Oscars Nominations Postponed Amid Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires
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The ongoing crisis has displaced tens of thousands of the city’s residents, including numerous celebrities, and prompted other awards shows to postpone.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is postponing the Oscar nominations and extending their voting period, as five major wildfires across Southern California have forced more than 100,00 residents — including academy members — to evacuate.
In a letter to members reviewed Wednesday by Entertainment Weekly, the academy confirmed that the voting period had been extended from Sunday to Tuesday. It additionally postponed the traditional announcement from Friday, Jan. 17, to the following Tuesday.
“We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California,” they wrote, per EW. “So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you.”
The Oscars weren’t alone in altering or postponing their upcoming events: The SAG Awards replaced a traditional nominations announcement scheduled for Thursday with a virtual press release; the Critics Choice Awards postponed Sunday’s ceremony to Jan. 26.
The academy announced their changes mere hours after voting began, as residents from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena were placed under evacuation orders. The fires have reportedly burned down more than 27,000 acres and killed at least five people.
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