18/12/2007
Posted by Michael as Awards, News, Writer's Strike at 10:04 AM EST

Well your favorite awards shows are probably going to be pretty darn boring this year. The WGA has denied a waiver requested by the Golden Globes, and has further denied the Oscar’s request to even show clips from feature films and previous Oscarcasts.
The WGA said in a statement: “Writers are engaged in a crucial struggle to achieve a collective bargaining agreement that will protect their compensation and intellectual property rights now and in the future. We must do everything we can to bring our negotiations to a swift and fair conclusion for the benefit of writers and all those who are being harmed by the companies’ failure to engage in serious negotiations.”
On top of that several nominees have already informed the Golden Globes that they won’t be crossing picket lines to collect their awards.
Dick Clark Productions, the company that is producing the Globes has also made a statement that they hope to reach an agreement with the writers in the same way David Letterman’s company is currently attempting to do.
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