How should we handle award shows for productions covered by a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement? As a reminder, projects covered by a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement are not struck content. You may not grant the studio any additional permission to use clips and/or images outside of the submission (such as at FYC events) beyond that which they may already have for struck content. You may participate in the selection of clips and images used in connection with your submission for nomination only. As a reminder, projects covered by a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement are not struck content.Ĭan I participate in the selection of the clip(s) and/or images used in connection with my submission? You may publicize the award show and the fact that you have been nominated, or submitted for nomination, for an award, so long as you do not tag, reference, discuss, or feature the struck content as part of the publication. You may not, however, participate in For Your Consideration events or any other promotional activities that discuss, tag, reference, or feature struck content. This means you can submit yourself for such awards and/or consent to studios or producers submitting your performances for such awards.

Submissions for award show categories, by themselves, are not considered promotional under the strike order. How should we handle award show submissions based on performances in struck content? To provide clarity on general awards submissions during the SAG-AFTRA strike order, the following award-focused FAQs have recently been added to under Members/Promotions: We will provide more information as soon as we are able. All submitters will receive an email notification once payment options are available.įYC events, e-blasts, and screeners for SAG Awards consideration will remain on pause until further notice. You can complete submissions, but the payment portal for invoicing and credit card payments will not be open. Submission payment will be deferred until the TV/Theatrical strike has ended. The submission deadline is Monday, November 6, 2023, at 5 pm PT. We will release our updated Rules and Regulations at the same time. Submissions for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 10 am PT at /awards. This includes submissions for any awards show, including the SAG Awards. That being said, we would like to share some updates regarding SAG Awards submissions and the strike order policy on general awards submissions for members.Īctor submissions for award show categories, by themselves, are not considered promotional under the strike order. We are heartened by the news of a deal between the WGA and AMPTP and hope that a fair deal for SAG-AFTRA is around the corner. Here is the full text of the email to awards consultants and publicists, which includes the key dates pertaining to the SAG Awards season. They do not usually begin screening much work until mid-October, by which point many believe the strike may be resolved. SAG Awards nominating committees - one for film and one for TV - have already been formed. (Submission fees will be deferred until the strike has been resolved.) Rules and regulations governing this season’s SAG Awards will be posted at the same time. SAG Awards submissions, which had been on pause, will open Wednesday at 10 a.m. However - and this is a big however - actors may not “participate in For Your Consideration events or any other promotional activities that discuss, tag, reference or feature struck content.” And FYC events, e-blasts and screeners “will remain on pause until further notice.” London Film Festival Closes With 'The Kitchen' World Premiere and (Another) Protest by U.K. “This includes submissions for any awards show, including the SAG Awards.” The guild elaborated, “This means you can submit yourself for such awards and/or consent to studios or producers submitting your performances for such awards.” “Actor submissions for award show categories, by themselves, are not considered promotional under the strike order,” SAG-AFTRA has determined, according to an email sent to awards consultants and publicists. How will the ongoing strike of SAG-AFTRA against AMPTP impact the SAG Awards season, during which some actors campaign for and other actors evaluate their work in productions that emanate from companies that they are currently striking against? On Tuesday morning, after a lengthy period of deliberation, the Screen Actors Guild Awards team shared its game plan, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

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