The writers strike may have forced the cancellation of the glitzy Golden Globes ceremony, but organizers of the Academy Awards insisted Tuesday that their Oscar show is still a go. GIL CATES, producer of the Academy Awards broadcast, told reporters, quote, "We are going to do it. I can't elaborate on how we're going to do it, because I don't want anybody to deal with the elaboration in a way that might impact its success."
It'll be interesting to see how the Academy will pull things off. Without a special agreement from the writers union, Oscar organizers can't hire writers to work on the broadcast. Further, the Academy Awards broadcast is all about big stars, and the Screen Actors Guild -- the union for film and TV actors -- has already said its members won't cross the Writers Guild picket line to attend any awards ceremony.
While producers of the upcoming SAG awards have requested and received a special waiver from the WGA for member writers to work on that broadcast, the union has said it would reject any similar request from the Academy.
Veteran Hollywood producer HARVEY WEINSTEIN says no matter what Cates or anyone else says, if the writers are on strike and the actors' union supports them, there'll be no Oscar show. Weinstein says, quote, "It's as simple as that."Oscar nominations will be announced January 22nd. The Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for February 24th.
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