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60-663: The Governors Awards are one of five award ceremonies hosted by AMPAS, along with the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards , Academy Student Academy Awards , the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting , and the main Oscars . The Academy Honorary Award (every year), Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (some years), and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (some years) are presented at the ceremony. The Governors Awards are held

120-549: A deal as soon as possible. On August 1, 2023, the WGA announced that it would meet with the AMPTP on the following Friday to discuss negotiations regarding the strike. The location of the meeting was not disclosed. A spokesman for the AMPTP, speaking in relation to the strikes of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, said, "we remain committed to finding a path to mutually beneficial deals with both unions." Both parties met on August 4, 2023, but no agreement

180-596: A deal before the mandated deadline. As a result, the leadership of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) unanimously approved a strike on the eve of May 2, the first of its kind since the 2007–2008 strike fifteen years prior. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the WGA had set some prospective rules for writers during the strike. The Writers Guild stated that "writers cannot do any writing, revising, pitching, or discussing future projects with companies that are members of

240-506: A definite influence on the advancement of the motion picture industry. Achievements need not have been developed and introduced during the award year. 2023 Writers Guild of America strike Writers Guild of America From May 2 to September 27, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA)—representing 11,500 screenwriters —went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). With

300-465: A duration of 148 days, the strike is tied with the 1960 strike as the second-longest labor stoppage that the WGA has performed, only behind the 1988 strike (153 days). Alongside the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike , which continued until November, it was part of a series of broader Hollywood labor disputes . Both strikes contributed to the biggest interruption to the American film and television industries since

360-514: A formal dinner ceremony a couple weeks before the principal Academy Awards ceremony. These awards recognize significant milestones in the development of technology for motion pictures and are conferred by vote of the Academy Board of Governors . Potential nominations for awards are investigated by a special committee within the Academy, "The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee", which presents

420-548: A limited podcast called Strike Force Five to support their out-of-work staff during the strike. Several elected officials supported the strike and appeared on their picket lines: Both Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass and Governor of California Gavin Newsom offered to help mediate an end to the strikes. In a statement made on April 18, 2023, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) president, Lesli Linka Glatter told

480-537: A picket line and that in many places their contracts "expressly" allow employees to honor lawful picket lines. On April 30, SAG-AFTRA advised its members that while they should continue working on active projects to avoid breach of contract claims, it encouraged members to show solidarity by walking picket lines during non-working hours and posting on social media. The union also advised writers "You should not write anything normally written by striking WGA writers." The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), based in

540-587: A satisfactory agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the major film and television studios in Hollywood , by May 1. The AMPTP engaged in lengthy negotiations with the WGA on behalf of Amazon Studios (as well as MGM Holdings ), Apple Studios , Lionsgate , NBCUniversal , Netflix , Paramount Global , Sony Pictures , the Walt Disney Company , and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), but failed to reach

600-551: A speech in support of France following the November 2015 Paris attacks the day before. The following awards were presented. Tributes: The Academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, 2016, and presented the following awards: Tributes: The Academy held its 9th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 11, 2017, and presented the following awards: Tributes: The Academy held its 10th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 18, 2018, and presented

660-632: A stalemate until late September. On August 30, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma sent letters to Netflix , The Walt Disney Company , Comcast , Warner Bros. Discovery , Apple Inc. , Paramount Global and Amazon , telling them to return to negotiations and settle the strikes. She states that the impact of the strikes "paralyzes Hollywood and reverberates across the state, affecting countless businesses, thousands of pension fund beneficiaries, and millions of Californians." On September 6, Warner Bros. suspended deals with Mindy Kaling , J. J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti, and Bill Lawrence . It had announced

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720-538: A statement of support for the Writers Guild and their strike. Along with this statement, they produced a Question and Answer document to help Animation Guild members figure out how the Writers' Strike impacts their ability to maintain solidarity with the members of the Writers Guild. Ahead of the strike, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees president Mathew Loeb informed its members of their rights to honor

780-465: A tool that can help with research or facilitate script ideas and not as a tool to replace them. The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath saw major reductions in the workforce and cancellations of multiple film and television productions to save money on basic residuals and music licensing costs, though Apple and Amazon remained outliers. The ensuing fall of " Peak TV " created worsening conditions for writers, as well as actors. On May   2, 2020,

840-683: A written report and recommendation to the Board of Governors. Additionally, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation , given for "outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy", and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award , both also considered Honorary Awards, are usually also chosen by the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee and conferred at this annual presentation dinner ceremony. Innovations in motion pictures technology are recognized with

900-477: Is given for "extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy". The Thalberg Award is given to "a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production". The board members of AMPAS had previously been concerned about awarding more than one or two Honorary Academy Awards each year for fear of lengthening

960-474: Is to ensure each member of a writing team receives their own pension and their own health care funds. The AMPTP rejected this proposal and did not offer a counterproposal. At the same time, there was a tentative agreement between the WGA and AMPTP to have 0.5% of negotiated minimums for all WGA minimums shifted into pensions and health funds. On April 18, 2023, 97.85% of members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted to go on strike if they failed to reach

1020-465: The COVID-19 pandemic . The lack of ongoing film and television productions resulted in some studios having to close doors or reduce staff. The strike also jeopardized long-term contracts created during the media streaming boom: big studios could terminate production deals with writers through force majeure clauses after 90 days, saving them millions of dollars. In addition, numerous other areas within

1080-545: The Cannes Film Festival press conferences, with Sean Penn , Ethan Hawke , Paul Dano , and Kathleen Kennedy expressing their support. Snoop Dogg spoke in support of the strike during a panel at the Milken Institute and drew parallels with payout conflicts between music artists and music streaming platforms. Talk show hosts Stephen Colbert , Jimmy Fallon , Jimmy Kimmel , Seth Meyers, and John Oliver began

1140-745: The Guilde stopped short of discouraging members from working on American projects during the strike. On May 3, 2023, the second day of the strike, The Walt Disney Company (through its ABC Signature Studios unit) sent a letter written by the studios' Assistant Chief Counsel Bob McPhail on behalf of the executives at Disney to showrunners and all other writer-producers who work for the company, saying that they must report back to work and perform their non-writer duties. Producers are expected to do what are known as "a through h" services, like cutting for time, making small changes to dialogue or narration, and "changes in technical or stage directions." On May 4, 2023, on

1200-434: The AMPTP had said studios "were not willing to engage" on other Writers Guild proposals, including success-based residual payments from streaming services. The note said guild leaders would not return to negotiations until studios were willing to engage on all proposals. Later on the same day the WGA sent a message to members saying that they had received a counterproposal and were evaluating it. On August 21, 2023, picketing

1260-497: The AMPTP in order to negotiate independently with the WGA. A few hours later, the AMPTP released a statement refuting that claim, saying, "The AMPTP member companies are aligned and are negotiating together to reach a resolution. Any suggestion to the contrary is false." On September 11, 2023, The Drew Barrymore Show resumed episodes without writers and was picketed by guild members. Two audience members were turned away for wearing WGA pins. Barrymore would be removed as host of

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1320-448: The AMPTP's offer would yield $ 86 million . One disputed issue is the Guild wanting requirements for "mandatory staffing" and "duration of employment" terms to be added to their contract, which would require all shows to be staffed with a minimum number of writers for a minimum amount of time, "whether needed or not" per the AMPTP. Another important proposal that the WGA is advocating for

1380-472: The AMPTP." The Writers Guild also stated that fiction podcasts that are produced by companies against which the Guild and its members are striking must stop production. The Guild said that they hoped that writers of animated series not covered by the Writers Guild but by the Animation Guild would seek advice from the Writers Guild on whether or not their work as a writer was counter to the activities of

1440-459: The MBA and therefore had to negotiate individually with the streaming company for their pay, and as a result, they were paid less than writers who wrote for The Late Show while doing the same amount of work. This pattern held true with other shows in the two categories. The MBA expired on May   1, 2023. The WGA estimated that its proposals would yield writers about US$ 429 million a year, whereas

1500-630: The November or December before the main Academy Awards ceremony , usually held in February or March the following year. The Awards are not voted upon but, rather, are presented at the discretion of the Academy. The Academy Honorary Awards and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards are both Oscar statuettes, while the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is a small bust of Thalberg on a plinth. The Academy Honorary Award

1560-539: The Q1 earnings call for Paramount , CEO Bob Bakish addressed the strike, saying that writers were "an essential part of creating content" and that he hoped there could be "a resolution that works for everyone fairly quickly". Bakish also stated that the company had been planning for an extended strike and shared that the company's strategy to outlast the writers' strike is to use its large streaming library located within Paramount+ ,

1620-485: The Teamsters contract if they refuse to cross picket lines. At a WGA rally on May 3, 2023, Lindsay Dougherty , the leader of Teamsters Local 399, said that while the Teamsters could not strike in solidarity due to a contract in place through 2024, she affirmed that Local 399 would not cross picket lines, saying, "Every single truck that we know of has not crossed." On May 2, 2023, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 made

1680-525: The United Kingdom, announced its support for the strike and instructed its members to refrain from working on American projects during the duration of the strike. The Australian Writers' Guild , Writers Guild of Canada , Screenwriters Guild of Israel, the Writers Guild of Ireland, and the Writers Guild of Sweden followed suit. Solidarity statements in support of the strike were issued by Writers Guild Italia and La Guilde française des scénaristes , although

1740-445: The WGA met with them the previous day and agreed to restart negotiations the following week. A few minutes after the news, the WGA confirmed this. Four days later, it was announced that the union and studios would resume negotiations on September 20 with studio CEOs David Zaslav ( Warner Bros. Discovery ), Bob Bakish ( Paramount ), Bob Iger ( Disney ), Donna Langley ( NBCUniversal ), and Ted Sarandos ( Netflix ). This meeting

1800-482: The WGA until October at the earliest and quoted one studio executive as saying, "The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses." The article and quote received attention and backlash from both Hollywood outlets, such as Entertainment Tonight , and non-Hollywood outlets, such as Vanity Fair and the New York Daily News . When asked about

1860-446: The day before that the strikes would impact its 2023 earnings by $ 500 million. On September 8, the WGA released a statement claiming that there are member companies that have shown a "desire and willingness to negotiate an agreement that adequately addresses writers' issues... [and who] have said they are willing to negotiate on proposals that the AMPTP has presented to the public as deal breakers," and that they have asked them to leave

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1920-415: The earliest. The studio executives who anonymously spoke with Deadline stated that by October, many writers would be financially strained to the point where they would lose their housing, which they believed would allow them to be in a better position to dictate the terms of any new deal. Representatives for the AMPTP distanced themselves from the anonymous sources, claiming they remained committed to signing

1980-401: The event, several notable colleagues of the awardees give them tributes before they make an acceptance speech. Though the event has not been televised, thus far, the Academy posted most of the speeches for the 2013 and 2014 events online. Since its inception, the event has become a major red-carpet stop for many prospective Oscar hopefuls, including actors and filmmakers, and is, in some ways,

2040-978: The first major stop of the seasonal Awards Circuit. The Academy held its 1st Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 14, 2009. The following awards were presented. Tributes: The Academy held its 2nd Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 13, 2010. The following awards were presented. Tributes: The Academy held its 3rd Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, 2011. The following awards were presented. Tributes: The Academy held its 4th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on December 1, 2012. The following awards were presented. Tributes: The Academy held its 5th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 16, 2013. The following awards were presented. Tributes: The Academy held its 6th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 8, 2014. The following awards were presented. Tributes The Academy held its 7th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 14, 2015. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs gave

2100-416: The following awards: From the 4th Academy Awards in 1931 through the 50th Academy Awards in 1978 the award was originally called the "Class I Scientific and Technical Award." The award is non-competitive. Winners receive an Oscar statuette. As of 2018 , 50 achievements have been recognized with an Award of Merit. The Scientific and Engineering Award is given for scientific achievements that produce

2160-452: The following awards: Tributes: The Academy held its 11th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on October 27, 2019, and presented the following awards: Tributes: The Academy held its 12th Annual Governors Awards ceremony in on March 25, 2022. The following awards were presented: Tributes: On December 22, 2021, the AMPAS announced that due to COVID-19 pandemic -related concerns—involving

2220-448: The global entertainment ecosystem were impacted by the strike action, including the VFX industry and prop making studios. Following a tentative agreement, union leadership voted to end the strike on September 27, 2023. On October 9, the WGA membership officially ratified the contract with 99% of WGA members voting in favor of it. Its combined impact with the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike resulted in

2280-545: The guild's demands for staffing minimums and guaranteed employment periods, AMPTP president Carol Lombardini responded by saying that "writers are lucky to have term employment ." AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron said of the WGA strike that only a prolonged strike lasting many months would impact the theater chain and that most of the movies to be released in 2023 and 2024 have already been written and even filmed. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and president David Zaslav said that WBD and other Hollywood studios were "not glad" that

2340-589: The higher-paid members of the guild are expressing concern over the inability to end the strike." In addition, while there were plans for a meeting between the WGA and top showrunners on September 15, the meeting was cancelled on that day due to plans for an upcoming meeting between the WGA and AMPTP the following week. On September 13, American comedian and political commentator Bill Maher announced on Twitter that he will resume production of his show Real Time with Bill Maher . However, on September 18, Maher changed his mind, stating: "My decision to return to work

2400-410: The individual involved." The WGA also released a statement, which read, "Workers should not be threatened with physical harm when exercising their right to publicly protest and picket against unfair wages and working conditions." On July 12, 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that the AMPTP and the major Hollywood studios did not plan to return to negotiations with the WGA until late October 2023 at

2460-758: The latest Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) became the collective bargaining agreement that covered most of the work done by WGA writers. The Minimum Basic Agreement was an agreement that established a minimum wage for television and film writers. In television, the Minimum Basic Agreement only applied to those who wrote for broadcast television shows and not for streaming television . This was very clear when comparing late-night talk shows that were produced for broadcast television, such as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by CBS , versus The Problem with Jon Stewart , produced for streaming by Apple TV+ . The writers who worked for The Problem were not covered by

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2520-410: The loss of 45,000 jobs, and "an estimated $ 6.5 billion" loss to the economy of Southern California . One of the main focus points in the labor dispute is the residuals from streaming media ; the WGA claims that AMPTP's share of such residuals has cut much of the writers' average incomes compared to a decade ago. Writers also wanted artificial intelligence , such as ChatGPT , to be used only as

2580-577: The main Academy Awards presentation but, in most iterations of the Governors Awards to date, they have awarded three Honorary Academy Awards. So far in the history of the Governors Awards, the Hersholt Award and the Thalberg Award have always been given on separate years. The smaller presentation of the Governors Awards was designed to invoke the feel of the early Academy Award ceremonies. During

2640-525: The members of the Guild that there is nothing the union could do to force members back to work if a WGA strike were to happen. However, she also noted that if DGA members do not perform their "DGA covered services," they could be let go from their current positions. Ahead of the strike, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 399 issued an advisory to members instructing Teamsters not to strike but informing them that they are protected by

2700-622: The new contract. The WGA announced the members of its negotiating committee in November 2022, with David Young as chief negotiator. In February 2023, Ellen Stutzman took over as the chief negotiator of the WGA. Many films, television programs, and podcasts have been affected by the strike; some have continued production without writers, while others have been paused or completely shut down. The projects that have been unaffected either were already written before May 2, are largely unscripted, or rely on non-union staff. Still, other projects with completed scripts have been postponed or canceled due to

2760-832: The prominent donors were showrunners and producers J. J. Abrams , Greg Berlanti , Adam McKay , Ryan Murphy , Shonda Rhimes , Michael Schur , and John Wells . On June 7 and 8, 2023, picketing in the Northeast (namely in New York) was paused due to poor air quality from the 2023 Canadian wildfires . Strike activity resumed on the 9th when air quality improved. On June 9, 2023, Lionsgate suspended BMF line producer Ian Woolf following an altercation with striking writers who were picketing outside of BMF 's production headquarters. According to first-hand accounts from writers Gabriel Alejandro Garza and Tom Smuts, Woolf attempted to intimidate Garza and Brian Egeston, who were picketing on

2820-533: The sidewalk next to the studio's entrance, by accelerating his car towards them and stopping just short of hitting them. After first claiming that he did not see them, Woolf later admitted to trying to scare them. According to Smuts, Woolf later unsuccessfully tried to convince Teamsters Local 728 to cross picket lines , but they refused. Lionsgate released a statement saying, "We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly... As we continue to investigate, we have sent home

2880-808: The strike and, if so, to cease such work for the duration of the strike. The Guild noted that while they cannot punish non-Guild writers who write for companies against which the union is striking, they promise to bar such writers from future Guild membership. The WGA instructed members to begin picketing on May 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT . Some places that the WGA has picketed include AMC Networks , Amazon/Culver Studios , MGM , CBS Radford , CBS Television City , Disney , 20th Century Studios , Lionsgate , Starz , Netflix , Paramount , MTV , Sony , Universal , Warner Bros. (including its Burbank division), 30 Rock/NBCUniversal , Broadway Stages , HBO , Silvercup Studios , Steiner Studios , Warner Bros. Discovery , and Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront. During

2940-410: The strike in their pre-recorded speeches during the ceremony. Seth Meyers spoke in support of the strike during the "Corrections" segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers a few days before the strike began. Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik similarly left during the show's last week of filming (for season 39), though production continued with Ken Jennings as host. The strike was also discussed at

3000-559: The strike, the WGA instructed writers facing financial hardship due to the strike to apply to the Entertainment Community Fund . The Entertainment Community Fund helps people in the entertainment industry with financial trouble find affordable housing and maintain health care and senior care coverage. On May 10, 2023, it was reported that writers had pledged $ 1.7 million to the Entertainment Community Fund. Among

3060-530: The union's use of picket lines to disrupt those productions. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and executive vice president Ben Whitehair picketed with the WGA in May. A significant number of other actors also joined the picket lines or otherwise expressed support for the WGA strike. Drew Barrymore withdrew from hosting the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards in support of the WGA strike, and Jennifer Coolidge , Joseph Quinn , and Pedro Pascal expressed support for

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3120-411: The upcoming 74th National Book Awards the following day. On September 17, Barrymore changed her decision and announced that the show would remain on hiatus while the strike was ongoing. On September 12, in an interview with TheWrap , a studio executive said that "the showrunners are quite pissed [...] they are mad at the guilds and feel that they are not responding to the studios' offer. Now even

3180-405: The upcoming summer movie slate, which will move to the streaming service, and productions that will be completed offshore. On July 11, 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was seeking to use a "divide and conquer" approach among the different Hollywood unions, including the WGA. The article said that the AMPTP would not negotiate with

3240-613: The widespread surge of the Omicron variant in the United States —that it "made the decision to change plans for hosting the ceremony in person on January 15, 2022," with a new date to be announced. The ceremony would afterwards be held on the newly scheduled date of March 25, 2022. The Academy held its 13th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 19, 2022. Tributes: The Academy planned to hold its 14th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 18, 2023. However, on September 6 it

3300-473: Was canceled in Los Angeles due to Hurricane Hilary . The union, meanwhile, remained relatively silent beyond the message of August 18, 2023: "Everybody is trying to step up and make a resolution," one executive told THR . "There's more positive momentum this week than last." On August 22, 2023, AMPTP presented a proposal suggesting rules for AI content, but talks between the studios and the writers remained at

3360-426: Was followed by more meetings on September 21, 22, and 23. Finally, the writers and the studios reached a tentative agreement on September 24, and on September 26, following a vote, the union leadership announced that the strike would officially end. The strike ended on September 27 at 12:01 a.m. PDT. On October 9, the WGA membership officially ratified the deal, with 99% of WGA members voting in favor of

3420-610: Was hosted by actor Colman Domingo . The following awards were presented. Tributes: Academy Scientific and Technical Award The Scientific and Technical Awards are three different Honorary Awards that are given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) during the annual Academy Awards season . The Awards have been presented since the 4th Academy Awards in November 1931, to recognize original developments resulting in significant improvements in motion picture production and exhibition. The Awards are presented at

3480-511: Was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike. Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I'm going to delay the return of Real Time , for now, and hope they can finally get this done." Earlier in September, he suggested that the Governor of California Gavin Newsom should help end the strike. On September 14, the AMPTP said that

3540-479: Was moved to January 9, 2024 due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The ceremony was hosted by comedian John Mulaney . Tributes: The Academy held its 15th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 17, 2024. The recipients had been announced on June 12, 2024. Academy Honorary Award recipient Quincy Jones died two weeks before the ceremony and his daughter Rashida Jones accepted the award on his behalf. The ceremony

3600-407: Was reached. On August 10, 2023, the AMPTP and the WGA agreed to resume contract negotiations, with the first meeting set for August 11. After that meeting, the Writers Guild sent a note to its 11,500 members saying the AMPTP had indicated a willingness to make concessions in some areas, including finding ways to safeguard writers from artificial intelligence technology. The note added, however, that

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