Poor Things or The Color Purple.

[Aston Martin]

I guess so many movies bombed at the box office this summer that actually doing well is seen as some rare achievement that needs recognition. Barbie should easily win this. 

[vuelve88]

Just in time for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour film 

[QueenB]

Taylor's golden globe is coming

[Azulito]

15 minutes ago, Feanor said:

I can see Barbie (inarguably the #1 box office story of 2023) win this one, while Best Musical/Comedy goes to Poor Things or The Color Purple.

They really need to separate Musical and Comedy imo

[vale9001]

 

28 minutes ago, Feanor said:

I can see Barbie (inarguably the #1 box office story of 2023) win this one, while Best Musical/Comedy goes to Poor Things or The Color Purple.

the colour purple definitely won't.

Yeah Poor things could "steal" barbie win but it's golden globes, barbie is imo absolutely the favourite. 

Edited September 26, 2023 by vale9001

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[Katamari]

It’s getting weird……

 

 

but Barbie needs to get this Globe

[truthteller]

and the Flop of the Year goes to....

[kandicha]

it’s funny that they’re making streaming movies eligible for the “Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” 

 

but seems like this was tailor made for Barbie to win this year

[Sergi91]

Maria or Barbie will win 

[John Slayne]

rooting for Barbie 

 

[LittleStarmen]

desesperate.

Are they gonna create a indie category?

[harwee]

[fridayteenage]

12 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

I guess so many movies bombed at the box office this summer that actually doing well is seen as some rare achievement that needs recognition. Barbie should easily win this. 

like stated above, this is basically their attempt at what the oscars tried to do with a popular film category. and then sorta tried to do with that weird Oscars Fan Favorite and Oscars Cheer Moment, both going to zack snyder.

 

 

[Rachel Berry]

Condragulations Barbie.  

[midnightdawn]

What's the point? Awards should be based on merit, not commercial success.

[Lemon]

1 hour ago, midnightdawn said:

What's the point? Awards should be based on merit, not commercial success.

Merit yes and it is still that way, but suggesting that commercial success isn’t or can’t be valuable feat on its own is actually wrong considering scoring high isn’t common place. 
Moreover, commercial success doesn’t necessarily exclude merit ( or vice versa ).