The Writers Guild of America, West, will not allow its members to write for the Golden Globes on January 13 nor the Academy Awards on February 24.

The guild's decision raised the temperature in the already heated contract dispute between writers and studios. Talks aimed at ending the costly strike, now in its seventh week, broke down December 7 in a flurry of insults that has yet to cease.

After talks ended, the alliance claimed guild leaders were trying to increase their power at the expense of members. Union leaders accused the alliance of "lies" aimed at sowing doubt and dissension in union ranks.

Now the guild is casting the strike shadow over the Oscars, the industry's key showcase for its finest films and hottest actors. The Golden Globes represent another important promotional vehicle.

With the strike drawing support from the Screen Actors Guild, which faces its own contract negotiations next year, actors' participation as Oscar guests and presenters might be affected -- diminishing the star power that drives TV viewership.

Jon Stewart, a writers guild member, was announced as host of this year's Academy Awards, but he has honored the strike: His "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central has been in reruns since the walkout began.

An e-mail sent to Stewart's publicist seeking comment was not immediately returned Monday night.

Several Golden Globe nominees said last week that they hoped to attend the ceremony but might not if the strike remains unresolved.

In a statement, the Globe organization expressed measured unhappiness.

"The Golden Globe Awards, which has a long and friendly relationship with the Writers Guild of America, is obviously disappointed that the WGA denied its request for a waiver," the statement.

The strike has shut down production on many TV series, had a growing effect on movie production and idled many industry workers. Networks have seen ratings slip as shows fall into reruns, jeopardizing advertising revenues.

滬江小編：編劇協(xié)會又發(fā)威了，美國西部編劇協(xié)會禁止協(xié)會成員給金球獎和奧斯卡寫劇本，雖然早就有編劇罷工會影響奧斯卡的擔(dān)憂，不過現(xiàn)在波及的范圍擴大了。首當(dāng)其沖的是將于明年1月13日舉行的金球獎。不只劇本堪憂，而且因為編劇罷工受到了演員協(xié)會的支持，一些被提名的明星們表示如果罷工不結(jié)束也許就不能出席金球獎。這讓金球獎的主辦方非常郁悶。

其實想想金球還算好的了，奧斯卡更慘，連事先定好的主持人都是編劇協(xié)會成員。偏偏這位喬恩·斯圖爾特又是力挺編劇罷工的，他自己的脫口秀節(jié)目到現(xiàn)在還在重播中。算算日子，現(xiàn)在離兩大頒獎禮已經(jīng)很近了，前幾天金球各大獎項的提名紛紛出爐，頒獎禮到底如何收場，恐怕現(xiàn)在誰心里都沒有數(shù)。

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