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WGA West Cancels Los Angeles Awards Show Over Staff Strike

The guild cites a refusal to ask attendees to cross a picket line.

Overview

  • The March 8 JW Marriott L.A. Live ceremony was canceled Sunday in a letter from president Michele Mulroney.
  • The WGA East’s New York ceremony will proceed, with winners presented live at the Edison Ballroom.
  • WGA West says it will schedule an alternative Los Angeles celebration for nominees later this year.
  • Roughly 110–115 non‑supervisory staffers have been on strike since Feb. 17 over pay, AI safeguards and just‑cause protections, and they have filed an NLRB complaint.
  • The dispute now looms over WGA–AMPTP talks set for March 16, with some member prep meetings canceled during the walkout.