Critics Choice Indefinitely Postpones First Celebration of LGBTQ+ Movies and TV Due to Writers’ Strike
numerous postponed TV shows was also fast approaching Emmys voting season.On Sunday, WGA informed studios that it is canceling all advertising of For Your Consideration (FYC) events. “After deliberation with our legal department, all FYC production is now suspended,” WGA leadership said in an email to studio awards teams obtained by TheWrap. “We understand that this may be frustrating and that you have media already planned, but due to the strike rules, we cannot continue.”The guild has offered to reimburse people who have paid for ads, or offer them credit for future campaigns.The writers’ strike comes at a pivotal time.
Both the Directors’ Guild of America and the actors’ guild have contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that expire on June 30.
DGA will begin negotiations with AMPTP on May 10, while SAG-AFTRA will begin theirs on June 7.Should the groups join WGA in a strike, it would almost certainly bring business in Hollywood to a halt.
The effects would reach far beyond the entertainment industry or the economy of Los Angeles.WGA writers are striking to reverse practices, particularly at streamers, they say have caused what amounts to a “gig economy” for creatives in Hollywood, and are seeking better pay and job security.
