Gold Derby on the Oscars: Will the Golden Globes Influence the Academy Awards?

Filed under: Oscar News, Golden Globes News, Awards, Columns

By Robert Licuria, Gold Derby senior editor

Now that the Golden Globes are over, everybody wants to know: What impact will the big wins have on the Oscars?

The Globe has a reputation for being an uncanny Oscar crystal ball, but there are plenty of arguments to suggest that the Globes don't matter. None of the 88 voting members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association overlap with the nearly 6,000 Academy members who vote for the Oscars. In addition, given that the deadline for the first round of Academy Award voting was Jan. 14, whatever transpires at the Globes ceremony cannot influence how the Academy votes for its nominees, which are due to be announced on Jan. 25. By the time the Academy votes for its winners in February, the Globes will be a distant memory for most Oscar voters.

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Source: http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/01/17/gold-derby-on-the-oscars-will-the-golden-globes-influence-oscars/

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