Tehran – A list of voters for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards has been announced.
The 83rd edition of the ceremony will take place on January 11, 2026 and will vote by a total of 387 people from around the world based on the awards’ official website.
According to the published list, Ali Furmand, Amir Hauhan Hashemi, Bijang Tehrani, Mansoor Jahani and Mohammad Abdi are members of Iranian and Iranian Origin and are eligible to vote for the upcoming edition of the Golden Globe.
The Golden Globe is unique among award-winning shows celebrating film, television and podcast programs. Golden Globe voters are made up of experienced entertainment journalists from around the world. They are active throughout the year, taking part in film festivals, serving ju judges and reporting on the latest entertainment trends.
Until a few years ago, Golden Globe voters were limited to around 100 journalists from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). However, the shortage of people of color and other ethnic and racial minorities has sparked strong criticism. This created a boycott of the award and serious challenges, and organizers then decided to expand both the number and diversity of voters.
Ali Furmand is a film critic, filmmaker, and lecturer in film and philosophy, with nearly 15 years of experience. He has been published extensively in a wide range of Iranian film and cultural magazines, and has recently written about international platforms such as Indiewire and Eurolitkrant.
He teaches at the Art College and Film Institute. In 2023 he founded the Film Critism Institute (FCI), an independent film research school based in Tehran.
Amir Houshang Hashemi leads a shocking life that reveals the spirit of medicine, cinema, and cultural innovation, and the Renaissance. From a healing life as a dedicated doctor to creating a film story that resonates worldwide, his journey reflects his unrelenting passion for creativity, service and excellence.
Hashemi’s work, with a career spanning continents and disciplines, is a testament to a bold and intentional life. Early recognition for his brilliance, he was accepted into the national organisation for the development of exceptional talent, the Sunpad of Tehran. At just 17 years old, he was the youngest professional English translation program at Tehran Azad University, and was an excellent language proficiency.
In 1990 he graduated as a doctor. Later in Canada he took a film production course at the prestigious Vancouver Film School. In addition to being an active member of the Iranian Medical Council, his love for film led him to direct and write scripts for several short film projects from his student days. He is currently a member of the coalition of the prestigious International Art House Films (CICAE).
As a voice of journalism, he has worked since 1998 as a critic, writer and translator for Picture World Magazine. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024 from the Hafez Movie & TV Awards for his literary and critical contributions. His reports on festivals such as Cannes & Asia Pacific have gained the pulse of global films over the past 28 years. His journey is a legacy of hard work and a celebration of resilience and vision. His work bridges culture, heals communities, inspires them through art, leaving an indelible mark in the world.
Bijan (Hassan) Tehrani is a film historian, writer and critic, and his career began 46 years ago when he published his first article in an Iranian weekly film magazine. He is now in his 19th year, and is the founder and editor of Borders-free Film, an online publication dedicated to promoting international cinemas in the US and around the world.
For over 40 years, Bijan has been a columnist and film critic for many Iranian newspapers and magazines. In January 2025, he co-founded Cinema BM (Cinemabm.com), an Iran-based Falsi language film publication, in collaboration with Abbas Yari, a pioneer in Iranian film journalism.
He is also the director of the International Animation Day Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in May 2025. Through films without the Borders Foundation, he presents the Bridging the Borders Award at 10 international film festivals, including the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival.
A winner of several awards that recognized their contributions to global cinema, Bijan is currently working on a book that explores thematic similarities between Asghar Farhadi and Rodrigo García films.
He is a member of the Iranian Filmmakers & Critics Association, asifa and fipresci.
Mo Abdi has been a film critic for over 30 years. He has published 15 books and thousands of articles and reviews in over 50 outlets.
In 1998, Abdi published his first book, “Iranian Film Criticism,” about the history of film criticism and film analysis in Iran. From 1999 to 2002 he served as editor-in-chief of the “Honare Haftom” magazine.
His first collection of short stories, entitled “The Death of an Intellectual” and was published in Iran in 2002. His second collection of short stories, Faying the Opera, was published in Paris in 2013. His first novel, “Five Women,” was published in London in 2020. Abdi has also produced five documentaries, including the famous documentary about Iranian great Iranian filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan.
Mansour Jahani graduated from the Media University, a member of the IRNA of Journalism (Arts and Culture). Jahani, who won the second major in film studies at the National Film School in 2018, had the privilege of studying film with world-renowned film scholars such as Jonathan Rosenbaum, Professor Jean Michel Frodon, Anges DeVictor, Jacques Carmabon, Marion Geello and Angel Quintana. He also completed his film director course in 2019 at the Jozani Free Cinema workshop under the direction of Maestro Masoud Jafari Jozani.
Jahani is an active member of various organizations such as the Federation of International Journalists in Belgium (IFI), a core member of the Association of Journalists in Iran, a film critic, author of the Association of Iran Film Critics, sports reporters, photographers (ISJA), International Sports Journalists (AIP) of the Association of Iran, Iran Theatre Critics, Journalists Association House of Theater, and Iranian Designers & Cinema Advertising Managers Society. Jahani has also received the Journalism Award from the Goethburg Arts Association.
He took part in the vote for the American magazine Indywire at the Cannes Film Festival as a judge and selected the best films in 2023 and 2024.
As an independent journalist and reporter, Jahani covers international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, London, Carlovy, Tallinn, Locarno, Tokyo, and Toronto.
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