2008 Golden Globes ceremony scrapped

The 2008 Golden Globes awards ceremony has been canceled due to the current Writer's Guild of America strike in Hollywood. NBC, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions made the announcement this week.

The awards will now be announced in a special one-hour news show to be broadcast on NBC by NBC News, live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on January 13th.

Here's the full press release from the HFPA.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, January 7, 2008 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced that the recipients of Golden Globe Awards in 25 categories will be revealed during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6:00 pm PST on January 13.  “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom is officially cancelled.  

“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 Jorge Camara, President of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.  “We take some comfort, however, in knowing that this year’s Golden Globe Award recipients will be announced on the date originally scheduled.”