Why the 2022 Golden Globes weren’t televised last year, explained

Let’s talk about the controversy.

EDITOR’S NOTE: We published this in 2022, but we’ve updated it ahead of the 2023 ceremony.

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have clicked on this after searching on your TV for the 2022 Golden Globes ceremony and wondered why it wasn’t on. We’re here to help!

This much we know: There were winners of Golden Globes announced on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. We heard about it.

But the ceremony — known for being a looser, more fun version of the Oscars that also hands out hardware for television series — wasn’t televised. Why? What’s the deal? Let’s explain it all for you: