âWe 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.â
This is the second year in a row that there was a scheduling conflict involving these two shows. Last year, the 26th Annual SAG Awards were originally scheduled for Jan. 26, 2020. But when the Grammy Awards were announced for the same date, SAG-AFTRA moved the SAG Awards a week up, to Jan. 19.
Last yearâs scheduling conflict was of course pre-COVID-19. This yearâs conflict is a direct result of the chaos that the pandemic has caused in every aspect of American life, including a logjam of award shows.