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AWARDS DATABASE
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As the Globe turns: The Hollywood Foreign Press Assoc.'s annual awards telecast may be the first this season unable to secure a waiver from the striking writers' guild.
REPORT: Golden Globes subject to picketing?The awards gala may be the first unable to secure a waiver from the striking Writers Guild.
As the Writers Guild of America strike drags into its fifth week, pundits warn that the walkout is poised to affect the awards season, resulting in some awkward red carpet moments.
The Golden Globes, expected to announce its '08 nominations later this week, may be the first of the awards shows to be considered a "struck company" by the WGA, according to a report published in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. The WGA is currently taking waiver requests from awards shows on a case-by-case basis. The guild has already issued waivers to two other awards events, according to the report. (An AIDs fundraiser on the Paramount Pictures lot that allowed Elizabeth Taylor and James Earl Jones to perform; and the Kennedy Center Honors, scheduled to air on CBS on Dec. 26.) However, WGA spokesman Gregg Mitchell did not guarantee that the Globes would receive similar special dispensation. A request for comment from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., organizers of the Golden Globes, regarding the status of a WGA waiver was not immediately returned on Saturday. Without a waiver, the Golden Globes would be treated as any other "struck company," Mitchell said, noting that any guild member working on the telecast would be considered to be crossing the line. Awards events such as the Globes could also become targets for picketing, the report warned. The nominations will be announced on Thursday. The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards are scheduled for Jan. 13. To read a complete version of the story, see "In Hollywood, the fade to black begins." |
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