WGA Awards West Coast Ceremony Canceled Amid Staff Union Strike

The 78th annual Writers Guild Awards will take place on only one coast this year. The WGA West has canceled its ceremony in Los Angeles on March 8 amid the ongoing staff union strike, Deadline has confirmed. The event was scheduled for the J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live to coincide with the WGA East’s sister […]

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The 78th annual Writers Guild Awards will take place on only one coast this year. The WGA West has canceled its ceremony in Los Angeles on March 8 amid the ongoing staff union strike, Deadline has confirmed.

The event was scheduled for the J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live to coincide with the WGA East’s sister ceremony in New York City. However, the WGA West has been embroiled in an internal battle as of late after its staff union went on strike nearly two weeks ago. The guild had set a deadline of end of day Friday to resolve the dispute, otherwise it would cancel its west coast awards.

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