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WGA Resolution Means Grammys Will Go Ahead As Planned But There's Good News Too!

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2008-01-23 15:06:14 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA continues to play awards-show hardball, being coy today over whether it will grant a waiver for next month's Oscar ceremony. The guild announced yesterday that it will not demonstrate at the February 10 Grammys , raising hopes for a picketless Academy Awards but also fears that Fergie could be encouraged to continue recording albums if...
 
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Did Juno and No Country Just Accidentally Win the WGA Awards?

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2008-01-11 10:30:36 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA just cut and paste the lists in order of votes received? Did the striking guild decide that reordering the list was too much like writing? The full list of nominees (in the WGA's mysterious order) is after the jump ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Juno , written by Diablo Cody Michael Clayton , written by Tony Gilroy The Savages , written by Tamara...
 
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WGA Interim Deals Give Boost to Great TV Shows, Crappy Superhero Movies

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2008-01-25 09:50:15 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA that should allow new seasons of the critically beloved cable series to begin production as soon as possible. Fans of lousy superhero movies should also rejoice, as Marvel Entertainment has also signed an interim deal, meaning that projects like Thor , The Avengers , and Ant-Man may now move forward. Alongside word that the WGA and the...
 
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BAFTA and WGA Awards Spoiled by the Internet

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2008-02-11 11:15:47 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA's winners were accidentally divulged a month ago , when the nominees were listed on Wga.org not in alphabetical order but with winners Juno (Original Screenplay) and No Country for Old Men (Adapted Screenplay) first. Likewise, BAFTA Award recipients were, reports the L.A. Times ' Envelope blog , notified hours before yesterday's ceremony...
 
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Entertainment News: Update on WGA Strike Deal

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2008-02-12 13:30:47 by Editor in Seriously Stupid Blog
 
...WGA strike that has crippled the Hollywood and New York entertainment industry. There is light at the end of this tunnel though as it is expected that the strike will be concluded this or the next week. According to Hollywood gossip, the studios in question created a deal that was emailed to the heads of the WGA. They looked it over and felt...
 
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George Clooney's Secret Beef With the WGA Revealed!

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2008-04-04 15:45:56 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA members are still members of the guild, but forfeit many of their rights.) Clooney allegedly kept his decision quiet because WGA was preparing for the strike. Man, what a class act. Shame on you, writers! [ Variety Dance Crews Needed: Season two of the Randy Jacksonproduced America's Best Dance Crew is auditioning new contestants in New...
 
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Potential Grammys Shutdown Music To WGA's Ears

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2008-01-15 16:34:39 by X17online in X17 Online
...WGA won't grant a waiver for the music industry's awards show. This means no celebrity presenters, no snappy scripted banter - heck, even the list of award recipients may be smaller than usual! This year's Grammy nominees include several performers with extensive experience in films and TV; Variety singles out Justin Timberlake, Queen...
 
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WGA Allows Writers to Work on Grammys; Awards Show to Be No Worse Than Usual

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2008-01-29 10:45:49 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA not picket the event, they'll also allow scribes to work on the show. We have no idea what they'll actually write, since we thought the Grammys were just three hours of nonsensical bling-fueled idiocy, but at least this train wreck will be scripted Of slightly more interest is the recent announcement that Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones...
 
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WGA Announces Tentative Deal; Tina Fey Goes Back to Work

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2008-02-11 09:25:55 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...WGA president Patric Verrone announced the details of a tentative three-year agreement with the studios that will likely bring an end to the writers' strike, with TV-show runners (like Fey) set to return to work this morning and other scribes on Wednesday. The Writers Guild's general membership still has to vote to end picketing tomorrow and...
 
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