SAG Awards: First Red Carpet
According to the Hollywood Reporter:
Sunday’s SAG Awards will be the industry’s first red-carpet event in this strike-fractured awards season, and even the prospect of heavy rain hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm.
“Considering we don’t know what’s going on with the Oscars and the fact that there wasn’t a red carpet at the Globes, we’re pulling out all the stops,” “Access Hollywood” executive producer Rob Silverstein said.
The entertainment magazines and cable outlets are ready to throw more weight behind their coverage of this year’s carpet and ceremony, following the WGA strike-ravaged Golden Globes on Jan. 13 and given the Oscar uncertainty. That means the SAG Awards — which received a waiver from the WGA — likely will attract more hoopla than ever in their 14th year.
Among those beefing up their presence on the red carpet or increasing the amount of time they are planning to devote to the SAG Awards are syndicated TV magazines “Access Hollywood,” “Entertainment Tonight,” “Inside Edition” and “Extra” and cable channels E! Entertainment and TV Guide.
