The Golden Globe Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton, and closures will affect the surrounding neighborhoods. (photo by Cameron Kiszla)

The 78th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, Feb. 28. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has worked closely with the Beverly Hilton and Dick Clark Productions to ensure all COVID-19 health and safety protocols are in place for this year’s event.

The event will be hosted coast to coast by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Fey will be live from New York’s Rainbow Room while Poehler will be live from the Beverly Hilton, with nominees appearing from various locations around the world.

Partial lane and full street closures will take place in the city on Wilshire Boulevard, North Santa Monica Boulevard and Merv Griffin Way. Residents are advised to use alternate east-west routes such as South Santa Monica, Olympic, Pico and Sunset boulevards.

North Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed to westbound traffic from Wilshire Boulevard to Century Park East from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, until 4 a.m. Monday, March 1. North Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed to eastbound traffic from Wilshire Boulevard to Century Park East from 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, until 4 a.m. Monday, March 1. Alternate Routes include South Santa Monica Boulevard, which will remain open in both directions

The eastbound curb lane of Wilshire Boulevard, east of Whittier, will be closed from 6 a.m.  Wednesday, Feb. 24, until 4 a.m. Monday, March 1.

Merv Griffin Way will be closed to both north and southbound traffic between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard from 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, until 4 a.m. Monday, March, 1.

Whittier, Carmelita, Elevado and Lomitas at Walden and Tenton drives and adjacent alleys will not be closed to street traffic on Sunday, Feb. 28; however, all streets will be posted with no-parking signs. No parking signs will be valid until midnight on Monday, March 1.

Parking will be completely restricted (no exceptions) from 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, until midnight on Monday, March 1, on Whittier Drive from Wilshire Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard.

Parking will be restricted to resident vehicles with a permit or exemption code from 6 a.m.  Sunday, Feb. 28, until midnight on Monday, March 1, on Carmelita Avenue from Wilshire Boulevard to Walden Drive, on Lomitas Avenue from Whittier Drive to Walden Drive, on Elevado Avenue from Wilshire Boulevard to Walden Drive, on Trenton Drive from Whittier Drive to Wilshire Boulevard, on Walden Drive from Santa Monica Boulevard to Whittier Drive, and on Greenway Drive from Sunset Boulevard to Whittier Drive.

For residents without permit parking, a parking exemption can be obtained by contacting the city’s Parking Exemption Line at (310)285-2548 or online at beverlyhills.org/parkingexemptions.

For information prior to the day of the event, call the Police Department Traffic Bureau at (310)285-2196. For information on the day of the event, call the Golden Globes Hotline from 1 to 9 p.m. at (310)550-4680.