From May, Writers’ Union announces mass strike entertainment workers amid calls for higher wages, minimum job security and a greater share of the profits coming from more streaming. They were quickly added to support actors have united in the union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) under the direction of Fran Drescher. Three months later, their resistance has tangible consequences. This is stated in a joint statement of the Television Academy and Fox. The Emmy Awards will be delayed by four monthsbecause of the Hollywood strikes.
Thus, the Oscars of series and programs will not take place on September 18, 2023, as originally announced, but in four months, to be precise, January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles. Therefore, to find out the programs that have received the most awards, we should wait until the new year, but nominations were announced in July, and among the series that received pole position are the following: successionHBO series, 25 nominations; Ted Lasso AND White Lotus which received 20 nominations each in the comedy and limited series categories.
The postponement of the ceremony is a strong signal for the entertainment industry, especially considering that since 2001 there have been no changes to the broadcast of the awards. At the time, an exception was made due to the 9/11 attacks and again delayed after November with the first hostilities in Afghanistan. On the other hand, the Emmy Awards are not the only film and television event in danger of changing and being delayed.
There Venice Film Festival which is scheduled to host a roundup of news featuring actors and celebrities from August 30 to September 9, this time it may turn out that the red carpet will be empty due to the expected one-time payments, which will consequently affect the composition of the event. To give an example of everything, just think of the highly anticipated movie Applicants by Luca Guadagnino is expected at the opening of the festival in the presence of Zendaya, who, however, is likely to be denied participation. The director himself, who is currently working on a film between Italy and France. strange, confirmed that the situation is very uncertain.