Golden Globes will serve plant-based meal at awards ceremony

The Golden Globes, known as the "party of the year", is going with a meatless menu for its 77th annual awards show.

Guests will be served a 100 per cent plant-based meal just ahead of showtime on Sunday.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said on Thursday that it wants the initiative to raise environmental awareness about food consumption and waste.

"If there's a way we can, not change the world, but save the planet, maybe we can get the Golden Globes to send a signal and draw attention to the issue about climate change," HFPA president Lorenzo Soria said.

"The food we eat, the way we grow the food we eat, the way we dispose of the food is one of the large contributors to the climate crisis."
"But after we began discussions, meeting for one or two days, (the hotel) accepted the change completely. They started to experiment with how to do plant-based meals that was not just their symbolic steps, but also something that guests will enjoy."
"It was a little shocking when first mentioned, because of being very close to the actual Globes and having already decided on a menu," he said. "But once we thought about it and the message that it sent, we were really excited about it. That's something I stand behind myself."