The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (H.F.P.A.) is an organization composed of working journalists who cover the United States entertainment industry for a variety of outlets, including newspapers and magazines in Europe, Asia, Australia and Central and South America. Today, the close to ninety members of the H.F.P.A. represent at least fifty-five countries and have a combined readership of more than two hundred and fifty million. The organization is best known for its annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles every January.
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