Angela Bassett Says She ‘Did not Have Any’ Qualms About Attending Golden Globes After HFPA Scandal

Angela Bassett was prepared for the eightieth Golden Globes.

The actress received her second trophy on Tuesday evening, this time for her supporting position in Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly. (She beforehand received in 1994 for What’s Love Bought to Do with It.)

Within the press room backstage after giving her acceptance speech, Bassett, 64, was requested if she had any hesitations about attending the award present given its previous scandal, to which she responded: “No, I did not have any.”

After being taken off the air amid backlash in regards to the lack of variety amongst its former voting physique, the awards present returns to NBC this 12 months following inside modifications made by the Hollywood Overseas Press Affiliation.

Throughout her speech accepting her win for finest supporting actress, Bassett stated at one level, “By the grace of God, I stand right here. I stand right here grateful for the Hollywood Overseas Press for giving me this honor together with Wakanda Endlessly. Grateful for my superb workforce who daily, each one in all them works together with me and beside me and on my behalf each day.” She additionally thanked Marvel followers, her costars, her household and paid tribute to late costar Chadwick Boseman.

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In September, Helen Hoehne, president of the Hollywood Overseas Press Affiliation, stated, “The HFPA stays dedicated to essential modifications and supporting applications which prioritize variety, inclusion and transparency.”

The HPFA, a small group of worldwide journalists that determines the nominees and winners of the Golden Globe Awards every year, was broadly criticized for its lack of illustration amongst its members after the Los Angeles Times printed an exposé in February 2021, through which it was revealed there have been zero members of the group who have been Black.

In a earlier press launch, the HFPA famous that it added “103 new voters to its ranks, marking the primary time international-based voters have been added to the voting pool. This numerous voting physique is now represented by 62 completely different international locations world wide. Mixed with the present HFPA membership, the overall Golden Globe Awards voting physique is now 52 p.c feminine, 51.5 p.c racially and ethnically numerous, with 19.5 p.c Latinx, 12 p.c Asian, 10 p.c Black and 10 p.c Center Jap.”

Comic Jerrod Carmichael, who hosted this 12 months’s ceremony, tackled the controversy head-on in his opening monologue.

The eightieth annual Golden Globe Awards are being broadcast dwell on NBC and Peacock.