ABC, S.A.G. Attendees Bicker Over Hair, Make-Up Costs

Execs at the Alphabet point to economic belt-tightening spurred all over town by the work stoppage, but insiders also note that spending money to send talent to the kudofest would seem counterintuitive. SAG, after all, has told its talent to boycott shows like "Jimmy Kimmel Live," and has urged its members not to cross WGA picket lines at other awards shows, such as the now-torpedoed Golden Globe Awards and, possibly, the ABC-telecast Academy Awards members next month.

ABC's SAG Award nominees include the ensemble casts of "Boston Legal," "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" and "Ugly Betty."