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Agence France-Presse

The Emmy Awards have been postponed by almost four months, organisers said Thursday, as crippling strikes by Hollywood’s actors and writers drag on with no resolution in sight.
Television’s equivalent of the Oscars had been due to take place this September, but will now be held in mid-January next year, broadcaster Fox and the Television Academy wrote in a statement.
“We are pleased to announce that the 75th Emmy Awards will now air on Monday, January 15, 2024,” said a Fox spokesman.
The Emmys are the most significant entertainment event so far to be delayed by Hollywood’s first industry-wide walkout by both actors and writers in more than 60 years.

The last time the Emmys were delayed was in 2001, when the ceremony was postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Due to the ongoing actors’ strike, A-list stars and nominees would not currently be allowed to attend the Emmys – a development that would be disastrous for television ratings.
Writers would also not be allowed to script a monologue or jokes for the telecast’s host and presenters.
The lengthy delay is intended to allow both sides time to resolve their differences, although the various parties have barely spoken through any formal channels since the writers’ strike began 100 days ago.
Writers Guild of America (WGA) members were joined on the picket lines last month by the far larger Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA.)
Both are asking for better pay, and guarantees that artificial intelligence will not steal their jobs and income, among other demands.


Reports of an Emmys delay had been circulating in recent weeks, but until now the postponement had not been confirmed, nor any new date announced.
Mid-January lands the Emmys right in the middle of Hollywood’s packed film awards season.
The Emmys will now take place one week after the Golden Globes, and just 24 hours after the Critics Choice Awards.
The Oscars are set to be held on March 10.
The Hollywood strikes have essentially shut down all US film and television productions, with limited exceptions such as reality and game shows.
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Members of SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are barred from promoting their films and series.
The unions’ demands have focused on dwindling pay in the streaming era, and the threat posed to their careers and future livelihoods by artificial intelligence.
Writers and actors say studios have been methodically eroding their salaries for years, making it impossible for all but the very top ranks to earn a living.
They contend that the rise of streaming platforms – who do not generally reveal viewing figures – has deprived them of giant paydays when they create global hits.
Writers and studios tentatively gathered last Friday to discuss formally reopening talks for the first time since May, but even that sit-down so far has not yielded any tangible results.
Meanwhile, nominations for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced last month, just hours before talks between studios and SAG-AFTRA collapsed.

“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.
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Hollywood strikes postpone Emmys awards to January

Emmy Award statues. Television’s equivalent of the Oscars will be postponed until January over Hollywood strikes. Photo: TNS

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards will air January 15. Photo: AP

Jeremy Strong, left, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin in HBO’s Succession. Photo: HBO/TNS

Restaurant staff take pay cuts as the power lunch falls victim to Hollywood actors’ and writers’ guild strikes. Coffee meet-ups are all that’s left for film industry figures

Members and supporters of Sag-Aftra and WGA walk the picket line at Fox Studios in Los Angeles. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Mother Wolf in Los Angeles has seen a drop in reservations thanks to the twin strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, which has led to a drop in the number of working lunches. Photo: Instagram/@motherwolfla

The cover of “You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again”.

Henry Huang is a partner at Heroes and Villains Entertainment. Photo: LinkedIn/@Henry Huang

Actor Jonathan Sadowski walks the picket line outside Warner Bros Studios in support of the Sag-AFTRA and WGA strike. Photo: GC Images

Members and supporters of Sag-AFTRA and WGA walk the picket line at Fox Studios on July 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Hollywood heavyweights lead strike rally of actors and writers in Times Square

Actor Bryan Cranston with Screen Actors Guild members and supporters during a rally in Times Square in New York. Photo: Bloomberg 

SAG-AFTRA members and their allies rally in Times Square in New York. Photo: Bloomberg

Actors, Brendan Fraser, from left, Christine Baranski and F. Murray Abraham. Photo: Bloomberg

Hollywood shuts down as actors join writers in historic strike

Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are prepared to join already striking screenwriters if needed. Photo: Reuters

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. Photo: AFP

The Oppenheimer cast left the movie’s London premiere before the screening began. Photo: TNS

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The Emmys were originally set for September 18, but will now be broadcast from the Peacock Theater at LA Live on January 15
The last time the Emmys were delayed was in 2001, when the ceremony was postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks


The Emmys were originally slated for September 18 and nominations for the highest honours in television were announced in July, just before the dual work stoppage was declared.
