The Writers Guild of America West has cancelled its Los Angeles award present because of an ongoing employees strikethe group introduced in a press launch on Sunday morning.
The present was initially scheduled for Sunday, March 8 in downtown Los Angeles, although its standing has been in query since February 17, when the 110 non-supervisory WGA West employees members who comprise the Writers Guild Workers Union formally went on strike.
“As a labor union, we might not ask our visitors to cross a picket line to attend the awards present,” WGA West President Michele Mulroney stated in a press release. “The WGAW employees union has the best to strike, and our distinctive nominees and honorees deserve an uncomplicated celebration of their achievements… I want to thank the gifted WGAW employees, WGAW Awards Committee, producers, writers, occasion planning professionals, presenters, host Atsuko Okatsuka, and crew who all poured their creativity into what was sure to be an unimaginable occasion. I look ahead to celebrating our 2026 nominees later this yr, and returning subsequent yr with a fantastic present.”
“We’re saddened by the cancellation of the Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ceremony, an occasion many people take nice satisfaction in producing annually,” the WGSU wrote on the union’s official Instagram account. “We hope that guild administration returns to the desk and bargains in good religion in order that future disruptions to guild members may be averted.”
The information ensures that the 2026 WGA Awards will look rather more like a traditional award present. The guild’s awards are historically unveiled by way of two simultaneous ceremonies, one in New York and one in Los Angeles, that always current the identical awards at completely different instances. The New York ceremony will proceed as scheduled within the Edison Ballroom subsequent Sunday — and whereas the 2 exhibits are organized by two separate locals, winners are voted on by all the WGA. On condition that the WGA East operates below a individually negotiated collective bargaining settlement, and its staff are usually not on strike, the ceremony can proceed with nominees in attendance as traditional. The outcomes will likely be unchanged, so all eyes will likely be on the New York ceremony for one of many last main guild award exhibits of the 2025-2026 season.