Amid criticism for the lack of diversity among its voting committee and winners, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association – the organization responsible for the annual Golden Globes – looked to shed the negative press by awarding one of its most varied slew of winners yet aboard its 79th annual ceremony Sunday (January 9).
Ahead of historic victories from the likes of Will Smith, ‘Pose’ star MJ Rodriguez, and more (as we reported here), fans of music megastar Beyoncé were hoping the Globes would kick off its trot down diversity lane by awarding the Best Original Song trophy to her tune, ‘Be Alive’ (found aboard the ‘King Richard’ soundtrack).
Not long into the untelevised show’s run, the dreams of ‘Be Alive’ winning were deadened.
With over 500 industry awards to her credit, Bey reigns as one of the most-awarded acts in entertainment history. Yet, despite multiple nominations across her storied career, her movie-related endeavors – acting and music – have gone largely unawarded.
While the EMMYs have been a serial snubber of the Queen, the Golden Globes hasn’t trailed too far behind having iced the diva out of a Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) win in 2007 as well as three Best Original Song victories in 2007 for ‘Listen,’ 2009 for ‘Once in a Lifetime,’ and 2020 for ‘Spirit’ respectively). On Sunday, they added yet another snub to the record as Bey lost the Best Original Song trophy to Billie Eilish‘s ‘No Time to Die’ (as we reported here).
Needless to say, the loss didn’t sit well with the icon’s fans (affectionately called the #Beyhive). See what we mean below:
Click here to see a full list of 2022 Golden Globe winners.