The opposition party at SAG-AFTRA's local in New Orleans has won a resounding victory in a re-run of the August election that was mandated by the local's election committee. Olga Wilhelmine, who won the original contest for a seat on the national board, won again in the re-run, as did all of her running mates on the…
The editorial staff of NBC News Digital has voted 90-40 to join the NewsGuild of New York. The new bargaining unit includes reporters, video journalists, editors, social media strategists, designers and editorial staff from nbcnews.com, today.com, StayTuned, msnbc.com, and NBC News Now.
"We are proud to officially…
The WGA has filed its opposition to the Big Three talent agencies' motion to dismiss the guild's antitrust and price-fixing claims in their ongoing legal battle.
The WGA's opposition, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, argues that the motion to dismiss – filed by WME, CAA and UTA – "largely ignores the detailed…
Merrill Markoe, the multple-Emmy-winning former head writer of Late Night with David Letterman, will receive the WGA West's 2020 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement.
Named after one of television's the most influential writers, the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award is the guild's highest honor…
The Producers Guild said Thursday that Plan B principals Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will receive the 2020 David O. Selznick Achievement Award, the PGA’s honor for producers’ outstanding body of work in motion pictures. The award will be presented January 18 at the 31st annual PGA Awards at the…
Paula Pell will receive the WGA East's Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the 72nd annual WGA Awards, which will be held February 1. The award will be presented by her longtime friend and former SNL colleague Amy Poehler.
The honor will be bestowed in New York at the Edison Ballroom; the WGA Awards ceremonies…
As the nominations come fast and furious now, the Screen Actors Guild’s SAG Awards along with the American Cinema Editors’ ACE Eddies further clarified the race for Oscar this morning, particularly from a standpoint of having the major guilds weigh in — meaning it is now peer groups rather than critics who are having…
UPDATE with full list of nominations: Lionsgate’s Bombshell, Netflix’s The Irishman and Sony Pictures’ Once Upon a Time In Hollywood led all film nominees with four apiece Wednesday for the 26th annual SAG Awards, which announced its nominations in 15 film and TV categories.
Fox Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit and Neon’s Par…
The SAG Awards nominations will be unveiled live today, and you can watch the livestream above starting at 7 a.m. PT.
Superstore's America Ferrera and The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira will read the nominations for the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The reveal…
American Cinema Editors has spliced together its nominations for the 70th annual ACE Eddie Awards, which recognize outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. The honorary society will dole out its hardware during the January 17 ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.
Final balloting opens…
The WGA West is reporting that "record numbers of members are currently employed" as the guild prepares for its upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract. Guild leaders, however, say that "individual writer compensation is not where it should be, with too many members working at or close to minimum."
The…
