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The Oscars are putting pressure on the Writers Guild to give them an answer.

Are they going to boycott the show or not?

"We're running out of time," says the president of the Academy.

The talks between the writers and the big media moguls appear to be reaching a resolution, but the Oscars are right around the corner!

"I'm reaching out in a measured way," says the Academy Prez. "We're feeling great that (WGA-AMPTP) negotiations seem to have reached the stage where they're concluding. I'm a filmmaker and I want everybody back working."

So far, no words from the WGA.

It'd be a shame if the Oscars were cancelled.

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    1. Laura Gardner says – reply to this


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      HMMMM

    2. ME says – reply to this


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      Who gives a crap if the Oscars are cancelled?

    3. lizzie says – reply to this


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      boo urns

    4. A CHALLENGE FOR YOU says – reply to this


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      Once Obama becomes president, I think you'll see Perez Hilton's site fall into the dust. The evil that feeds off others' misery, his love of terror in the smallness of real people's lives is something this country will do without once someone with clarity takes all of our human-ness to a higher level. RIGHT NOW…. I am proposing all Barack Obama fans to remove the Perez Hilton bookmark from their browsers and clear their cache. Time to move on now, not later. DO IT NOW… I am MAKE A STAND!

    5. brittany says – reply to this


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      1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't cancel

    6. sawks says – reply to this


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      wow

    7. Laura Gardner says – reply to this


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      God, i hope this strike ends soon, with a reasonable outcome on both sides.

    8. lance says – reply to this


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      wino barred from usa

    9. mk says – reply to this


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      at least the grammys are still on!

    10. johnny says – reply to this


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      shame

    11. micky says – reply to this


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      1st

    12. tank02 says – reply to this


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      whatever

    13. blasdi says – reply to this


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      who cares/

    14. Ineeda Willingbottom says – reply to this


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      NO I WOULDN'T. The Oscars are the most boring SHIZZ on TV.

    15. janet says – reply to this


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      1st

    16. girlgumbo says – reply to this


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      yeah who cares. stop living in fantasy land.

    17. ppp says – reply to this


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      fak me

    18. richied says – reply to this


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      first

    19. fwwe says – reply to this


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      first?

    20. OSAMA BIN FIRED says – reply to this


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      WHO CARES AT THIS POINT….
      .
      .
      OSCARS = BORRRRIIIIINNNGGGG.
      .
      .
      .
      .BESIDES BRITNEY IS WAY MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THEY COULD EVER BE!!!
      .
      .
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      FUCK THE WRITERS

    21. riche says – reply to this


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      FIRSTTTT

    22. Hiiii says – reply to this


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      1st!

    23. ariel says – reply to this


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      1!

    24. Monique says – reply to this


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      Maybe if they treated the writers better we would not have these issues pplz….

    25. Katie says – reply to this


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      I hope they get this resolved right away. This sucks.

    26. jeff says – reply to this


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      Everyone just calm the fuck down. The Oscars are not getting canceled. God forbid.

      The strike will be over by Valentine's Day, as has been widely known among insiders for over a month.

    27. Cecelia says – reply to this


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      Dont F**k with the little gold man

    28. elva chan says – reply to this


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      Oh it's not that big of a fucking deal.

    29. wynter says – reply to this


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      they better not cancel the oscars!!! i wanna see the fashion!

    30. a says – reply to this


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      2nd-ish

    31. vee says – reply to this


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      first!

    32. lax says – reply to this


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      first

    33. blablabla says – reply to this


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      STOP THE LOSE-LOSE!!!!!!!
      GET WITH WIN-WIN!!!!!!!!!!!
      HONESTLY - both the producers AND writers have egos that are DESTROYING the lives of the REST of hard-working Hollywood employees WITHOUT WHOM their grand stories WOULD NEVER MATERIALIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      .
      Having trouble getting over yourselves????
      Take a trip to Darfur, or Baghdad, or Delhi, or Karachi, or Phnom Penh, ETC! ETC! ETC!
      OR THE SLUMS OF AMERICA!!!!
      GET the FUCK over all this petty SMALL-MINDEDNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    34. FUCK OFF says – reply to this


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      #4 is insane!

    35. MariSibby says – reply to this


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      For the love of CRAP I need to go back to work!! I wanna see the the Oscars and have money in my pocket….is that too much to ask?!?!? lol

    36. Hello Kitty says – reply to this


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      These fools think they are fighting the good fight, but I dobut people will forget that they were screwed over during said time.

      In all these nut jobs sent HBO & Showtime a lot of new viewers. Why watch reruns when you can pick up a new show on cable, or wacth a series on On Deamnd.

      Let the Oscars press forward !

    37. oscarschmosker says – reply to this


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      F

    38. pronto says – reply to this


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      I think they should be canceled.

    39. kb says – reply to this


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      I'd be more of a shame if the writers are not paid for their work in all mediums! there are no good movies to produce without writers!.. Pay the writers already!! come on..

    40. oscarschmosker says – reply to this


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      FUCK THE OSCARS! Talentless fucking loser American actors can stay at home and fuck themselves.

    41. harmony says – reply to this


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      i dont want the oscars to be cancelled.go to hell writers strike people

    42. harmony says – reply to this


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      Re: pronto – i dont

    43. uma & oprah says – reply to this


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      Maybe they could get DAVID LETTERMAN to host again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    44. harmony says – reply to this


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      Re: oscarschmosker – screw u

    45. harmony says – reply to this


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      perez shut up .you want everything cancelled .what about the grammys.are they going to cancell that to.because of the writers strike

    46. retired says – reply to this


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      It is important that the Writers Guild continue to stand strong and hold out for the issues they have been striking for. In the grand scheme of life, the Oscar show is not that important. Oscars can be awarded and televised in a new program format. Frankly, in recent years, the Oscars have seem over-produced to me and the MC's not good.

    47. ISABELLA IS A WHORE says – reply to this


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      I have no life, so of course, I'm going to watch!

    48. chamsey says – reply to this


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      I will be so pissed if they cancel, I don't watch it but tis been on for 70 years. First they make me miss the ending to scrubs then all of my other shows have no new material. I FUCKING hate this stupid strike….just take a fucking deal..,.pretty soon you won't have a job to go back to

    49. Hopefully says – reply to this


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      Hopefully this snoozefest of a show will be cancelled. Who wants to see these stuck up conceited dumb ass actors parading around in their fancy shmancy gowns…. who gives a shit.

    50. Mother Nature says – reply to this


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      It would NOT be a shame were the Oscars cancelled. It would be nature's way of correcting a system that is horribly wrong. Sometimes ya just gotta erase the blackboard. . . .

    51. ele says – reply to this


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      VOTE Mike Gravel.
      BOICOT THE MEDIA THAT KEEPS ON censoring candidates!!

    52. mark k says – reply to this


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      who cares if they are canceled - we have much better things do be concerned with in life.

    53. laura says – reply to this


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      ITS GOING TO BE OVER THIS SUNDAY!

    54. William Gregson says – reply to this


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      I am pro-union but this strike is bordering on the absurd. If this strike wasn't tied to entertainment industry would it have lasted as long as it has ? I don't think so.

      It feels as if the Writer's Guild is being spiteful at this point.

      The WGA clearly has contempt for the Academy but they shouldn't forget that the Oscar show is seen around the world by over one billion people. I cannot think of another platform that is able to promote the product of their members the way the Oscar telecast does.

      Sign the fucking contract and get back to work.

    55. William Gregson says – reply to this


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      I am pro-union but this strike is bordering on the absurd. If this strike wasn't tied to entertainment industry would it have lasted as long as it has ? I don't think so.

      It feels as if the Writer's Guild is being spiteful at this point.

      The WGA clearly has contempt for the Academy but they shouldn't forget that the Oscar show is seen around the world by over one billion people. I cannot think of another platform that is able to promote the product of their members the way the Oscar telecast does.

      Sign the fucking contract and get back to work.

    56. LAURA says – reply to this


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      THE WHOLE STRIKE IS GOING TO END THIS SUNDAY U HEARD IT FIRST?!

    57. Laurel says – reply to this


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      The ONLY people I feel a bit sorry for are the people who have been nominated in lower categories who will be denied their moment in the sun. Other than that, don't give a crap.

    58. SElena says – reply to this


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      NOT A WAR IN IRAQ. NOT SEPT 11. BUT A BUNCH OF STRIKERS are the ones to cancell the ceremony. Shame really!!

      NOT A WAR IN IRAQ. NOT SEPT 11. BUT A BUNCH OF STRIKERS are the ones to cancell the ceremony. Shame really!!

    59. Writer #102364 says – reply to this


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      CANCEL THE OSCARS WHO GIVES A SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone knows the magnif DDL is going to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    60. joeyOh says – reply to this


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      Celebs with fur on should not be let in.Especially P Diddy & Star Jones UGH ugly & stupid

    61. HA HA HA says – reply to this


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      OF COURSE THE OSCARS WILL GO ON
      FUCKING SELL OUT BASTARDS
      IF THEY REALLY MEANT IT THEY WOULD NOT CAVE FOR THE OSCARS (AND VICE VERSA) BUT OF COURSE THE OSCARS WILL STILL GO ON
      BUNCH OF BASTARDS

    62. HA HA HA says – reply to this


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      IT'S FUNNY THAT EVERYONE THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SORT OUT IN TIME FOR THE OSCARS
      BECAUSE THE OSCARS ARE SOOOO IMPORTANT
      I MEAN….. STARS TURN UP WEARING EXPENSIVE DRESSES!!!
      RICH PEOPLE GET ATTENTION!!
      - - IT'S NOT AS IF EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE AFFECTED BY THIS STRIKE IS IMPORTANT RIGHT?
      PEOPLE LOOSING THEIR JOBS,
      PEOPLE GOING WITHOUT
      BECAUSE OF THE WRITERS GREED
      BUT *GOD FORBID* SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THE *OSCARS*
      GET CANCELLED.
      IT'S ALL A SELF INDULGENT BUNCH OF CRAP
      IT'S ONLY A CEREMONY
      THEY WILL STILL GET THEIR AWARDS, THEY JUST WON'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION
      WELL AWARDS FOR FILM AND ACTING ETC ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT…
      YEAH YOU GUESSED IT, THE TALENT AND HARD WORK
      NOT THE DRESSES. NOT SHOWING OFF.
      - - AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE OSCARS CAN STILL GO ON. THE *WILL* GO ON.
      THE ONLY THING THAT WON'T GO ON IS A *TV SHOW* AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE WHOLE POINT OF THE STRIKE
      WHY SHOULD THE OSCARS BE ANY DIFFERENT ??!!!

    63. ama says – reply to this


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      Oscars are meaningless and have nothing to do with film profits or the film industry. The AA are a way of controlling people into thinking they are important when they are not. They are completely irrelevant.

    64. hotbayouguy says – reply to this


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      i say.. go on with the oscars and adlib… they are actors.. let them act.. make it up as they go.. and be the best in show.

    65. hotbayouguy says – reply to this


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      those who speak so negatively on the subject here but watch ESPN all the time.. let them cancel the superbowl and see how they react…… fuck that football shit…. bring on the gown and the awards….. and the men in tuxedos with tight asses in tight pants…

    66. patricia says – reply to this


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      Show me the money. If the Oscars don't go on, the industry will lose huge dollars which the writers are hoping to get their hands on. My guess is there will be a settlement to save the sinking ship for both sides. This year's Oscar night will be a ratings loser anyway — no one went to a majority of the films nominated. Its all about unions baby — you noticed the SAG awards went on without a hitch.

    67. korndawg73@yahoo.com says – reply to this


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      Ty for not frosting this pic Perraz. :)

    68. katie says – reply to this


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      i wouldn't miss the oscars if they weren't aired. i once worked for someone who was an academy member and i could see how easy it was for industry people to vote for their friends. in other words, this awards show is pretty phony since it's a bit like a popularity contest. i like the glamor of the show, but it has lost its prestige in my eyes.

      if anything, though, the oscars would be helpful for the los angeles economy.

    69. becky says – reply to this


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      BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING.

    70. spaiky says – reply to this


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      hollywood burn it for this..the writers have the razon

    71. E says – reply to this


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      I hope its not my neighbors film is up for an oscar. I really want to see it this year. www.freeheld.com