The wildfires which have torn by way of the Los Angeles space this week have led to quite a few closures, cancellations and postponements — now together with the Oscar nominations.
Initially scheduled for Jan. 17, the announcement of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards has been delayed to Jan. 19, with nominations voting prolonged by two days to Jan. 14, movie academy Chief Government Invoice Kramer wrote Wednesday in a letter to members obtained by The Occasions.
“We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California,” the letter stated. “So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you.”
In-person Los Angeles-area “bake-off” occasions during which shortlisted contenders within the academy’s sound, hair and make-up and visible results branches showcase their work, have been canceled, in line with the letter. The bake-offs have been initially scheduled to happen on Saturday. Sound bake-offs within the Bay Space, New York and London are unaffected, whereas hair and make-up and visible results bake-offs will likely be changed with digital discussions. A screening of shortlisted titles within the worldwide characteristic class has additionally been postponed.
Earlier Wednesday, various Oscar precursor occasions, together with the British Academy of Movie and TV Arts Tea Social gathering, the AFI Awards luncheon and the Critics Alternative Awards, have been postponed or canceled. The 97th Oscars are set to happen March 2.