The Screen Actors Guild Awards could have been a feisty labor rally, but turned out to be just another Hollywood back-patting ceremony. The Writers Guild of America strike, which is nearing its third month and has disrupted TV and movie production, drew scant onstage mention at Sunday's awards. The ceremony was granted a writers guild waiver that allowed stars to attend -- unlike the Golden Globes, which had no actors and became a dull news conference. But despite that show of union solidarity, and with the Screen Actors Guild show's national TV platform, actors kept the focus on celebrating each other. It was left to guild President Alan Rosenberg to rally the troops.
See "Hollywood writers strike gets scant attention at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony", Lynn Elber, Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 27, 2008