In Hollywood, the more things change ...

December 07, 2007 In the week preceding the Academy Awards, the Academy president announces that if the strike is not settled by the time the Oscar broadcast is to air, then the show will not go on. "Under no circumstances would we expect anyone to cross a picket line," the Academy president says. Explains the Academy, "We have notified the ABC network and our sponsors that our responsibility to the motion picture industry, moviegoers throughout the world, our membership and our cast to present the Academy Awards on schedule supersedes any benefits which might be derived from postponing the event until it could be aired on national television at a later date."

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