Following criticism for its lack of diversity, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which bestows the Golden Globes, is attempting a return this year. The program is being televised on NBC once again after the network choose not to host the show last year, per CBS News. After years of scandal and instability, 2023’s showcase of actors, films, and television programs seems to have a little more diversity and equality.

James Kleinman, editor of The Queer Review, a website that evaluates LGBTQ+ television and motion pictures told NBC, “This year does definitely feel like a full-on celebration of queer talent. It sort of makes you feel like we’re everywhere — and the Golden Globes are right to have noticed that.” An openly homosexual emcee, LGBTQ+ nominees, and even a well-known gay writer and producer receiving the association’s lifetime achievement award are all featured at the event.

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The Lifetime Achievement Honoree and The Host

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This year’s lifetime achievement award goes to Ryan Murphy, a gay television producer and creator known for his world on shows like, American Horror Story, 9-1-1, Glee, and Pose. Murphy also produced Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story in 2022. The New Yorker referred to Ryan Murphy as “the most powerful man” in modern television.

Jerrod Carmichael, an actor and stand-up comic, will preside over the 2023 Golden Globes as host. Carmichael is known for his work on Love at the Store, 8, The Carmichael Show, and On the Count of Three. In 2022 he came out as gay (per Variety), during Rothaniel.

Significant LGBTQ+ Nominees

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Four Golden Globe nominations have been made for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the contentious Netflix sensation about the serial killer who preyed on gay men, including one for Evan Peters. Niecy Nash, who has talked about her marriage to Jessica Betts in interviews with The Advocate, is also up for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Glenda Cleveland, the neighbor who reported Dahmer’s crimes to the authorities.

Six nominations have been made for the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, which follows a Chinese immigrant who battles his way through the multiverse to rescue the Earth. Joy, (Stephanie Hsu), the main character’s daughter, is gay.

Daniel Craig is nominated for a second Golden Globe for his performance as Benoit Blanc, a detective who was outed as gay in this year’s Glass Onion: Knives Out sequel. He is competing for Best Actor Performance in a Musical or Comedy.

The Inspection, a film about a young homosexual Black guy who experiences homophobia in Marine boot camp, is based on the experiences of writer-director Elegance Bratton. It led to Jeremy Pope receiving his first Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama nomination.

Brendan Fraser was nominated for a Golden Globe for the first time because of his portrayal of a gay man in the movie The Whale. He is competing for Best Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture. He has, however, made it clear that he won’t be there at the event since he accused former Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk of sexually assaulting him in 2003.

LGBTQ+ Women Dominate the Nominations

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The queer female representation is heavy at this year’s awards. In addition to Zendaya, who has previously won two Emmys for her portrayal of the gay adolescent Rue in Euphoria and is nominated again, nonbinary artist Emma D’Arcy is nominated for Best Television Actress - Drama Series for her work in House of the Dragon. Selena Gomez, who played the gay character Mabel Mora in Only Murders in the Building, is also nominated for Best Television Actress - Musical/Comedy Series.

Aubrey Plaza, a bisexual actress, has gotten her first Golden Globe nomination thanks to the film The White Lotus. For her role as Harper Spiller in a limited or anthology series or television film, she is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

In Tár, Cate Blanchett plays the title role of the fictional lesbian conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, for which she has been nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. The film has two other nominations: Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Todd Field).

And, last but not least, Hannah Einbinder, a proud bisexual has been nominated for a second Golden Globe for the part of bi-comedy writer Ava in Hacks and received two Hollywood Television Critics Association Awards for the role. She is in the running for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series.