THIS year’s Emmy Awards will be postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, US media reported Thursday.
Television’s equivalent of the Oscars was scheduled to take place in September, but could be pushed as far back as January, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Trade publication Variety said “vendors, producers and others involved with the event” have already been informed of the delay, which has not yet been officially announced.
A source familiar with the plans told AFP that a new date for the show has not yet been set.
Hollywood’s actors and writers are both currently on strike, in the first industry-wide walkout for 63 years.
Stars would not be able to attend the Emmys if the actors’ strike was still in effect at the time of the ceremony — a development that would be disastrous for television ratings.
Writers would also not be allowed to script a monologue or jokes for the telecast’s host and presenters.
