The actor Scarlett Johansson urged the film industry on Saturday to “step back” from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as criticism of the opaque film industry group, which controls the influential Golden Globe awards, continues to mount for sexism and racism.
As a result, he said, Netflix was “stopping any activities with your organization until more meaningful changes are made.”
The HFPA has for years acted as forerunner to the Academy Awards, and in some ways is used for industry promotion and politicking for the later ceremony.
Netflix carries considerable weight at the Golden Globes, with 42 nominations this year and six wins, including for The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.