Hollywood Actors Vote To Go On Strike

Hollywood's actors have just joined the writers in striking. From festivals to film premieres to the upcoming Emmys, to the production of upcoming shows and movies, the two strikes will effectively shut Hollywood down. Per The Hollywood Reporter, contract negotiations between the actors guild SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) ended without a deal Wednesday night. Early Thursday morning, SAG-AFTRA’s National Board voted unanimously to strike.

A source told the publication that promotion and press of film and TV projects would no longer be allowed starting midnight tonight. This means actors can't walk the upcoming Venice and Toronto red carpets or participate in Emmy For Your Consideration campaigns. The walkout will not involve SAG-AFTRA members who work in the news business, such as broadcast hosts and announcers. The strike has already had an impact. The red carpet event for Oppenheimer's London premiere was pushed up to allow the cast to do photocalls and interviews.

Though the cast hit the London red carpet, they weren't present for the film in the theater. Oppenheimer Director Christopher Nolan said the cast left the premiere to "go and write their pickets" and join the strike. Thousands of Hollywood actors are expected to hit the picket lines Friday. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said, "What happens here is important because what's happening to us is happening across all fields of labor, by means of when employers make Wall Street and greed their priority, and they forget about the essential contributors that make the machine run."

The announcement comes more than two months after the Writers Guild of America began their strike amid its own dispute with the AMPTP. This halted most television production and delayed the filming of movies. The actor's strike will likely force other sets to go dark until an agreement is reached. It will also likely cause the Emmy Awards to be postponed, according to Variety.

The 75th Emmy Awards will be held on Monday, September 18 from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE at 8pm ET on FOX. The Emmys recognize the best in American primetime programming airing between June 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022.

Succession holds this year's top spot with 27 Emmy nominations, followed by The Last of Us with 24, The White Lotus with 23, and Ted Lasso with 21. There were 38 first-time performer nominees across all performer categories this season. This includes Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Taron Egerton (Black Bird), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), James Marsden (Jury Duty), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, Saturday Night Live, and Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World), Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus), Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Alan Ruck (Succession), Jason Segel (Shrinking), Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) and Steven Yeun (BEEF).

Pedro Pascal isn't the only one with multiple nominations this year. There's also Murray Bartlett (The Last Of Us and Welcome To Chippendales), Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Family Guy), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary and SNL), Bill Hader (performance, directing and writing for Barry), Sharon Horgan (performance and writing for Bad Sisters), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets and The Last of Us), Jason Sudeikis (performance and writing for Ted Lasso), and Ali Wong (BEEF and Tuca & Bertie).

With this impressive roster, the Emmys will be one you will not want to miss! See below the nominations for this year's Emmy's:

Jon Bernthal
Luke Kirby
Nathan Lane
Oliver Platt
Pedro Pascal
Sam Richardson

Alan Ruck
Alexander Skarsgard
F. Murray Abraham
Matthew Macfadyen
Michael Imperioli
Nicholas Braun
Theo James
Will Sharpe

Becky Ann Baker
Harriet Walter
Judith Light
Quinta Brunson
Sarah Niles
Taraji P. Henson

Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness
Nicole Byer
Padma Lakshmi
RuPaul

Jon Bernthal
Luke Kirby
Nathan Lane
Oliver Platt
Pedro Pascal
Sam Richardson

Anna Torv
Cherry Jones
Harriet Walter
Hiam Abbass
Melanie Lynskey
Storm Reid

Arian Moayed
Jameso Cromwell
Keivonn Montreal Woodard
Lamar Johnson
Murray Bartlett
Nick Offerman

Alex Borstein
Ayo Edebiri
Hannah Waddingham
Janelle James
Jessica Williams
Juno Temple
Sheryl Lee Ralph

Anthony Carrigan
Brett Goldstein
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Henry Winkler
James Marsden
Phil Dunster
Tyle James Williams

Aubrey Plaza
Elizabeth Debicki
J. Smith-Cameron
Jennifer Coolidge
Meghann Fahy
Rhea Seehorn
Sabrina Impacciatore
Simona Tabasco

Annaleigh Ashford
Camila Morrone
Claire Danes
Juliette Lewis
Maria Bello
Merritt Wever
Niecy Nash-Betts

Jesse Plemons
Joseph Lee
Murray Bartlett
Paul Walter Hauser
Ray Liotta
Richard Jenkins
Young Mazino

Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders In The Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday

Bill Hader
Jason Segel
Jason Sudeikis
Jeremy Allen White
Martin Short

Christina Applegate
Jenna Ortega
Natasha Lyonne
Quinta Brunson
Rachel Brosnahan

Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House Of The Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets

Bella Ramsey
Elisabeth Moss
Keri Russell
Melanie Lynskey
Sarah Snook
Sharon Horgan

Bob Odenkirk
Brian Cox
Jeff Bridges
Jeremy Strong
Kieran Culkin
Pedro Pascal

Beef
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones And The Six
Fleishman Is In Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi

Daniel Radcliffe
Evan Peters
Kumail Nanjiani
Michael Shannon
Steve Yeun
Taron Egerton

Ali Wong
Dominque Fishback
Jessica Chastain
Kathryn Hahn
Lizzy Caplan
Riley Keough

The Amazing Race
RuPauls Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Myers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Problem With Jon Stewart