NBC announced Monday that they would not air the 2022 Golden Globes. The decision came after a long line of allegations against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, or HFPA. Recent HFPA controversies include a lack of diversity among HFPA members (and thus Golden Globes voters)—a Los Angeles Times investigation this February revealed that the association had no Black journalists among its 87 members. Other allegations range from HFPA members asking invasive, unethical questions at exclusive press conferences to voters being schmoozed with a lavish press trip by Paramount Network.

This is a defining moment for Hollywood. Today, we have the opportunity to recognize that, by speaking up against one powerful but deeply flawed awards system, we can begin to reimagine a more equitable industry. #TIMESUP pic.twitter.com/EGCN4K789W

— TIME'S UP (@TIMESUPNOW) May 11, 2021

While the HFPA proposed and approved a plan last week to initiate reforms in its membership and internal ethics, their plan was slated to take place over eighteen months. Tina Tchen, the president and chief executive of the Time’s Up organization, was a vocal opponent of this NBC-endorsed plan, which she described in a statement as “window-dressing platitudes.” Joining her in demanding more concrete, timely reforms were media giants WarnerMedia, Amazon, and Netflix, each of whom has cut ties with the HFPA amidst the outrage. Top Hollywood PR firms—and celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise—have also spoken out against the HFPA, with over 100 publicists boycotting the organization.

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— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) May 10, 2021

On the heels of NBC’s decision to withdraw from airing next year’s show, the HFPA released a new statement outlining specific “Reform Milestones” that the organization will pursue “with extreme urgency.” Among these milestones are increasing membership by fifty percent over the next eighteen months, establishing a Hotline for reporting violations, and allowing new members voting rights on their first day rather than at the end of their first year. There is also an emphasis on consulting and hiring independent outside parties, from DEI consultants to members of a new Credentials Committee.

It’s unclear whether the reforms will be enough to save the Golden Globes. The 2021 awards show experienced a thirteen-year low in ratings this February, pulling in only 6.9 million viewers. Not only were audiences put off by the spate of scandals surrounding the HFPA, but snubs of projects like I May Destroy You and Da 5 Bloods (as the much-maligned Emily In Paris received nominations) caused fans to decry the awards as discriminatory and irrelevant. While the recently announced HFPA reforms are a step in the right direction, making the general public care about the Golden Globes again will be a Herculean feat.