Recently in Writers' Strike Category

GUESS we won't have to haul the tux from our baul. Instead of the usual glitzy, star-studded Golden Globe Awards dinner show, we w ill announce the winners in a press conference that will still be telecast by N BC. The following press release was issued by our press group:

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) today announced that the recipients of Golden Globe Awards in 25 categories will be revealed during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6:00 pm PST on Jan. 13. âThe 65th Annual Golden Globe Aw ardsâ NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hiltonâs International B allroom is officially cancelled. âWe are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not tak e place this year and that millions of viewers worldwide will be deprived of se eing many of their favorite stars celebrating 2007âs outstanding achievements i n motion pictures and television,â said Jorge Camara, president of the Hollywoo d Foreign Press Association. âWe take some comfort, however, in knowing that th is yearâs Golden Globe Award recipients will be announced on the date originall y scheduled.â

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 th e tux, vest, tie, cummerbund, suspenders, cufflinks and patent leather shoes (j ust 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 Cla rk Productions and NBC, which produces and telecasts the show, respectively, ar e 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 th e awards, is caught in the middle of this conflict. A non-profit organization o f journalists from around the world, the HFPA gets the budget for its annual gr ants for scholarships, schools, film festivals and restoration projects from th e license fee that NBC pays for the right to telecast the highly-rated annual s how. Faced with the prospect of absent stars, the HFPA, NBC and Dick Clark Productio ns are caught in a dilemma â should the show go on or not? Abangan. NB C and HFPA will announce a decision on the fate of the Golden Globes on Monday.