The annual Golden Globes dinner and awards ceremony is canceled because of the writers’ strike that has crippled the U.S. entertainment industry since November 5.

“This could be the big awards show of the season,” noted Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart, the Palm Springs gala’s host. Hairspray’s Nikki Blonsky, winner of a Rising Star award at Palm Springs, also is a Globe nominee. She said her Globes gown is being sewn. She just hopes she gets to wear it. “I’m covering all the bases if they do happen,” she said. “And if they don’t, I’ll just put it in my closet and save it.”
Blonsky was looking at the positive: “I told my mom, ‘People are going to call me the Golden Globe-nominated Nikki Blonsky.’ Having those three words is mind-blowing.”
Hairspray director Adam Shankman believes the Writers Guild of America should have given the Globes a waiver. “It’s not an elegant way of saying it, but it completely sucks,” he said. “All of the people who achieved all of this pre-strike, including the writers, can’t have a platform to go up and enjoy their success and also have a position to ask for empathy for the strike. The arbitrariness of these waivers is driving me insane. It’s not like the ratings for the Golden Globes is so big that they’re taking down NBC.” (The WGA cleared a waiver for the Screen Actors Guild’s Jan. 27 award ceremony and the Spirit Awards.)

“If they don’t make a deal, we can’t go,” said Juno director Jason Reitman. “It’s hard for us because I’m so proud of this film. I’m so proud of Ellen (Page)’s work and of Diablo (Cody)’s work. I wanted t