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SAG: Not a Single Nominee Will Attend Globes
Rumer Willis (aka Miss Golden Globes 2008) most likely won't be handing out that many (if any) statues at the awards gala later this month. Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg has announced that not one nominated SAG performer will attend the ceremony, which is set to be broadcast on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 13, at 8 pm/ET.
"After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines to appear on the Golden Globe Awards as acceptors or presenters," Rosenberg said. "We applaud our members for this remarkable show of solidarity for striking Writers Guild of America writers."
The irreverent Globes gala, which honors actors and films that later go on to Oscar glory and gives nods to TV stars often overlooked at the Emmys, is the second awards show this season to be affected by the ongoing WGA strike. The People's Choice Awards set for broadcast on Sunday, Jan. 8, on CBS at 9 pm/ET reportedly will feature taped acceptance speeches from winners.
The Globes may follow a similar path. Hollywood Foreign Press president Jorge Camara said in response to Rosenberg's announcement, "[We] have been placed in an extremely difficult position with the ongoing Writers Guild strike. We are making every effort to work out a solution that will permit the Golden Globes to take place with the creative community present to participate."
Actors aren't totally locked out of making TV appearances during the strike. Rosenberg added that performers are being encouraged to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Both CBS yak fests (produced by Worldwide Pants) have signed waiver deals with the WGA. The SAG head honcho noted that stars should skip The Tonight Show with Jay Leno other shows but didn't mention those programs by name.
Too bad the Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn't nominate Powers Boothe for his role as vice president Noah Daniels on 24 from last season. Boothe, as veteran TV viewers recall, crossed a picket line during the SAG strike to attend the 1980 Prime Time Emmys; the actor ended up winning a best-actor statue for his role as cult leader Jim Jones in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. — Michael Maloney
Related:
• WGA: "We Will Be Picketing the Golden Globes"
• Golden Globes Organizers in Talks to Secure Interim Agreement from WGA
• NEW! TVGuide.com's Strike Survival Guide: We'll Help You Make the Best of a Sad Situation
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Jan 4, 2008 9:51 PM
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Outstanding!!!
Gotta love solidarity.
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Jan 4, 2008 10:26 PM
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I would like to see the strike last past the Oscars. Let's see how strong their solidarity is then!
That could be a hilarious mess.
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Jan 4, 2008 10:45 PM
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I agree... I would like to see what they would do with the Oscars too ;o) but I don't want that at the cost of more production team members losing their jobs(due to the strike)and not being able to watch my favorite tv.show's.
It is indeed a huge mess! I simply don't understand why the damn owners of the network companies cannot just sit down and start negotiating?! This so shameful, I would be embarassed if I was them!!!
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Jan 4, 2008 11:29 PM
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January 8th is Tuesday, not Sunday.
Well, this will be interesting. lol
Maybe they'll use life-sized puppets or borrow the stars' wax figures from Madame Trusseau's?
This needs to end, people.
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Jan 4, 2008 11:35 PM
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Can someone clue me in? Why is it considered crossing the picket line to attend an awards show? What would be breached if a nominee were to go, win, and walk on stage to accept an award using their own words and not a prepared script?
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Jan 4, 2008 11:58 PM
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It'd be crossing a picket line in the sense that there will be a picket line at the ceremonies and in order to attend the ceremony, you need to cross the line. If an actor were to attend and make an acceptance speech, they would not be breaking any union rules since the SAG is not on strike (yet), but most actors are sympathetic to the writers so they wouldn't want to attend a ceremony that's designed to make money for a struck network.
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Jan 5, 2008 12:26 AM
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It will be interesting to see if the WGA does not picket the SAG awards later in January. Since the SAG program only honors acting, the WGA may give it some kind of waiver like Letterman received especially given the SAG compliance with not crossing the picket lines at the Golden Globes.
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Jan 5, 2008 1:49 AM
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Home run for the WGA.
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Jan 5, 2008 1:57 AM
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dougvball, the WGA already issued a waiver to the SAG awards. They won't be picketing at them.
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Jan 5, 2008 2:16 AM
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I wasn't going to post regarding the strike anymore, but this just hit me and I had to. I'm trying so hard to support the writers. Because, even though I feel like they are handling this like spoiled children, I truly believe they deserve to get at least some of what they want. But, it is getting increasingly hard to support the WGA when I'm starting to feel that that support isn't appreciated. I've lately felt that the WGA has done nothing but give the viewers the finger, and now the actors are in on it. It's just very discouraging. It's almost like the WGA feels that they are OWED the support of the public and that it's something to take for granted, and I'm sorry but we don't owe them anything and nothing is guaranteed. Without us they wouldn't even have a job to strike. I think the WGA has forgotten that. The WGA needs to do something to let us (the public) know they appreciate us. And just saying it isn't going to cut it. Words are easy and prove little, actions are harder and prove whole heck of a lot more! SHOW us you appreciate our support, by...oh I don't know, letting us have an award show or two. Would it really kill you?
And don't even get me started on the whole thing with Jay Leno. That is just so incredibly STUPID it's not even remotely funny! The man used his OWN words out of his OWN brain!! How dare he! *rolls eyes** I honestly think the reason the WGA is raising such a stink about it is because Leno didn't tank without his writers like they thought/hoped he would, and Letterman, who had writers was as boring as watching paint dry. I think the WGA was suddenly thinking, "well c**p, that didn't work out like we intended, we need to make Leno look like the bad guy here, or we're sunk!" (and before someone bites my head off, I normally like Letterman just fine and think he's funny, but he's just seemed off his game and the laughs have felt very forced, The constant bombardment about the WGA strike didn't help things either, it got old really really fast. Trust me, Dave, the viewers know there is a strike! You don't need to beat us over the head with it. To say I was less than enthralled would be an understatement)
It's just all seriously beginning to look very petty to me. It's almost like they have nothing to fight with so they're throwing tantrums.
I'm not saying I support the producers, I don't. But right now, I'm not so sure I can or want to support the WGA either. I need to be shown that they are more than children and that they actually APPRECIATE the viewers that are supporting them. Without that evidence, public support is going to start to fall. Heck it's already started.
Anyways, that's my two bits, I'm going to shut up again, at least until the next absurd thing happens........ I think I'll go read a book.
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Jan 5, 2008 2:27 AM
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This really is a mess. It seems to me though that this takes away a platform they could have used to promote their cause and themselves as well and it also deprives the audience the fun of seeing the stars all dressed up again. I just don't see how this will accomplish anything and with so much animosity in this town right now, why not put the issues aside for one night and actually enjoy themselves and put on a good show for the audience. The producers might write the checks but its the audience that pays the money and I for one am going to be less and less likely to contribute anything to anyone through the buying of dvd's and such if this continues.
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Jan 5, 2008 2:40 AM
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koshi700 you took the words right out of my mouth! Thanks for your comments!
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Jan 5, 2008 2:48 AM
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FYI, the WGA is letting you have an award show or two, just not any of the big ones. Beside, the Golden Globes suck.
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Jan 5, 2008 3:57 AM
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I would be willing to bet that almost every single person who is complaining about the WGA has never tried to sell or be compensated for their creative work.
The anti WGA attitude out there is really nauseating to me. I like an awards show myself but come on people! If SAG nominees are willing to miss out on their own moment of glory to support the WGA, shouldn't we at least try to be as mature about it?
There is so much mud slinging going on from all sides and I find it hysterical when John or Jane Doe is going into tv withdrawal and starts ranting that the WGA is a bunch of babies (or other negative word).
Let me just say that every single negative blogger = whiny baby.
I supply my artwork to the film industry so yes, my income stream is curtailed by this strike but this is the reality of the creative industry...feast or famine.
I dare anyone who is anti WGA to really show them your displeasure by stopping all access to any form of entertainment that has some usage of the creative word. That limits movies, tv, books and music to name a few. How about you take a real stand against the WGA besides the insipid, inane and not to mention, illiterate comments that really do say so much about your character?
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Jan 5, 2008 4:26 AM
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