cancellations Updated Jan. 14, 2025
Critics Choice Awards Postponed Again Due to L.A. Wildfires
By Rebecca Alter, a personnel author who covers funny and popular culture
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Considering that January 7, more than 100,000 homeowners of the Los Angeles city have actually been positioned under evacuation orders in reaction to significant wildfires that have actually currently led to 5 casualties and countless ruined structures. As the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Sunset fires continue to rage, 400,000 homes and organizations have actually experienced power interruptions. Some Hollywood productions, consisting of late-night and scripted series, stopped briefly shooting, and a variety of awards programs and election statements have actually currently been held off or canceled with ballot bodies, candidates, and employees impacted by the fires. On January 13, the Oscar-nominations broadcast was when again rescheduled to Thursday, January 23. In addition, the yearly Nominees Luncheon has actually been canceled, indicating no class-of-2025 picture. The Critics Choice Awards event and the WGA Awards elections have actually both been postponed for a 2nd time.
As this destructive natural catastrophe accompanies the movie market's awards season, Jean Smart prompted “any of the networks televising the upcoming awards” to cancel their event broadcasts, and to think about “contributing the income they would have amassed to victims of the fires and the firemens.” Many individuals in the post's replies have actually argued that these awards events and broadcasts utilize numerous below-the-line employees in production and occasion staffing, while star Brad Garrett responded with applause emojis.
Listed below, the award- season occasions that have actually been impacted up until now.
Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin launched a declaration on January 8 revealing that the 30th yearly Critics Choice Awards would be rescheduled from Sunday, January 12, to January 26, stating, “All our ideas and prayers are with those fighting the ravaging fires and all who have actually been impacted.” Per Rangethe event has actually now been pressed once again to a yet-to-be-announced date in February. The event is still anticipated to be hosted by Chelsea Handler at Santa Monica's Barker Hanger and broadcast survive on E! with Peacock streaming the next day.
The 75th American Cinema Editors (ACE) Awards have actually been held off, The Hollywood Reporter states. There's still going to be a celebration. Occurring at UCLA's Royce Hall, the occasion is rotating from a black tie occasion to a “come as you are” fundraising event. “The ACE Board concurs it is smarter and much safer for everybody to press to a later date (TBD). … This is unmatched and we are attempting to remain as fluid as possible. [As] quickly as we have information we will let you understand, and when the occasion lastly occurs we will require to unite more than ever in the past,” the group stated in a declaration.
The Writers Guild of America held off the release of its yearly candidates list “up until more notification,” per Deadline.
