Awards

Tom Cruise Hands Back His Golden Globes

He is the latest star to join a growing chorus of criticism. NBC, which has aired the event since 1996, has said it won't broadcast the ceremony next year.

By Top 10 Films May 11, 2021

Cruise on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 while filming in Rome in October. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Tom Cruise has handed back his three Golden Globes in protest at a lack of diversity among the body that runs the glittering annual Hollywood awards.

He is the latest star to join a growing chorus of criticism. NBC, which has aired the event since 1996, has said it won’t broadcast the ceremony next year.

NBC said it wanted to see “meaningful reform” from the organisers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The Golden Globes are second only to the Oscars in terms of profile.

Time’s Up, a leading advocate for industry reform, described NBC’s move as a “defining moment for Hollywood”.

[Full story on BBC.co.uk]