Monday, January 7, 2008

Breaking--- Golden Globes Cancelled

Trouble in Tinseltown, kids.

We talked about the possibility of this happening two days ago and now it looks like its actually come true.

NBC will not be broadcasting the Golden Globes, nor will the Hollywood Foreign Press be holding an un-televisied awards show.

Instead, NBC will air a special awards announcement telecast as part of its news department and nothing more:

"It'll now be a news event where the actors can still get all glammed up," a source told [DeadlineHollywood Daily.com] I've not yet received any official confirmation of any of this. But insiders tell me that NBC Universal topper Jeff Zucker and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association which bestows the Golden Globes made the decision together to scale everything back.

Apparently this is the "middle ground" NBC execs and the HFPA were hoping to come to over the weekend. The Writers Guild of America announced not long ago that if the Golden Globes were televised, they would picket in front of the theater. Their reason is that they claim that the show serves as a promotion for studios, not to mention a huge cash cow in advertising for NBC, which exclusively broadcasts the event.

Late last week, the Screen Actors Guild announced they would support their union buddies by informing the world that not one of the 70 actors nominated for Golden Globe awards would attend the event. Which means, that the only thing you would hear during the broadcast would be the sound of crickets in an empty theater.

Hearing this, the HFPA was desperately trying to get out of their contract to put the show on the air, in the hopes that the SAG would then allow its actors to attend.

NBC has yet to officially announce this through their channels, but websites are already picking up the DHD post and running with it. Its only a matter of time before its all over the front pages.

Now, everyone's eyes will turn to the Oscars.

The Golden Globe winners will still be announced before the January 22nd date when Oscar Ballots are mailed out to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members. Meaning that the winners of the Golden Globes will still retain their slight advantage at being nominated (and possibly winning) the academy awards broadcast on Feb 24.

That is, provided that the WGA strike is still not going on. If it is, this could also be the death knell for Hollywood's biggest night as several actors have already gone on record saying that they would not cross picket lines.

Things are really starting to heat up, folks. Stay tuned.
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