NBC has decided that, despite the writer’s strike, they will still air the broadcast of the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 13th.
On the same day that NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks said, “We are prepared to move forward with the telecast on Jan. 13,” the Screen Actors Guild announced that its members — including a star-studded Globes nominee list that include stars such as Angelina Jolie, George Clooney and Keira Knightley — all indicated that they will show support for the union writers by boycotting the show.
SAG president Alan Rosenberg said in a statement, “There appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross” picket lines to present or accept an award.
The WGA has refused to grant a waiver to allow its members to work on the Golden Globes, the People’s Choice Awards and the Academy Awards. So in other words, this year’s award season will pretty much suck.
The President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Jorge Camara, however, made a statement yesterday saying,
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has 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. We hope to announce a resolution to this unfortunate predicament on Monday.
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That show is going to be a real turkey……….
Why not save it for another day to air it. The stars are not going to cross the picket line to attend, it would be career suicide. I mainly watch to see what they are wearing.
all I have to say about this issue is that I’m with the writers.
Me too.
Who watches the lame ass show itself anyway? I only follow that shit for red carpets and the fasions.