MUMBAI: Due to the Covid2019 pandemic, the 2021 Golden Globes will now take place on 28 February instead of its usual slot. This happens about eight weeks before the 93th Academy Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said this in a statement. Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the 93th Academy Awards telecast has been postponed to 25 April 2021 from 28 February.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that delay would give filmmakers more time to finish pending projects which were shut due to pandemic. The organisation said, "To accommodate both domestic and international film and television productions, the HFPA will provide further guidance around eligibility, voting period and revised nominations announcement timing in the coming weeks."

The Golden Globe Awards authority on Twitter wrote, "We are excited to announce the 78 annual Golden Globe(r) Awards will take place on Sunday, 28 February 2021. The ceremony will air live coast to coast 5-8 pm PT/8-11 pm. ET on NBC from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California."

The Golden Globes have usually been held on the first Sunday of January as a kick-off to the Hollywood awards season. This year's edition was held on 5 January.

However, the HFPA did not mention the format of the globes but said the ceremony will air live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

A group of about 85 journalists who cover Hollywood for international outlets cast their votes for the award. In comparison, about 8,500 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can vote for the Oscars.

Apart from this, other award shows, including Britain’s BAFTA event, have also shifted their dates for 2021 to fall closer to the Oscars.