There won't be any Golden Globes ceremony on NBC this year. After last-ditch talks with the striking Writers Guild of America union fell through, organizers of the awards event announced the glitzy ceremony would be replaced with an hour-long press conference broadcast live by NBC News.
Look for that at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, January 13th.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is responsible for the Golden Globes, was forced to alter the event after all 72 of this year's nominated actors expressed solidarity with the striking writers through the actors' union, the Screen Actors Guild, and announced they wouldn't cross the picket line.
In announcing the switch to a bare-bones press conference to hand out awards in 25 categories, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president JORGE CAMARA said, quote, "We are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not take place this year and that millions of viewers worldwide will be deprived of seeing many of their favorite stars celebrating 2007's outstanding achievements in motion pictures and television."
By using a press conference format and billing it as an hour-long NBC News report, award organizers and NBC had hoped some nominees would reconsider participating. Writers in NBC's news division are not represented by the Writers Guild of America, so technically, participating stars wouldn't be crossing the WGA picket line.
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