Golden Globes’ format changed

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Golden Globes and NBC agreed Monday to scrap the show’s traditional format, which faced picketing by striking writers, in favor of a news conference that organizers hoped would save the unofficial kickoff to Hollywood’s awards season.

Actors had declined to defy strikers to attend Sunday’s event. But it was not immediately clear whether the Writers Guild of America would call off its pickets for a revamped show without using writers.

“We are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not take place this year ers,” said Jorge Camara, president of the Foreign Press Association.

, which organizes the show.