The Grammys have stated they’ll proceed as scheduled, including a fundraising ingredient to the annual broadcast to help within the Los Angeles wildfires reduction effort — here is how awards season is responding to the continued catastrophe.
As soon as once more, the Critics Alternative Awards are on the transfer and the voting deadline for the Oscars has been prolonged, however that does not imply both present has been canceled … no less than, not for now.
Whereas the state of affairs stays tenuous and unsure amid the continued battle towards a number of wildfires within the Los Angeles space, the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences is pushing again towards media stories the March 2 Academy Awards ceremony could also be canceled.
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This, no less than, in line with The Hollywood Reporter, who spoke with a number of senior people concerned with the Academy. They’ve informed the outlet that there is no such thing as a advisory committee wanting into cancellation and no plan to that impact is being mentioned at the moment.
The newest announcement from the 55-person board of governors got here Monday after they revealed that whereas the ceremony will go on as scheduled, they’ve made the choice to increase the voting interval and reschedule the nomination announcement for the second time, cancel the nominee luncheon and postpone the scientific and technical awards occasion.
The board — of which 4 governors and a former CEO have misplaced their houses within the fires — had initially set the voting deadline for Sunday, January 12 at 5pm PT. This was then prolonged to Tuesday, January 14 at 5pm PT, however on Monday was prolonged once more to Friday, January 17 at 5pm PT.
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Moreover, the announcement of the nominees set for Friday, January 17 at 5:30am PT was initially rescheduled for Sunday, January 19 and has now been pushed to Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 am PT.
The February 10 Oscars Nominee Luncheon for Monday, February 10, has been canceled with no present plans to reschedule. The Academy will, nevertheless, reschedule its Scientific and Technical Awards, although a date has not but been set.
Present Award Season Schedule
Because the Oscars stays put, the twenty ninth Annual Critics Alternative Awards is on the transfer once more. The ceremony was initially set for Sunday, January 12, the rescheduled for Sunday, January 26. Now, it has been ran into February, although no date has been set. Chelsea Handler remains to be anticipated to host.
February is already a busy month with the Grammys on February 2, the Tremendous Bowl Sunday, February 9, the BAFTAs the next Sunday, and the SAG Awards on February 23. The Oscars choose proper up the subsequent weekend, on March 2, wrapping this yr’s tumultuous awards season. Because the BAFTAs are within the UK, that is likely to be probably the most obtainable evening stateside ought to they attempt to keep on with a Sunday.
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The Grammys will proceed as scheduled on February 2, however many ancillary occasions just like the Milk & Honey social gathering, Common Music Group’s Artist Showcase and after-party, and others, with these extra assets going to help the wildfires reduction effort. The ceremony will air on CBS.
The Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America award nominations have additionally been impacted. The WGA noms had been scheduled for January 8, bumped to January 13 and have now been postponed indefinitely. In the meantime, The PGA noms set for January 10, had been pushed to January 12, after which tentatively set to return out a while this week.
The Producers Guild Awards and Administrators Guild Awards, although are each nonetheless at present scheduled for February 8, with the Writers Guild Awards set for February 15. None of those occasions are televised.
The British Academy Movie Awards (BAFTAs) are nonetheless set for February 16 with the London-based David Tennant-hosted occasion anticipated to air as scheduled on the BBC within the UK and BritBox in North America. The Movie Impartial Spirit Awards will maintain regular on February 22 with Aidy Bryant returning to host on YouTube.
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The Display Actors Guild Awards skipped a reside announcement of nominees earlier this month, as an alternative choosing a press launch announcement, however the ceremony is planning to carry regular on February 23. Kristen Bell will host the reside Netflix ceremony.
The Academy Awards then wrap the awards season on March 2 on the Dolby Theatre, hosted by Conan O’Brien and airing on ABC.
At the very least, the entire above is the present tentative plan as wildfire efforts proceed in Los Angeles.
As of Wednesday morning, the Palisades Hearth is nineteen% contained (23,713 acres), per the Nationwide Interagency Hearth Heart, whereas the Eaton Hearth is at 35% containment (14,117 acres), and the smaller Hurst Hearth is 95% contained (771 acres).
At the very least 25 individuals are lifeless with greater than 12,000 buildings destroyed throughout greater than 60 sq. miles within the Los Angeles space, as reported by CBS Information. Excessive winds are anticipated once more Wednesday as firefighters proceed their battle towards the blazes.
88,000 folks in Los Angeles County are beneath evacuation orders. A number of celebrities have been sharing tales of evacuating or shedding their houses within the fires, together with Mandy Moore, Paris Hilton, Ricki Lake, Cameron Mathison, Billy Crystal, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Anna Farris, and others.
