The Golden Globes are usually a big Hollywood affair, seen as a litmus test for Oscar nominations. But not this year. Due to continuing scrutiny over its lack of representation, for the first time in decades there was no live TV broadcast. Last February it revealed that the Globes’ judging panel didn’t have a single black member.

Film Ireland contributor Kimberly Reyes is among the new members who cast her vote for this year’s Golden Globes and joins Bloomberg Quicktake to discuss the fallout.

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Gemma Creagh is a writer, filmmaker and journalist. In 2014 she graduated with a First from NUIG’s MA Writing programme. Gemma’s play Spoiling Sunset was staged in Galway as part of the Jerome Hynes One Act Play series in 2014. Gemma was one of eight playwrights selected for AboutFACE’s 2021 Transatlantic Tales and is presently developing a play with the Axis Theatre and with the support of the Arts Council. She has been commissioned to submit a play by Voyeur Theatre to potentially be performed in Summer 2023 as part of the local arts festival. Gemma was the writer and co-producer of the five-part comedy Rental Boys for RTÉ’s Storyland. She has gone on to write, direct and produce shorts which screened at festivals around the world. She was commissioned to direct the short film, After You, by Filmbase and TBCT. Gemma has penned articles for magazines, industry websites and national newspapers, she’s the assistant editor for Film Ireland and she contributes reviews to RTE Radio One’s Arena on occasion.

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