The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is a nonprofit organization of journalists and photographers who report on the American entertainment industry for predominately foreign media markets. It is best known for founding and conducting the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California every January, which honors notable achievements in film and television. The HFPA consists of about 105 members from approximately 55 countries with a combined following of more than 250 million. History The association was founded in 1943, by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists who wanted a more organized distributing process of cinema news to non-U.S. markets. The first Golden Globes awardees were for the cinema industry in early 1944 with a ceremony at 20th Century Fox. There, Jennifer Jones was awarded "Best Actress" honors for The Song of Bernadette, which also won for "Best Film", while Paul Lukas took home "Best Actor" laurels for Watch on the Rhine. Awards were presented in the form of scrolls. The following year members came up with the idea of presenting winners with a golden globe encircled with a strip of motion picture film and mounted on a pedestal. In 1950, differing philosophies among members caused a schism within the organization, resulting in a split into two separate groups: The Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association and the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood. The separation ended in 1955 when the journalists reunited under the collective title The Hollywood Foreign Press Association with firm guidelines and requirements for membership. In 1955, the Golden Globes began honoring achievements in television as well as in film. The first honorees in the "Best Television Show" category that year were Dinah Shore, Lucy & Desi, The American Comedy and Davy Crockett. Membership criteria Membership meetings are held monthly, and the officers and directors are elected annually. In February 2021, the Los Angeles Times reported that none of the HFPA members were black. In response, in early May 2021, the association announced a series of reforms aimed at increasing membership with a "specific focus on recruiting Black members", improving governance, and reducing conflicts of interest. Lorenzo Soria was elected President of Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 2019. Helen Hoehne was named President in September 2021. Charity The HFPA is a nonprofit organization that donates funds to entertainment-related charities. The Golden Globe Awards generates $10 million from its television broadcast each year. The HFPA hosts an annual grants banquet to