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AWARDS DATABASE
All of the winners, all of the nominees, all of the awards shows.
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"I don't think I would be crossing a boundary. I'm a songwriter, I think I'm OK in going," she said.
The Golden Globes and the Oscars wouldn't be the first shows to have celebrity turnout squelched by a labor dispute. In 1980, in the middle of a strike by the Screen Actors Guild, Powers Boothe was the only actor to show up to collect his Emmy Award, winning for "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones." During the WGA's 1985 strike, the guild granted a waiver allowing "MASH" writer Larry Gelbart to work on that year's Oscar ceremony. But Gelbart's waiver was condemned by some fellow guild members, and Gelbart promptly quit working on the award ceremony. The show's script ultimately was written by management of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which later admitted its banter was terrible. The Golden Globes are not as heavily scripted as the Oscars, particularly because there is no host. Without a WGA waiver, it will consist of little more than presenters opening envelopes. Jorge Camara, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., said he was planning as if the waiver would be granted. "We are really not looking at any other option," he said. Camara expressed hope that the ceremony would offer a rare break from strike-related acrimony. "The Golden Globes are an awards show that brings the industry together," he said. The WGA has no jurisdiction over the acceptance speeches given by award winners, so even if the WGA decides not to grant a waiver for the Golden Globes, expect as many endless thank-yous read from a crumpled napkin as ever. john.horn@latimes.com Times staff writers Geoff Boucher, Maria Elena Fernandez, Martin Miller, Robert W. Welkos, Chris Lee, Gina Piccalo and Rachel Abramowitz contributed to this report.
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