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Standard Group PLC Entertainment and Lifestyle Editor, Stevens Muendo, has been listed as a voter for the prestigious Annual Golden Globe Awards. The new voting list of 310 members comprises 10 per cent, black voters.
The news announced this week has a heavily expanded voting body with the addition of 215 international voters.
"We have exceeded our goal of reaching 300 voters for the upcoming 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards thanks to an extensive global recruitment effort," said Helen Hoehne, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
"We are excited at the unprecedented achievement in building a truly global voting body where 58 per cent self-identify as ethnically diverse."
Previously, the voting body of the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards consisted of 200 voters with 52 per cent self-identifying as ethnically diverse.
For the upcoming 81st, an increase in diversity is also accompanied by an increase in the number of new countries represented.
In Africa, representatives have been picked from Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Niger and Tanzania. They will be involved in the voting process that will see the award ceremony which will be held on January 7, 2024.
The criteria for international voters include residing outside of the US and possessing verified entertainment journalistic clippings for international media outlets including print, broadcast, radio, photography and online.
These applications were reviewed and qualified by the Credentials Committee, which is composed of a majority of outside independent journalism and entertainment industry professionals.
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association starting January 1944, recognising excellence in both American and international film and television.
