The ongoing Hollywood strikes will cause this year’s Emmy Awards to be postponed, US media claimed on Thursday.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Oscars of television could be moved back as far as January from its original September date.
The delay has not yet been formally announced, but according to trade journal Variety, “vendors, producers and others involved with the event” have already been told.
A person familiar with the planning informed AFP that no alternative date had yet been decided upon for the concert.
The first industry-wide walkout in 63 years is currently taking place, with both Hollywood’s actors and writers on strike.
If the actors’ strike was still going on when the Emmys were held, stars would not be able to attend the ceremony, which would be terrible for television ratings.
Additionally, writers would not be permitted to prepare a monologue or jokes for the host and presenters of the program.
Fox, the American broadcaster of the Emmy Awards this year, reportedly pushed for the postponement until January to give the strikes more time to be resolved.
The Television Academy, which decides the winners and hosts the ceremony, desired a shorter delay because January places the Emmys in the midst of Hollywood’s hectic award season for motion pictures.
Fox and the Television Academy have not responded. The Emmys haven’t been postponed since 2001, when the ceremony was cancelled following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
All US film and television productions have virtually been put on hold due to the Hollywood strikes, with a few exceptions including reality and game programs.
Promoting their films and television shows is prohibited for members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA).
The unions’ demands have centered on declining wages in the era of streaming and the threat that AI poses to their careers and future well-being.
Just hours before talks between studios and SAG-AFTRA broke down, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards nominees were announced.
“Succession,” the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations with a whopping 27 nods, including best drama.
“The Last of Us” became the first live-action video game adaptation to earn major nominations, with 24, while satire “The White Lotus” earned 23 nods.
