SAG Awards Move To Easter Sunday To Avoid Grammy Conflict

STUDIO CITY, CA — The Screen Actors Guild Awards will be moved to Easter Sunday, from its original date of March 14. The move comes after the Grammy Awards delayed their own broadcast from late-January to March 14 due to coronavirus concerns.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27th annual SAG Awards were originally rescheduled for March 14. But last week, the Grammy Awards delayed its late-January show until the same date and time, to the displeasure of SAG-AFTRA.

“We are extremely disappointed to hear of the conflicting date, March 14th, announced today for this year’s Grammy Awards telecast," SAG-AFTRA said. "We announced the same date for the SAG Awards last July with the intent to give the greatest possible scheduling consideration for other awards shows. We expect the same consideration from sister organizations throughout the industry."

With the Recording Academy unwilling to reconsider its choice of dates, the SAG Awards opted to move again, this time to 6 p.m. April 4, while also cutting the traditional two-hour event in half.

"Throughout these challenging times, our industry and our union members have proven their creativity and resilience in discovering new methods of storytelling while adapting to new safety protocols and procedures," a statement read. "We embrace that spirit as we re-imagine the SAG Awards with a one-hour special that highlights and expands on our signature I am an Actor opening and honors the outstanding performances of the past year."

City News Service contributed to this report.