The Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony has been postponed four months due to the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
Last year, the Emmys took place in September. The 2023 ceremony is now scheduled for January 15, 2024, according to a post on the Television Academy’s social media accounts.
Watch the 75th #Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, only on @FOXTV! ? ✨ #TelevisionAcademy pic.twitter.com/TwobdsVgnb
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) August 10, 2023
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In light of the Writer’s Guild of America strike hitting 101 consecutive days and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Writers Guild of America entering its fourth week on strike, the ceremony would not have writers to script it should it occur before an agreement is struck.
Part of the SAG-AFTRA strike rules prohibit performers from participating in any sort of publicity for their television projects. However, the union released a list of projects hours before the strike began that union performers are allowed to work on, including soap operas, music videos, reality and competition shows, variety and game shows, talk shows, and award shows.
The Emmys announced its nominations on July 12, during the WGA strike but days before SAG-AFTRA would opt to strike at the same time for the first time in 63 years. At the time, Television Academy Chairman Frank Scherma acknowledged the strike in a YouTube video streamed to reveal its nominations.
“We hope the ongoing guild negotiations can come to an equitable and swift resolution,” Scherma said. “We are committed to supporting a television industry that stands strong in equity and where we can continue to honor all the work that you do.”
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This is the latest award show affected by the strikes, with the Daytime Emmy Awards postponed indefinitely and the Peabody Awards canceled altogether. September would have been the 75th anniversary, as the awards ceremony even continued through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hosting a live event where winners gave remote speeches. The ceremony has only ever been canceled once since its inception in 1949, and that was in 2001, as the broadcast was initially slated for a mere five days after the attack on the World Trade Center.
The WGA includes some 11,500 writers who are striking against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers over higher wages. SAG-AFTRA, with its over 170,000 members, is fighting for increased wages but also for protections against artificial intelligence.
