HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES AWARDS TIMETABLE FOR 73RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE(R) AWARDS

HOLLYWOOD, CA (MAY 18, 2015) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the awards timetable for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe(R) 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(R) 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(R) 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(R) Awards"

Timetable is also available online at www.hfpa.org/timetable.

About the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

Founded in the 1940s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of LA based overseas journalists who sought to bridge the international community with Hollywood, and to provide distraction from the hardships of war through film. Seventy years later, members of the HFPA represent 55 countries with a combined readership of 250 million in some of the world's most respected publications. Each year, the organization holds the third most watched awards show on television, the Golden Globe Awards, which have enabled the organization to donate more than $18 million to entertainment related charities and scholarship programs. For more information, please visit www.hfpa.org and www.goldenglobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@goldenglobes) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/goldenglobes).

About dick clark productions:

dick clark productions (dcp) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised events. dcp produces perennial hits such as the "American Music Awards," "Golden Globe Awards," "Academy of Country Music Awards," "Billboard Music Awards," and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest." dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including "So You Think You Can Dance," and owns one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of dcp's award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. In 2014 joint venture Keshet DCP will premiere the weekly television series "Rising Star" on ABC. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.