The 79th Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood's ostensibly largest celebration, which typically drew 18 million television viewers, were confined to a live blog Sunday night.

The troubled Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) held its film awards ceremony on Sunday night without a television, nominations, a red carpet, a host, press, or even a livestream.

Many in Hollywood were taken aback by the organization's decision to have any type of celebration.

The fact that the organization proceeded with any kind of event came as a surprise to many in Hollywood. The HFPA came under fire after a Los Angeles Times investigation uncovered ethical violations and lack of diversity in February – among a group of 87, there were no Black journalists. Tom Cruise even returned his three Golden Globes, while other celebrities publicly attacked the organization on social media.

Members of the HFPA and beneficiaries instead gathered for a private 90-minute event at the Beverly Hilton to announce the winners via social media streams. The HFPA justified its position citing Covid fears.

Though announcing winners on social media might seem like a straightforward task, those following along on Twitter only might have been somewhat confused at times, and the reason is that the tweets often left out exactly which project a person had won for.

To announce the best actor, they tweeted, “It takes 43 muscles to smile. Thanks for the workout Andrew Garfield and congratulations for taking home the #GoldenGlobe for Best Actor—Motion Picture—Musical/Comedy,” and failed to mention the award was for his role in "tick, tick...BOOM!"

It takes 43 muscles to smile. Thanks for the work out 🏋️‍♀️ Andrew Garfield, and congratulations for taking home the #GoldenGlobe for Best Actor — Motion Picture — Musical/Comedy. pic.twitter.com/V55dore2eH

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 10, 2022

In terms of viewership, the awards rank third behind the Oscars and the Grammys.

Golden Globes winners

Among the winners was Jane Champion's "The Power of the Dog". The HFPA announced in its live blog late on Sunday that the western psychological drama, written and directed by Jane Campion, won the Best Motion Picture drama. 

Every year we see films that make us laugh, cry, think. Films that will be remembered. Congratulations The Power of the Dog for taking home Best Picture — Drama. pic.twitter.com/8cUgB4t0UD

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 10, 2022

The film is based on a novel by Thomas Savage, and Jane Campion won the Best Director for the film.

Other winners included best picture comedy for Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story," Kate Winslet for "Mare of Easttown," and O Yeong -su for "Squid Game".