<P> Ballots to select the nominations are sent to HFPA members in November, along with a "Reminder List" of eligible film and TV programs . Each HFPA member then votes for their top five choices in each category, numbering them 5 to 1, with 5 being their top choice . The nominees in each category are then the five selections that receive the most votes . The ranked voting is only used to break ties, with number 5 worth 5 points, number 4 worth 4 points, and so on . </P> <P> After the nominations are announced in mid-December, HFPA members receive the final ballots . The winner in each category is selected from among the nominees by plurality voting . In case of a tie, the winner is the one that had the most votes on the nomination ballot . </P> <P> The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most - watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and the Grammy Awards . Since 2010, it was televised live in all United States time zones . Until Ricky Gervais hosted in 2010, the award ceremony was one of two major Hollywood award ceremonies (the other being the Screen Actors Guild Awards) that did not have a regular host; every year a different presenter introduced the ceremony at the beginning of the broadcast . Gervais returned to host the 68th and 69th Golden Globe Awards the next two years . Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 70th, 71st and 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2015 . The Golden Globe Awards' theme song, which debuted in 2012, was written by Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki Hayashi . </P> <P> Since 1993, Dick Clark Productions has produced the ceremony with NBC as broadcaster; its involvement came at a time of instability for the Golden Globes, including reduced credibility and having lost its contract with CBS . Enthusiastic over Clark's commitment, the HFPA granted the studio an unusual clause, that allowed Dick Clark Productions to retain production rights in perpetuity as long as it continued to maintain broadcast rights with NBC . </P>

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