Numerous important award season events that were scheduled for this week have been cancelled, and production has been forced to shut down around Los Angeles due to the horrific wildfires that are still ravaging the celebrity-filled neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades and surrounding locations.
According to CNN, the Critics Choice Awards, which were initially scheduled for this Sunday in Santa Monica, have been rescheduled until January 26.
“Our neighbourhood has already felt the full force of this developing catastrophe. Joey Berlin, CEO of Critics Choice Awards, noted in a statement, “We are sending our prayers and thoughts to everyone affected by the horrific fires and to those fighting them.
After the Golden Globes last weekend, the Critics Choice Awards were scheduled to be the second big celebrity award presentation to be telecast in 2025.
The award ceremony was scheduled to take place at The Barker Hanger, a Santa Monica location near the Pacific Palisades, where fire had scorched over 5,000 acres and destroyed at least 1,000 buildings. The award event was scheduled to take place in Santa Monica, but people there have also received evacuation orders.
In addition, several glamorous Hollywood events and red-carpet premieres have been cancelled due to the continuing wildfires in Southern California.
On Wednesday morning, the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards published a press release in place of in-person nominations.
The annual AFI Awards luncheon has been delayed from its original date of January 10. Additionally, the organisation announced the cancellation of the annual BAFTA Tea Party, which was scheduled for January 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and was a major stop in the Oscar race.
To offer Academy members, many of whom reside in Los Angeles, more time to cast their votes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also extended the Oscar voting session on Wednesday and pushed back the announcement of the Academy Award nominees by two days, from January 17 to January 19. (The Oscar nomination voting began on Wednesday morning.)
The heavy winds, smoke, and deadly fires have forced the filming of several Hollywood projects to halt.
Grey’s Anatomy, Hacks, Suits L.A., NCIS, and The Price Is Right are among the more than a dozen shows that film in Los Angeles that have suspended production, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to Variety, late-night programs such as ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and CBS’ “After Midnight” will also stop airing on Wednesday. The situation will be assessed for Thursday’s shows.
