The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has as soon as once more delayed asserting nominees for the 97th Academy Awards because of the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, which have triggered widespread devastation and claimed 25 lives. Originally set for January seventeenth and beforehand postponed to January nineteenth, nominations will now be revealed on January twenty third.
The fires have already upended a lot of Hollywood’s awards calendar, no less than within the brief time period. The Producers Guild of America has postponed asserting the nominations a number of instances. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Tea Party, a fixture of the season, has been cancelled. Meanwhile, each the AFI Awards luncheon and the Critics Choice Awards have been postponed indefinitely.
In an announcement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang emphasised solidarity with the movie neighborhood, which was already struggling to regain help after the 2023 strikes: “We are all devastated by the impression of the fires and the profound losses suffered by employees. so many. The Academy has all the time been a unifying drive throughout the movie trade and we’re dedicated to standing collectively regardless of the challenges.”
The Academy has as soon as once more prolonged the voting interval for Oscar nominations till January 17. The scientific and technical awards, scheduled for February 18, can be rescheduled. The annual nominees luncheon, initially scheduled for February 10, and all the time one of the festive gatherings of awards season, has been canceled.
Despite the interruptions, the 97th Oscars ceremony stays set for March 2 on the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. The occasion will air reside on ABC and, in an Oscars first, can be out there to reside stream on Hulu.
