What if they gave an awards ceremony and no one came?

Golden Globe nominated actors are expected to skip the ceremony in support of the Writers Strike. “Accepting the award for Denzel Washington – Warner Elementary School crossing guard, Harold Rumplemeyer.”

NBC however, insists that the show will go on. But instead of the Grand Ballroom at the Beverly-Wilshire hotel, the ceremony will be held in the back room of the Shakey’s Pizza parlor on Fairfax and Olympic.

Why is this important? Because studios use these bogus awards to help promote their movies. No ratings = no boxoffice spike. And should the Oscars be boycotted by stars then the effect is major.

I’m reminded of the 1980 Primetime Emmys when SAG was on strike. The show was hosted that year by local KNBC news anchor, Kelly Lange. The only actors who showed were Powers Booth and Yoko Shimada, an actress they dragged over from Japan who was appearing in NBC’s upcoming miniseries SHOGUN.

My sincere thanks to SAG for supporting our strike and realizing that our fight is their fight…and everyone’s fight.