2027 Golden Globes Reveal Key Dates, Adds AI Rules, Expands Podcast Pool
Just a week after the Oscars revealed aggressive new rules on the use of AI for the upcoming awards season, the Golden Globes has dropped their version of eligibility surrounding the controversial technology.
The Globes also released their full timeline for the 84th annual Golden Globes, which will take place on January 10, 2027, the day before Oscar nomination voting begins. Golden Globe nominations will be on December 7, 2026. The ceremony will broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.
While the Academy hit hard on its anti-AI stance, the Globes allowed for a bit more wiggle room, stating that “The use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI, does not automatically disqualify a work from consideration, provided that human creative direction, artistic judgment, and authorship remain primary throughout the production process.” While this initially reads as a bit loose in detail (see the full statement below), where this would most likely come into play is the pseudo controversy created two years ago over The Brutalist director Brady Corbet using AI to perfect specific words in a section of Adrien Brody’s spoken dialogue in the film to tweak dialect. The controversy didn’t hold for voters as Brody won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance.
“The use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI, does not automatically disqualify a work from consideration, provided that human creative direction, artistic judgment, and authorship remain primary throughout the production process. All submitted work will be evaluated based on the extent to which creative direction, artistic decision-making, and execution originate from credited individuals. AI and similar technologies may be used as part of the production process in the manner described below, but may not replace the core creative contributions of human talent. All submissions must include a disclosure describing any generative AI used anywhere in the production of the completed work, including if any AI alteration was made to a credited performer’s likeness or voice.”
For performances and non-performance categories, the eligibility states that “Performances submitted for acting categories must be primarily derived from the work of the credited performer. Submissions in which a performance is substantially generated or created by artificial intelligence are not eligible. The use of artificial intelligence in connection with a performance does not automatically render a submission ineligible, provided such tools are used only to enhance or support a performance that remains fundamentally human-driven and under the creative control of the credited performer, and that any such use is authorized by the performer. Additionally, submissions may not include performances generated through the unauthorized use of a performer’s digital likeness, voice replication, or biometric data, whether or not the performer is otherwise credited.”
In non-performance categories, “submissions will be evaluated under the general AI standards set forth. A work submitted in any such category remains eligible provided that the core creative contributions in the relevant craft — including but not limited to direction, writing, composition, and animation — originate primarily from credited human individuals, and that any use of AI or generative tools serves a supporting or enhancing role rather than substituting for that human creative authorship.”
For the podcast category, introduced last year and won by previous Golden Globes host Amy Poehler, the new rules bump the eligible pool from 25 to 30.
“Eligible podcasts will be drawn exclusively from a curated list of ‘Top 30 Podcasts’ during the Podcast Eligibility Period (January 1 – September 30). The ‘Top 30 Podcasts’ list will be determined by Luminate. This methodology considers the following key metrics within the Podcast Eligibility Period, to the extent such metrics are available and verified as accurate.”
New rules and guidelines are also were also put in place for non-English Language and independent motion pictures. “They may be submitted for individual Best Performance categories without being submitted in the Best Motion Picture category, provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.”
Comedian Nikki Glaser will return as host for a third year in a row. “I’m thrilled to host the Golden Globes for a third time, not only because it’s the greatest gig I’ve ever had, but because my sister has three kids and now we will be equal in the eyes of my parents and the Lord,” Glaser said in a press release.
- June 1: Submission website opens for motion picture, television and podcast entries.
- October 30: Deadline for motion picture, television and podcast submissions.
- November 16: Television and podcast nomination ballots sent to voters.
- November 22: Final date for television and podcast press conferences.
- November 23: Deadline for receipt of television and podcast nomination ballots by KPMG, the accounting firm that processes the Globe voting.
- November 24: Motion picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nomination ballots sent to voters.
- December 2: Final date for motion picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement press conferences.
- December 4: Deadline for receipt of motion picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nomination ballots by KPMG.
- December 7: Nominations announced
- December 18: Final ballots sent to voters by KPMG.
- January 2, 2027: Deadline for receipt of final ballots by KPMG.
- January 10, 2027: Presentation of the 84th Annual Golden Globes.
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