The Writers Guild of America (WGA) had a landslide vote from its members to approve a contract which ended its three-month strike action.

Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro have taken out newspaper advertisements appealing to leaders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to start talks with movie studios in a bid to avert a possible strike.

Academy Awards president Sid Ganis is positive the Oscars will go ahead despite the threat from the current Hollywood writers strike.

Two film studios producing new movies including 'Rambo', 'Saw 5' and 'The Incredible Hulk' have become the latest companies to reach a deal with striking screenwriters.

Striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hit the US entertainment industry, according to reports.

Beyonce Knowles has given the organisers of the 2008 Grammy Awards a huge boost after confirming she'll perform at the event whether or not striking writers picket the ceremony.

Hopes were raised today that the Oscars could still go ahead next month after Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal with studios.

Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, 50 Cent and Jon Bon Jovi are considering boycotting this year's Grammy Awards ceremony in support of the Hollywood writers' strikes.

Organisers of the Oscars insisted the show would go on next month despite the Golden Globe ceremony being cancelled due to the Hollywood writers’ strike.

Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp look set to boycott next weekend's Golden Globes ceremony to show their support to striking writers.

Tom Cruise's movie studio has made a breakthrough with striking writers after agreeing a deal with the picketers to allow people to go back to work on feature films.

US talk show host Jay Leno has come under fire from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for ignoring the union's strike and penning scripts for NBC's 'The Tonight Show'.

Beloved TV chat show host David Letterman has won a major break in the ongoing writer's strike - his entire staff has been given a waiver to return to work.

Katherine Heigl will be wearing invisible braces on her teeth when she weds fiancé Josh Kelley on Sunday, in a desperate bid to fix her crooked teeth.

Two of Hollywood’s most glamorous events are now caught up in the entertainment industry’s biggest dispute in two decades.

The union representing striking Hollywood writers has denied requests to allow their members to write for the Oscars and the Golden Globes.

Unions representing striking Hollywood writers have filed an unfair labour practices complaint, claiming studios broke the law by ending negotiations.

Striking Hollywood writers have rejected a new contract offer from producers, three weeks into a dispute over royalty payments.

Two movies starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz have become the latest casualties of the Hollywood writers' strike.

Actress-turned-director Rosanna Arquette has given her support to the Hollywood writers' strike - despite the ongoing struggle halting production on her new movie 'God is my co-pilot'.

THE Hollywood writers strike has forced producers to postpone work on the Tom Hanks movie Angels and Demons, a prequel to the worldwide blockbuster The Da Vinci Code.

Picket lines were set up on both US coasts today as the first strike by Hollywood writers in nearly 20 years got under way.

Hollywood writers will go on strike today after last-ditch talks called by a US government mediator failed.

Hollywood writers and producers ended their contract talks with no new deal, but both sides pledged to continue negotiations this week.

There are rumours in Hollywood that a possible strike by writers could be averted.