Washington
(ANI):
The
65th
annual
golmaal
ceremony
has
officially
been
cancelled
after
the
actors
refused
to
attend
the
ceremony
in
solidarity
with
the
ongoing
strike
by
writers
over
royalties.
This
move
comes
in
response
to
the
Screen
Actors
Guild"s
decision
of
not
crossing
picket
lines
by
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
(WGA),
thereby
leaving
the
ceremony
without
any
stars
at
all.
"The
65th
Annual
golmaal
NBC
telecast
and
champagne
dinner
in
the
Beverly
Hilton's
International
Ballroom
is
officially
canceled," People
quoted
the
Hollywood
Foreign
Press
Association
(HFPA),
as
saying
in
a
statement.
The
sponsors
of
the
award,
HFPA,
have
formally
announced
that
instead
of
the
lavish
yearly
ceremony
in
Beverly
Hills,
the
awards
will
be
announced
in
an
hour
long
press
conference
showcased
on
NBC.
"We
are
all
very
disappointed
that
our
traditional
awards
ceremony
will
not
take
place
this
year
and
that
millions
of
viewers
worldwide
will
be
deprived
of
seeing
many
of
their
favorite
stars
celebrating
2007's
outstanding
achievements
in
motion
pictures
and
television,"
said
president
Jorge
Camara.
He
added:
"We
take
some
comfort,
however,
in
knowing
that
this
year's
Golden
Globe
Award
recipients
will
be
announced
on
the
date
originally
scheduled."
It
has
been
reported
that
even
after
the
best
efforts
of
the
NBC
and
the
HFPA,
any
hope
of
the
ceremony
taking
place
has
been
ruled
off.
The
WGA
has
been
on
strike
since
early
November
due
to
a
row
over
so-called
"residuals"
-
royalties
for
work
distributed
online
or
released
on
DVD.
The
WGA
has
showed
gratitude
towards
the
actors"
union
for
its
"solidarity
and
support"
and
said
that
it
is
engaged
in
a
"crucial
struggle
that
will
protect
our
income
and
intellectual
property
rights
for
generations
to
come".
As
far
as
the
Globe
nominations
are
concerned,
Atonement
topped
the
list
with
seven
nominations.