GMA-7 Hollywood correspondent Janet Nepales elected to Golden Globe Awards advisory board

Veteran Hollywood journalist Janet Nepales was elected to the Golden Globe Awards (GGA) Advisory Board along with her colleagues, Ramzy Malouki and Asel Sherniyazova.

GGA members voted for Janet, Ramzy, and Asel in a recent election for the three open positions on the Advisory Board.

Janet is an award-winning journalist and the first Filipina voting member and Associate of the Golden Globe Awards. She has previously held various positions at the Globes.

A member since 2008, she is a Hollywood columnist and correspondent of GMA Integrated News and the author of the coffee table book "FASHION. Filipino. Hollywood. The World."

Janet is a board member at the Soho International Film Festival and the Asian World Film Festival. She is also and a co-founder and board member of the Manila International Film Festival.

Based in Los Angeles, Janet is a University of Santo Tomas journalism alumna. She was recognized by the Filipina Women's Network (FWN) as one of the "100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the U.S." in 2012 and one of the "100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the World" in 2013.

She is a co-author of the first FWN book entitled "DISRUPT: Filipina Women: Proud. Loud. Leading Without A Doubt."

Janet received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism from US president Joe Biden, at The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) Awards in 2022 in New York.

She is a consistent winner in the Los Angeles Press Club's annual Southern California Journalism Awards and the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. Janet was awarded Journalist of the Year by the Filipino American Press Club of California (FAPCCA) in 2022.

Janet is also a columnist for the Filipina American News and Chic Compass Magazine.

She is married to journalist Ruben V. Nepales, who is also a GGA member. They have two daughters, Bianca Nicole and Rafaella Angelica.

—MGP, GMA Integrated News