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HFPA Announces Timetable for 73rd Golden Globe® Awards

HOLLYWOOD, CA (MAY 18, 2015) – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the awards timetable for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe® Awards. The ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast on Sunday, January 10, 2016 from 5:00-8:00pm/pt (8:00-11:00pm/et) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. Nominations for "The 73rd Annual Golden Globe® Awards" will be announced at 5:00am/pt (8:00am/et) on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Produced by dick clark productions in association with the HFPA, the Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 160 countries worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements. The 2015 “Golden Globe Awards” on NBC averaged a 5.8 rating, 16 share in adults 18-49 and 19.3 million viewers overall in “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research on Sunday night, January 11, 2015, making it the top-rated primetime entertainment program on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 since ABC’s Academy Awards the prior March. It was also NBC’s highest rated primetime entertainment telecast in 18-49 and total viewers in the year since the 2014 Golden Globes. Versus NBC’s non-sports average in the Sunday 8-11 p.m. time period the prior season, this year’s “Globes” telecast was up 314% in 18-49 rating (5.8 vs. 1.4) and +269% in total viewers (19.3 million vs. 5.2 million). The deadline for Motion Picture and Television submissions is Friday, October 30, 2015. For rules, please visit http://www.hfpa.org. A timeline of upcoming events follows:

DATE DEADLINE Friday, October 30, 2015 Deadline for submission for Golden Globe Motion Picture and Television entry forms Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Deadline for nomination ballots to be mailed to all HFPA members by Ernst & Young Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Final screening date for Motion Pictures Saturday, December 5, 2015 Final date for Motion Picture press conferences Monday, December 7, 2015 Deadline for receipt of nomination ballots by Ernst & Young Thursday, December 10, 2015 Announcement of nominations for the "73rd Annual Golden Globe® Awards" at 5:00am/pt (8:00am/et) Monday, December 21, 2015 Final ballots mailed to all HFPA members Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Deadline for receipt of final ballots by Ernst & Young Sunday, January 10, 2016 Presentation of the "73rd Annual Golden Globe® Awards" Timetable is also available online at www.hfpa.org/timetable.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

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Hollywood Foreign Press Association/Golden Globe Awards Michael Samonte/Alyssa Furnari Sunshine Sachs GoldenGlobes@SunshineSachs.com 323.822.9300

NBC Lesley Cerwin Lesley.Cerwin@nbcuni.com 818.777.2888 Jill Carmen Jill.Carmen@nbcuni.com 805.376.1962

dick clark productions Liz Morentin lmorentin@dickclark.com 310.255.4602

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