Oscars. The uncertainty surrounding the strikes and the restrictions guilds placed on promoting contenders played havoc on Oscar campaigns.
But some fared better than others thanks to the labor unrest, according to half-a-dozen industry watchers and awards experts who spoke with Variety.
The Writers Guild walkout began May 2, with actor counterparts striking as of July 14; the scribes reached a deal Sept. 27, but it would not be until Nov.
9, deep in the heart of the usual awards season, that SAG-AFTRA ended its walkout. The most prohibitive tactic SAG-AFTRA used was a press blackout, wherein no actor working for a “struck company’ could engage in publicity or marketing to promote a given project.
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