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| Oscar nominations postponed because of LA fires | Oscar nominations postponed because of LA fires |
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| This year's Oscars ceremony will take place in Hollywood on 2 March | This year's Oscars ceremony will take place in Hollywood on 2 March |
| The announcement of this year's Oscar nominations has been delayed by two days because of the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. | The announcement of this year's Oscar nominations has been delayed by two days because of the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. |
| It had been scheduled for Friday 17 January, but the stars and films up for Academy Awards will now be revealed on 19 January. | It had been scheduled for Friday 17 January, but the stars and films up for Academy Awards will now be revealed on 19 January. |
| The voting for the nearly 10,000 Academy members, which opened on 8 January, has also been extended by two days, until Tuesday 14 January. | The voting for the nearly 10,000 Academy members, which opened on 8 January, has also been extended by two days, until Tuesday 14 January. |
| Former Oscars host Billy Crystal is among the celebrities who have lost homes in the blaze, as well as Paris Hilton, James Woods and Miles Teller. | Former Oscars host Billy Crystal is among the celebrities who have lost homes in the blaze, as well as Paris Hilton, James Woods and Miles Teller. |
| 'We are thinking of you' | 'We are thinking of you' |
| In a letter sent to members on Wednesday, Academy CEO Bill Kramer said: "We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California. | In a letter sent to members on Wednesday, Academy CEO Bill Kramer said: "We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California. |
| "So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you." | "So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you." |
| Follow live updates on the LA wildfires | Follow live updates on the LA wildfires |
| 'Heartbroken' celebrities lose homes in wildfires | |
| Conan O'Brien will host the 2025 Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theater on Hollywood Boulevard on 2 March. | |
| The latest blaze broke out in the Hollywood Hills, close to Hollywood Boulevard and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, late on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| The fires have caused havoc for LA residents, as well as the area's film and TV industry. | |
| Awards and events called off | |
| Against that backdrop, the Critics Choice Awards, held in Santa Monica, has also been moved, from 12 January to 26 January. | |
| Joey Berlin, chief executive of the Critics Choice Association, said: "This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community. | |
| "All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected." | |
| The Bafta Tea Party, a networking event hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has been cancelled. | |
| The event had been due to take place The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday 11 January. | |
| Elsewhere, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominations, will now not take place as planned on Thursday 9 January. | |
| Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz appear together in Back in Action, another premiere that has been affected by the fires which have rocked Hollywood | |
| Thursday's New York premiere of Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx's comedy Back in Action has been cancelled as a show of solidarity. | |
| "We recognise many in our industry and their loved ones are currently affected and our thoughts are with them at this time," Netflix said in a statement on Wednesday. | |
| Ben Affleck was seen helping his ex-wife and near neighbour Jennifer Garner and their children move home away from the fires; while another of his exes, Jennifer Lopez, saw the Tuesday premiere of her movie, Unstoppable, cancelled by Amazon MGM Studios. | |
| And comedian Margaret Cho wrote on Instagram that she had cancelled her weekend gigs in LA, urging everyone to "stay safe". | |
| TV productions halted | |
| The ongoing fires have caused a glut of TV productions to be halted, after FilmLA - which gives permit to shoots in Los Angeles - issued an alert advising that "personnel resources ordinarily available to support film production may not be available during the local state of emergency". | |
| The affected shows include season two of Fallout, plus Abbott Elementary and Grey's Anatomy. | |
| NBCUniversal said it had also suspended filming on TV shows Loot, Ted, Suits: LA, Happy's Place and the Golden Globes-winning Hacks. | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the CBS game show The Price Is Right and late-night series After Midnight are among the unscripted shows that have also paused production, with repeats being shown instead. | |
| America's Got Talent also said on Instagram that Sunday's scheduled auditions had been postponed, noting how a new audition date will be announced soon. | |
| "Your safety is our top priority," it added. |