Washington
(ANI):
Now
that
the
striking
Writers
Guild
of
America
have
successfully
obliterated
the
Golden
Globes
ceremony,
the
fate
of
the
season's
biggest
event:
the
Academy
Awards,
is
also
under
threat.
The
axing
of
Golden
Globes
is
a
symbolic
victory
for
the
strikers
and
is
now
axing
of
Golden
Globes,
which
are
slated
for
Feb
24.
Therefore,
for
Hollywood,
the
most
immediate
question
is
whether
the
strike
will
be
settled
before
the
event.
The
Directors
Guild
of
America
is
in
informal
conversations
with
Alliance
of
Motion
Picture&Television
Producers.
Although
reports
claim
that
the
negotiations
between
the
two
had
not
yielded
much
progress
in
the
past
few
days,
insiders
said
there
were
some
optimistic
signs
that
the
two
sides
were
making
some
headway
and
moving
closer
to
setting
a
date
for
the
start
of
formal
bargaining.
Meanwhile,
executives
at
the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts&Sciences
said
firmly
that
Oscars
would
take
place
as
per
the
schedule.
"We're
moving
ahead
with
our
plans.
That's
our
job,
to
prepare
a
show
--
and
that's
what
we're
doing," Variety
quoted
Sid
Ganis,
Academy
president,
as
saying.
Asked
about
the
fate
of
the
Oscars,
one
specialty
distributor
said:
"It's
like
contemplating
my
own
mortality.
I
know
it's
something
I
have
to
face,
but
not
today."