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February 2008
- Juno Barbs Prompt Protests
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 14, 08 4:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Angry viewers are lobbying to axe "hurtful" lines from the trailer of quirky adoption flick Juno before showing it at the Oscars, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The offending scene—televised at the Golden Globes—has the title character quipping the Chinese "give away babies like free iPods." Screenwriter Diablo Cody says she was showcasing Juno's ignorance in a "wince-inducing, quintessentially teenage way." More »
  
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  China • protests • Oprah Winfrey • Oscar • adoption • Juno • Golden Globes • foreign adoptions • Diablo Cody • Ellen Page • Jennifer Garner • offensive
January 2008
- Writers Strike Accord With Grammys
  
  E! Online | Jan 29, 08 6:21 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Grammys broadcast will go on—with union scribes cleared to pen intros, segues, and one-liners that glue awards shows together—thanks to a waiver deal hammered out between the Writers Guild of America and the Recording Academy. The next battlefield is the Academy Awards. The guild has warned that there will be no waiver for the Oscars. More »
  
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  Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Oscar • Grammy Awards • Screen Actors Guild • Golden Globes
- Writers Cut Grammys a Break
  
  MTV | Jan 23, 08 4:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Striking writers have agreed not to picket the Grammys next month, opening the way for major stars to perform and attend the telecast. The Writers Guild and the Recording Academy are negotiating a deal that would also allow union writers to work on the CBS broadcast. Writers and studio representatives also began informal talks yesterday to settle the strike, according to the Hollywood Reporter . More »
  
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  Writers Guild of America • Grammy Awards • Beyonce • Golden Globes • Foo Fighters
- Atonement, Sweeney Win Deflated Globes
  
  People | Jan 14, 08 3:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Golden Globes ceremony scaled down by the writers strike to a press conference in a mostly empty ballroom yesterday awarded best picture honors to Atonement and Sweeney Todd, and best actor nods to Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis. None of the stars, reluctant to cross the writers, were on hand to receive their awards, reports People magazine. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Johnny Depp • Golden Globes • Daniel Day-Lewis • Marion Cotillard • Julie Christie
- NBC Loses Golden Globes Exclusive
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 12, 08 12:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - NBC lost exclusive rights to the Golden Globes yesterday, unwilling to pay a licensing fee for a show that’s been reduced to a press conference by the writers' strike. The conference will now be covered on several channels, including CNN and E!, and won’t be picketed by the Writer’s Guild—meaning stars may actually show up, the LA Times reports. More »
  
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  NBC • Hollywood writers' strike • Golden Globes • Dick Clark Productions
- Canceled Awards Shows Could Cost Fashion Biz
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 9, 08 5:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The writers' strike-canceled Golden Globes will hit designers and the fashion industry hard, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing design houses that rely on red carpet-strutters for priceless exposure that can reverberate for months and years. If a big star wears your dress, that's big money. "It's a crapshoot," says a consultant, "but the exposure can be worth millions of dollars." More »
  
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  fashion • Hollywood writers' strike • Academy Awards • fashion designer • Golden Globes • Reese Witherspoon • red carpet
- NBC Scraps Globes Gala Over Picketers
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Jan 7, 08 9:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association scuttled the Golden Globes today for a decidedly drab press conference, the Hollywood Reporter says. HFPA pressed NBC to let the gala run untelevised, to dissuade picketers and welcome stars, but NBC refused. "We are all very disappointed," the HFPA president said; the association will lose its $5 million licensing fee. More »
  
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  NBC • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Screen Actors Guild • Golden Globes • SAG • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Actors Won't Show for Golden Globes
  
  Variety | Jan 5, 08 8:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - None of the 70 actors nominated for a Golden Globe this year will cross a picket line to pick up their award, Variety reports. Striking writers have refused to grant a waiver to the Globes producers and will be picketing the Jan. 13 awards show instead; Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg said yesterday SAG members are behind the writers all the way. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Screen Actors Guild • Golden Globes • awards
- Writers' Union Nixes Waiver for Golden Globes
  
  E! Online | Jan 3, 08 4:03 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Writers Guild of America vowed it will picket the upcoming Golden Globes award ceremony, contradicting a producers' statement that an agreement was being worked out. Union officials said the guild will protest anything created by Dick Clark Productions, a struck company, although it has granted waivers allowing writers to work for the Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit awards. More »
  
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  Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Screen Actors Guild • Golden Globes • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • Hollywood Foreign Press Association • Dick Clark Productions • Independent Spirit Awards
December 2007
- Strike Threatens Golden Globes Broadcast
  
  New York Times | Dec 28, 07 1:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A showdown of Hollywood-epic proportions is shaping up for the Golden Globes, the New York Times reports. Striking writers are vowing to deploy 3,000 pickets to keep celebs away and perhaps even jeopardize broadcast of the Jan. 13 awards ceremony. People close to the Globes say a webcast—even a private party—is under consideration to avoid red-carpet awkwardness. More »
  
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  NBC • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Oscar • Academy Awards • Golden Globes • Hollywood Foreign Press Association • Dick Clark Productions
- Writers' Strike Hits Oscars, Golden Globes
  
  Associated Press | Dec 18, 07 8:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Two of Hollywood's glitziest shows will have to go on without striking writers, reports the AP, as the WGA yesterday denied waivers to the producers of the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The move means the shows will be scriptless, must pay residuals to screen old movie or TV clips, and will be boycotted by writers and actors sympathetic to their cause. More »
  
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  Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Oscar • Jon Stewart • Academy Awards • Golden Globes • Dick Clark Productions
- Atonement Gets 7 Globe Nods
  
  Associated Press | Dec 13, 07 9:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The WWII-era romance Atonement leads today's Golden Globe nominations with seven, including best drama, best actor, and best actress. Also among the seven drama contenders—there are typically five—are There Will Be Blood , No Country for Old Men , The Great Debaters , American Gangster , Michael Clayton, and Eastern Promises . No Country filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen were also nominated for directing and for their screenplay. More »
  
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  Cate Blanchett • Juno • Golden Globes • There Will Be Blood • No Country for Old Men • Atonement • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Hairspray • I'm Not There • Joel and Ethan Coen • Sweeney Todd • American Gangster • The Great Debaters • Across the Universe • Charlie Wilson's War • Elizabeth: The Golden Age • The Savages
- Strike Threatens Star Attraction at Golden Globes
  
  Variety | Dec 12, 07 3:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Hollywood writers' strike seems certain to impact the big awards shows, with picket lines under consideration at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars—and few stars willing to cross them, reports Daily Variety . The Golden Globes nominations will be announced tomorrow. The Writers Guild of America is unlikely to grant a waiver to members to write a script for the January 13 awards show. More »
  
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  Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Oscar • Academy Awards • Screen Actors Guild • Golden Globes • Hollywood Foreign Press Association