NBC canceled plans to air the highly-rated Golden Globe Awards after it became clear the ceremony would be virtually celebrity-free, with Hollywood's stars vowing to stay away in a show of support for the Writer's Guild. The network instead will broadcast a dressed up news conference announcing this year's winners, in conjunction with the Globe's producers, Dick Clark Productions. WGA members declared they will picket the proceedings regardless of the format.
See "Golden Globes crippled by strike", John Horn and Meg James, Los Angeles Times, January 8, 2008