The 79th annual Golden Globes Awards, celebrating the best in television and movies is set to premiere on January 9, 2022.
It's a night that is eagerly awaited by many where actors and actresses from different projects come together to celebrate their achievements.
The women wear lavish gowns while the men don expensive suits and tuxedos, mingling with one another and taking unforgettable pictures on the red carpet.
The 2021 Golden Globes were postponed last year amid concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, but this year it is back in full swing.
With award season starting and the upcoming Golden Globes set to premiere, we can't forget some of the weird rules that celebrities are told to follow during the ceremony.
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There is a dress code.
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Celebrities are given a time limit on acceptance speeches.
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Empty seats aren't allowed, so they employ seat-fillers for celebs who are late.
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According to E!, there are strict rules in place for celebrities who are late getting to their seats.
Producers are also "notoriously heavy-handed" with not allowing people to go back to their seats once break time is up. They don't want viewers to see several empty seats when cameras scan the room of celebrities.
There are also seat-fillers on call to sit in celebrities chairs as they wait behind closed doors until the next commercial break.
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There is a new eligibility rule for non-English films in the nomination process.
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According to Variety, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced new eligibility guidelines for future Golden Globe Award shows.
The new rules will allow non-English language films to compete in their top categories, following the “Minari” backlash last awards season in which the association forced director Lee Isaac Chung’s to compete in foreign language category instead of best picture.
This new rule allows non-English language films to compete in the best motion picture (drama) and motion picture (musical or comedy) categories.
The set of new rules comes after NBC annouced that it will not air the 2022 Golden Globes ceremony after recent controversies surrounding a lack of diverse voices within the HFPA.
However, the HFPA said that it will proceed with its annual awards presentation without NBC involvement, according to Reuters.
Only A-list celebrities can walk the red carpet.
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According to ABC, the red carpet is pretty much divided into two lanes.
One lane is reserved for major stars like Brad Pitt, or Leonardo DiCaprio. The second lane is for celebrities who aren't "right lane" material, and fall below A-list.
It's sectioned off like this for the sole purpose of photographers being able to get the perfect shot of major stars, and will even ask their not-really-famous dates to step out of the way.
"Okay, can we get a fashion?" is apparently the cue for their date to get out of the way, says to LA Times photographer Jay L. Clendenin in an interview with Variety.
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The seat-fillers have requirements as well.
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Celebrities have to be on time for the after parties.
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