Golden Globes Around the World

With less than a week until the 80th Golden Globes, new HFPA member KJ Matthews got together with veteran HFPA journalist Silvia Bizio to discuss Silvia's 40 years with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. They talk about her humble beginnings after coming to Los Angeles, the early days of festivals like Sundance, Golden Globes memories, what it's like to attend Hollywood's Party of the Year™,...

With just a few weeks until the 80th Golden Globe Awards, we're replaying our January 2021 conversation between actress, producer, director and 2013 Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient Jodie Foster and HFPA journalist Rocio Ayuso. They discuss her then-recent work in The Mauritanian, her award-winning performance as Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs, her Golden Globes memories, and more. 

Today's 80th Golden Globes countdown takes us back to 2005 and a conversation between that year's winner for Best Actor Motion Picture - Drama Jamie Foxx and HFPA journalist Kristien Gjibels, which was recorded back in 2020. They discuss his win for Ray, his work with Michael B. Jordan, his impression of Kermit the Frog, and more.

This week's countdown to the 80th Golden Globes continues with Golden Globe winning actress Sharon Stone and a replay of when she sat down with HFPA journalist Silvia Bizio to discuss her life and career. They talk about her recent performance in the Stephen Soderbergh miniseries Mosaic, her performance in the Paul Verhoven film Basic Instinct, working with Martin Scorsese in the film Casino, and...

To celebrate the halfway point of our 80 days countdown to the 80th Golden Globes, we're replaying our 2018 conversation with actor, director, and producer Anthony Hopkins, when he sat down with HFPA journalist Jenny Cooney to discuss his then-latest project playing King Lear. They also talk about his long career in the acting field, what it was like coming to Lear as an older man, proper behavior...

Our 80th Golden Globe Awards countdown continues with a replay of our recent conversation with Golden Globe winning actress and singer Kathleen Turner, who sat down with HFPA journalist Michele Manelis earlier this year to discuss her long career. They discuss her first nomination 40 years ago for Best New Star with her performance in Body Heat , her back to back Golden Globe wins as Best Actress,...

Actor Gianni Russo sat down with HFPA journalist Silvia Bizio to discuss the 50th Anniversary of the seminal classic film The Godfather, which won five Golden Globe Awards off of seven nominations back in 1973. They also discuss Russo's incredible life, from his first meeting with Marlon Brando to spending a weekend with Marilyn Monroe to encountering Pablo Escobar, and more.

To celebrate the 80 days leading up to the 80th Golden Globes, we are replaying our  conversation with television and comedy icon Carol Burnett when she sat down in 2019 with HFPA journalist Meher Tatna. The two discuss her long career from humble beginnings to breakout success with The Carol Burnett Show, her five Golden Globes wins, the newly named Carol Burnett Awrad for Lifetime Achievement in...

Continuing our countdown to the 80th Golden Globe Awards, today we're re-releasing our episode from 2018 where actress Michelle Yeoh sat down with HFPA journalist Scott Orlin to talk about her then-new movie Crazy Rich Asians, which was not only a box office smash hit, but also significant for being the first major Hollywood studio film in 25 years to feature a majority cast of Chinese descent whi...

As we countdown the days until the 80th Golden Globe Awards, we're bringing out our 2021 conversation between singer/songwriter/director Sia and HFPA journalist Barbara de Olivera to discuss Sia's hit film "Music", which was nominated that year for the Golden Globe for Best Film Comedy/Musical. They also talk about the challenges of telling stories about neuro-atypical characters, the trauma in Si...

Animator and director Dice Tsutsumi sat down with HFPA journalist Rocio Ayuso to discuss his new series on Netflix, a four-episode limited series called Oni: Thunder God's Tale , which explores the various gods and monsters of Japanese mythology. They also discuss his time at Pixar, starting his own animation studio, his unqiue relationship with legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, and more. 

Actress Jacqueline Bisset sat down with HFPA journalist Elisabeth Sereda to discuss her latest project Loren & Rose and what drew her to such a unique character. They also discuss her decades in the acting business, memories of times on set in classic Hollywood, her attendance and wins at the Golden Globes over the years, and more.

Cinematographer Polly Morgan sat down with HFPA journalist Margaret Gardiner to discuss her latest project  The Woman King , which stars Viola Davis as the leader of a group of all-female warriors. They discuss what inspired her to study photography, the high profile projects she's done over the last few years like A Quiet Place Part II and Where The Crawdads Sing , advice for budding cinematograp...

Australian actress Essie Davis sat down with HFPA journalist Katherine Tulich to discuss her new film The Justice of Bunny King and mastering a New Zealand accent for the role of the title character. They also discuss her relationship with her husband/filmmaker Justin Kurzel, reuniting with The Babbadook director Jennifer Kent for Guillermo del Toro's new anthology series  Cabinet of Curiosities ,...

HFPA journalists Jenny Cooney, Gabriel Lerman, and Barbara Gasser got together after attending the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to discuss what they saw, what they loved, and the big hits that are starting to get their first Awards Season buzz. They discuss The Fabelmans and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , both of which won the festival's big awards, upcoming exciting movies...

HFPA journalists Elisabeth Sereda and Janet Nepales sat down to reflect on their experiences at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, which came to an end this past weekend. They touch on everything from the surprise win for the documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed", some of the red carpet fashion trends from the likes of Timothée Chalamet and Cate Blanchett, the controversy surrounding Olivia W...

Writer-director John Patton Ford sat down with HFPA journalist Michele Manelis to discuss his directorial debut Emily the Criminal , about a woman who, when faced with mountng student debt and limited prospects, finds herself joining in a massive credit card fraud operation. They also discuss his history with the Sundance Film Festival, where he screened a short film at the beginnings of his caree...

Back in December 2020 Chris Evans sat down with HFPA journalist Henry Arnaud to discuss his limited series "Defending Jacob." In 2022 he's already provided the voice for Buzz Lightyear in the Pixar film Lightyear , starred opposite Ryan Goslin in the Netflix action thriller  The Gray Man , and will go on to star in Ghosted opposite Ana De Armas and Pain Hustlers with Emily Blunt. Our conversation...

Documentary filmmaker Ida Joglar sat down with HFPA Journalist Anke Hofmann to discuss her latest film Kili Big, which follows 20 plus-sized women from all over the world who try to climb to the top of the tallest peak in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. They also discuss the challenges of filming such an involved physical journey, the road that led her to her first feature, what drew her to documentari...

Founders of the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival Stephanie Tavares-Rance and Floyd Rance sat down with HFPA journalist KJ Matthews on the eve of this year's 10-day event to talk about celebrating 20 years of this festival. They talk about its humble beginnings, from a handful of people in a theater that could hold hundreds, how it grew into the prestigious and star-studded event it...

Actor Casper Van Dien sat down with HFPA journalist Rocio Ayuso to discuss his career, which is now entering its fourth decade. They talk about his early iconic roles in Starship Troopers and then Tarzan and the Lost City, how both roles compare with his latest turn as Samuel Hyst in the series Salvage Marines, the pride he has for his daughter, who recently appeared in the lastest season of Stran...

HFPA journalists Anke Hofman and Rocio Ayuso sat down to discuss this year's San Diego Comic-Con, the things they saw while there that most excited them, and their experiences as a whole. They also discuss their history with the convention, what it was like being back after a two-year absence, the biggest surprises, and more.

Musician Don McLean sat down with HFPA journalist Michele Manelis to discuss his latest project: "The Day the Music Dies: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie", a documentary about his most famous song "American Pie", the influences surrounding it, and the effect it's had on popular culture since it's release over fifty years ago. They also discuss his early life as an artist, how the business d...

Marvel Studios President and producer Kevin Feige sat down with HFPA journalist Anke Hoffman back in February of 2019 to discuss the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lot has happened since then (eight films, seven television series, and still gong strong!), but with the recent release of Thor: Love and Thunder it's a great time to revisit our conversation with him and reminisce about the...

Belgian filmmakers Felix Van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch sat down with HFPA journalist Greet Ramaekers to discuss their first directorial collaboration, The Eight Mountains, which premiered in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and tied for the year's Grand Jury prize. The two discuss their marriage and how it affects their personal and professional lives, their decision to leav...