Glenn Weiss & Ricky Kirshner named Golden Globe® Awards showrunners
9/18/23Weiss Will Also Direct the Live Ceremony on Sunday, January 7, 2024
Nominations will be Unveiled on Monday, December 11, 2023; Awards Timetable HERE
Los Angeles, CA (September 18, 2023) – Today, the Golden Globes® announced that multi-Emmy Award®-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will serve as executive producing showrunners for the 81st Golden Globe Awards, with Weiss also set to direct the live show on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
“We’re so thrilled to have Glenn and Ricky helm this year’s Golden Globe Awards,” said Jay Penske, CEO, Chairman and Founder, Penske Media, and CEO of Dick Clark Productions. “Their vision, creativity, unparalleled track record and masterful skillsets make them ideal partners as we endeavor to create our most vibrant and memorable show yet.”
“With an incomparable body of work in live event production that spans decades, Glenn and Ricky bring with them an unparalleled wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Golden Globes,” said Helen Hoehne, President, Golden Globes. “Their professionalism and innovation are revered throughout the industry, and we look forward to seeing their creative vision come to life on January 7.”
“We look forward to raising the bar for the awards season right out of the gate!” said Weiss and Kirshner.
Fresh from overseeing the most recent “Academy Awards®,” fourteen-time Emmy Award winner Weiss and nine-time Emmy Award winner Kirshner formed boutique production company WCE in 1999 and have since produced dozens of critically acclaimed live television specials. In addition to the Oscars, their credits include “The Primetime Emmy Awards,” Super Bowl Halftime Shows, “Tony Awards,” “Kennedy Center Honors,” and presidential inaugurations. Weiss has a longtime alliance with Dick Clark Productions serving as director for the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” and “American Music Awards.”
The Golden Globe Awards timetable was announced last month, and nominations are set to be announced on Monday, December 11, 2023. The timetable may be found HERE.
Dick Clark Productions and its partners will plan, host and produce the annual Golden Globe Awards, which has been viewed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide and are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.
About The Golden Globe® Awards
As a premier entertainment award since 1944, the annual Golden Globe Awards has honored achievements in both television and film. Over the last three decades, the licensing fees from the Golden Globe Awards have enabled donations of more than $55 million to entertainment-related charities including scholarship programs, film restoration projects and humanitarian efforts. This funding has also supported diverse programs in partnership with advocacy groups aimed at promoting greater access in Hollywood for underserved communities. For more information on the Golden Globe Awards, please visit www.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and in Spanish on Twitter, and Facebook.
About Dick Clark Productions
Dick Clark Productions is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming including the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” from 19 Entertainment and DCP, and “Streamy Awards.” Dick Clark Productions owns one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances, and legendary programming. For more information, please visit www.dickclark.com.
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