Thousands of actors – at least those who currently have a job – are headed back to work after the resolution of the highly disruptive SAG-AFTRA strike that was called in early July, two months after the Writers Guild of America also went on strike and effectively decimating most new production in the entertainment industry.
The first stop for many will be the awards campaign trail where big-budget film producers have been crying out for talent to promote the projects for a number of reasons: box office receipts, streaming viewership and most importantly to many right now, awards.
Voting deadlines and even some early critics award shows happen in December (Gotham Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics, New York Film Critics, etc.) so the crush is on to get the actors on late night and daytime talk shows and on the awards campaign circuit which includes cocktail parties, luncheons, panel discussions and Q&A’s after screenings for awards voters.
In addition to the Golden Globe Awards and the Critics Choice Awards, both scheduled within the first two weeks of January 2024, the strike-delayed Emmy Awards, television’s most prestigious trophies, will take place on January 15.
Between then and March 10 when the Academy Awards will take place there are a multitude of other awards shows that will happen nearly every weekend leading up to the big event.
