Penske-run Golden Globes proceed with Polymarket tie-in and new podcast prize

The second Penske Media Golden Globes went ahead on Monday despite the Hollywood Foreign Press Association having been disbanded in 2023 after allegations of racism, and the audience remained in attendance. The ceremony featured a commercial tie-in with the betting tool Polymarket and introduced a new best podcast category, which went to Amy Poehler’s Good Hang over Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy and The Mel Robbins Podcast.

In the TV awards, the writer noted recognition for Stephen Graham for Adolescence, HBO’s The Pitt won best drama (the piece said a VPN is still needed to watch it in Britain), and Michelle Williams won for Dying for Sex. The columnist observed during Nikki Glaser’s opening monologue that, despite describing the HFPA and the awards as "a joke," the crowd showed no sign of staying away, suggesting only an extraordinary catastrophe would halt the red‑carpet turnout.

The week’s diary also flagged other cultural items: George Clooney appeared at AARP’s Movies for Grownups to collect an award for Jay Kelly, with the piece noting AARP’s publications reach 38 million members and the highest circulation of any print media in the US; the writer reported seeing Oh, Mary!

at the Trafalgar theatre in the West End, where Mason Alexander Park reprises Cole Escola’s role and the run is sold out though it has not had the same impact as in New York; and the Barbican has announced a 2027 Sunday in the Park with George featuring Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey.

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