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As we work to fully implement the reforms the HFPA has committed to, we will update this website with all changes as they are adopted. On Wednesday, May 19, the Association signed a contract with Convercent, a company that manages the world’s most complex and advanced global ethics programs, to establish a system allowing anyone – inside or outside of the organization – to report any complaints of misconduct by the HFPA or its members on an anonymous basis.

In a career spanning over six decades, Charles Grodin, who died May 18 at the age of 86, left his mark on every form of entertainment: stage, television, film, even late-night shows. Though best known as an offbeat character actor in major comedies of the 1970s and 1980s, he was capable of navigating smoothly from lead to secondary roles, establishing a comedy style that was droll, offbeat, and awkward.

In her latest movie, Black Milk, Mongolian-German filmmaker Uisenma Borchu tells the story of two sisters who meet after decades of separation in Mongolia. The culture clashes cause tension, even though the bond between the sisters is strong.

The HFPA has been a proud supporter of Project Involve, the mentoring and artist development program run by Film Independent. For over 25 years the program has incubated the careers of aspiring filmmakers by pairing young creators with top Hollywood mentors to pursue industry tracks ranging from animation to festival programming, editing, cinematography, writing, directing and producing.

A movie in which Chris Rock switches from comedy to horror spiraled to the top of the domestic box office. Spiral, whose original full title is Spiral: From the Book of Saw, catapulted to number one with $8.

Debbie Allen won a Golden Globe as Best Actress in a TV series for Fame. She was interviewed by journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press in 1982.

In 1928, the 22-year-old “It Girl” Clara Bow gave a candid interview to Photoplay entitled ‘My Life Story. ’ In it she described her rags to riches story.

The recent box office success Godzilla vs. Kong encapsulates the vibrancy and prosperity of Hong Kong, a city that has been featured in Hollywood blockbusters such as Ghost in the Shell, Tomb Raider, Pacific Rim and many more.

A recent world premiere at the Hot Docs Film Festival, Faceless is a vital slice of 21st-century dissent portraiture, a nonfiction work that paradoxically locates a reservoir of humanizing empathy chiefly through its focus on masked protestors. An engaging directorial debut from Jennifer Ngo, the movie provides a gripping look at the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations against a controversial Chinese extradition bill, as seen through the eyes of various young women and men seeking to protect what they view as their way of life.

Bangladeshi filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain wants to raise awareness to social realism. Her movie Made in Bangladesh tells how Shimu’s (Rikita Nandini Shimu) battles against corporation, capitalism, and patriarchy.