Emmy Awards postponed due to Hollywood strikes
This year’s Emmy Awards ceremony has been postponed, Sky News understands.
It was supposed to go ahead on 18 September but will now be pushed back – possibly until January, according to a source close to the plans.
They said the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes were the reason behind the postponement.
The Emmys recognise the best in US and international television and are among Hollywood’s most prestigious awards shows.
Fox Corporation, which is due to air the ceremony, would not comment.
Some 1,500 screenwriters, represented by the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA), took to the picket line when their contract ran out with major studios and streaming giants in May.
SAG-AFTRA, the union which represents approximately 160,000 actors, also announced strike action on 14 July after its contract expired and studios refused to meet its demands.
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It’s the first time in 63 years that a dual strike in Hollywood has occurred and the walkouts threaten to grind the industry to a halt.
Both unions are pushing studios for fair pay and guarantees that artificial intelligence will not threaten jobs.
As well as not filming, actors have pledged to stop promoting finished productions.
Stars such as Dwayne Johnson, Matt Damon, Margot Robbie and Succession’s Brian Cox are among those who have come out to publicly back the strikes.
The streaming boom – which provides the bulk of TV actors’ work – is a big factor in the dispute.
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Actors and writers walk the picket line in front of Netflix’s headquarters building in Hollywood, Los Angeles on July 13, 2023. SAG-AFTRA announced to start striking on wage and use of AI on July 14th. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
Series have become shorter, breaks between seasons longer, and unions say that although budgets are rising, that increase is not being reflected in the share of the money going to performers.
Residuals – payments for the reuse of credited work – are also much smaller on streamers compared to broadcast TV rates.
It’s unclear how long the strikes will last, but if it drags film releases may be delayed and television shows could go off air.
Numerous film festivals leading into awards season could also be hit.
Taylor Swift has revealed the release date for her new album, The Life Of A Showgirl.
The pop megastar announced her 12th studio album earlier this week but didn’t give many details.
Now, in social media posts and an appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s sports podcast, Swift revealed just what fans can expect from the new album.
Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce on the New Heights podcast. Pic: New Heights
The Life of Showgirl, written during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras tour, will be released on 3 October.
It consists of 12 songs, including the title track that features pop star Sabrina Carpenter.
The full track list is:
1. The Fate Of Ophelia
2. Elizabeth Taylor
3. Opalite
4. Father Figure
5. Eldest Daughter
6. Ruin The Friendship
7. Actually Romantic
8. Wi$h Li$t
9. Wood
10. Cancelled!
11. Honey
12. The Life Of A Showgirl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)
Long-time collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, two Swedish producers who worked with Swift on some of her biggest hits, joined the pop star for this album.
Within four hours of posting the full podcast episode on YouTube, it had already gathered 4.7m views.
The cover of Taylor Swift’s newly announced album. Pic: Republic Records
The back cover of Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl. Pic: Republic Records
‘The hardest-working star in pop’
The album follows last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, which was released during the Eras tour.
That tour, with shows on five continents and in 51 cities, raked in more than $2.2bn (£1.62bn) and was the highest-grossing tour of all time.
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“This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant,” Swift said during her podcast appearance.
Sky News culture and entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow said after her globe-trotting tour and a swathe of re-releases over recent years, the new album cemented Swift’s reputation “as the hardest-working star in pop”.
Disgraced US film producer Harvey Weinstein is to be tried for a third time in a sexual assault case.
A jury in New York could not reach a verdict in June against the 73-year-old who was accused of raping actress Jessica Mann, and a mistrial was declared.
Judge Curtis Farber has said he wants the new trial to happen before the end of this year.
The same jury found Weinstein guilty in June of sexually assaulting former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006 and not guilty of assaulting Polish former runway model Kaja Sokola the same year.
Weinstein will be sentenced for the guilty verdict in Ms Haley’s case on 30 September.
He denied all of the charges. Throughout the retrial, his lawyers insisted the sexual encounters with his three accusers were “transactional” and “consensual,” and labelled the women as opportunists.
Weinstein was originally convicted of rape and criminal sexual act by the same court in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison for the crimes.
Last year, however, New York’s highest court overturned the conviction, prompting Weinstein’s retrial this summer.
Weinstein was once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood – the co-founder of film and television production companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company, who produced films such as the Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love, Pulp Fiction, and The Crying Game.
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In 2017, a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him propelled the #MeToo movement.
Some of those accusations later led to criminal charges and his convictions in New York and California.
Before the retrial, Weinstein was also serving a 16-year prison sentence after being found guilty of rape in California in December 2022. He has also denied this charge.
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