Amy Schumer Jokes About Golden Globes Controversy During Her Oscars Opening

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It seems likeAmy Schumeris pulling out all the jokes while hosting the 94thAcademy Awards.

In the opening of Sunday night’s show — alongside co-hostsWanda SykesandRegina Hall— the 40-year-old actress and comedian quipped about the 2022 Golden Globes, which were shrouded in controversy.

“This is kind of sad. You know what’s in the in memoriam package this year? The Golden Globes,” she said as the room filled with laughter.

As Schumer hinted, the Globes took place in January with no audience or nominees in attendance and no viewers at home following both the rapid surge inCOVID-19cases due to theomicron variantand the ongoing fallout from issues of member representation.

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There was also no red carpet, and media was also not invited to attend.

NBC announced last May that it would not broadcast the 2022 awards show due to outrage sparkedfrom aLos Angeles Timesexposéthatthere were zero Black members withinthe Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The HFPA is comprised of 87 international journalists who determine the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes each year.

The HFPA has since made updates and revisions tobecome more inclusive afterit faced boycotts among Hollywood, includingTom Cruise returning all three of his Golden Globetrophies.

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Prior to Sunday’s Oscars, Schumer said she wasn’t going to hold back with her punchlines while co-hosting.

This marks the first time in three yearsthe Oscarswill have a host.Jimmy Kimmellast hosted the ceremony in 2017 and 2018.Kevin Harthad been named ashost of the 2019 show but stepped downafter old, insensitive tweets were resurfaced.

source: people.com