Motion Picture Academy CEO Bill Kramer And Fellow EGOT Chiefs Say Strikes Are Just Their “Latest Pivot Moment,” Express Optimism For Settlement In Rare Joint Appearance
deadline.comIn a rare joint appearance, the heads of the organizations behind the Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and Grammys expressed optimism about strike talk progress and also tackled the task of producing live events. “The planning continues,” Bill Kramer, CEO of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said when asked about the upcoming Oscars. “We don’t stop planning.
We’ve all had to deal with years of pivoting. This is just the latest pivot moment. We’re supportive. We see all sides of this.
We want a solution. … There’s just a lot of planning and pivoting right now.” After a breakthrough Wednesday, WGA negotiators are meeting again with the AMPTP today, and optimism is growing about a potential settlement to the nearly 5-month-long impasse.
Award shows have been particularly hard-hit by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with the Emmys pushed back to January, putting them in the first-quarter corridor with the Grammys and Oscars.
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