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Though there's still plenty of time for the WGA and studios to hammer out an agreement before the entertainment industry has to seriously consider the strike's potential impact on the Academy Awards, it's not too early to start fretting about a highly theoretical doomsday scenario in which the whole ceremony is canceled, a situation that could plunge the entire celebrity-service industry into ruin. How will the people who make a living catering to those too busy to attend to their own needs fare in an Oscarless world? ABC News investigates:

Celebrity Staffing, a company that matches bodyguards, nannies, personal assistants and chefs to celebrity clients, said that while awards show season definitely boosts its sales, the company will still survive without them.

"In years past there has absolutely been a surge in business," said Glenda Ross, co-director of Celebrity Staffing. "Since [the strike], 12 to 15 reservations — meaning someone has asked for a personal assistant, chef or bodyguard — have been canceled." [...]

"But [a cancellation] would definitely cause a domino effect through the industry, from photographers to stylists to magazines to jewelers to assistants and drivers," said [InTouch editor Tia] Brown. "All of those people get a nice little business boom during [award season]."

And what of the cosmetic surgeons who do a tidy little awards season business performing last-minute liposuctions, eye-lifts and chemical peels for starlets desperate to look their best on the red carpet? Robbed of the single most important night of their year, the suddenly idle beauty-restorers will turn their Botox-filled needles on their own worry-furrowed brows, hoping that paralyzing the outward signs of depression will help them forget about the collateral damage they're suffering as a result of the seemingly endless strike.