Writers Picket Academy Awards

Writers are set to picket the Academy Awards on February 24, 2008 unless an agreement can be reached between the Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP.
Fast Facts:
1. Strike began November 5, 2008
2. The WGA refused requests for a wavier to be given to the awards show so it could hire union scribes to write for the show.

Writers Picket Academy Awards News
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- USAToday.com: Oscars Producer: Show Will Go On, Despite the Strike (December 19, 2007)
  - "As far as Academy Awards producer Gil Cates is concerned, movie fans can continue to plan their Oscar parties for Feb. 24. "The only thing I can tell you without any equivocation is the show is going to go on. That's absolutely for certain."
- WFRV.com: Oscars, Golden Globes Hit by Writers' Strikes (December 18, 2007)
  - "The Writers Guild of America has rejected a request for striking members to be allowed to write scripts for the glittering ceremonies, both to be scheduled to take place early next year."
- Bloomberg: Striking TV Writers Deny Golden Globe, Academy Awards Waivers (December 18, 2007)
- E! Online: Golden Globes Won't Have the Write Stuff (December 17, 2007)
- AFP: Awards Shows Threatened by Hollywood Writers Strike (December 16, 2007)
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