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Globe Nominees Will Support Picketing Writers
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"We are disappointed that the WGA has refused to bargain with us in good faith. It is apparent that we are being treated differently from similarly situated production companies," the Clark company said.
An e-mail request for guild comment was not immediately answered.
Meanwhile, Writers Guild President Patric M. Verrone lauded the move by actors and said the "entire awards show season is being put in jeopardy by the intransigence of a few big media corporations."
In his statement, Verrone urged studios to resume talks that broke off Dec. 7.
The Writers Guild had refused to grant a waiver to allow its members to work on the Globes, the People's Choice Awards and the prestigious Academy Awards.
A total of 72 actors are among this year's Golden Globe nominees. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has repeatedly tried to secure the blessing of the Writers Guild.
The actors union said previously that the choice to attend was a personal one that its members would make for themselves.
