Some post-writers strike sentiments lingered as Hollywood celebrated the 80th
Annual Academy Awards last night. Variety reports that many like NBC prexy Jeff Zucker, acknowledged the celebratory feel caused by the Oscars happening and the strike ending saying “I think everybody was ready for a party, and to enjoy the chance to come and to have a grand time.”
Others still had left-over thoughts from the recent strike events such as best actor nominee George Clooney who repeated his strong wish that the Screen Actors Guild help the rank and file in his union stay employed by starting talks as soon as possible. “There’s no resolution yet,” he said. “We’re talking to all parties. We’re hoping to avoid a strike.”
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After months of being on strike, the WGA (Writers Guild of America) has voted to lift the strike and will begin writing again. After unofficial talks and scheduled votes today, the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) and the WGA have come to terms officially, with some writers returning to work as soon as tomorrow:
The three-month old Hollywood writers strike could end as soon as next week, just in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars on February 24th. Sources say the WGA bargaining committee and studio executives are still haggling over the precise language in the contract. Neither parties were authorized to comment on the specifics of the negotiations, but the agreement is said to include significant increases in the residuals received for online use of film and television. For more from Breitbart on the contract negotiations, click 
