ARE we going to wear our tuxedo or not next Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13?

The Golden Globe Awards, one of the few events of the year that make us take the tux, vest, tie, cummerbund, suspenders, cufflinks and patent leather shoes (just listing them makes us tired already) out of the very back of our closet, is affected by the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Dick Clark Productions and NBC, which produces and telecasts the show, respectively, are struck companies.

In solidarity with the striking Hollywood writers, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) recently announced that all of the 70-plus nominated thespians will not cross the WGA picket line at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the Globes will be held.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which votes on and gives out the awards, is caught in the middle of this conflict. A non-profit organization of journalists from around the world, the HFPA gets the budget for its annual grants for scholarships, schools, film festivals and restoration projects from the license fee that NBC pays for the right to telecast the highly-rated annual show.

Faced with the prospect of absent stars, the HFPA, NBC and Dick Clark Productions are caught in a dilemma – should the show go on or not? Abangan. NBC and HFPA will announce a decision on the fate of the Golden Globes on Monday.