Nominations for “Oscar-2025” fail due to the devastating fire in California

Nominations for the “Oscar-2025” award have been postponed due to the fact that the authorities have not contained the forest fire in Los Angeles for the second day.

Nominations for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards ceremony have been postponed due to a fire in California that claimed five lives and caused the evacuation of thousands of residents, the newspaper reports. Daily Mail.

A wildfire in Pacific Palisades, Louisiana, destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings Tuesday morning and spread to more than 15,000 acres in just a few hours.

Several celebrities, including Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody, Anna Feris and Miles Teller, have lost their homes to fires in the Los Angeles suburbs.

As the catastrophic event continues, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially moved the announcement of the 2025 Oscar nominees from January 17th to January 19th.

The voting period, which began on Wednesday, has also been extended until Thursday, January 14.

According to The Hollywood ReporterThe academy expressed its condolences to the wildfire victims in a letter, saying, “Many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you.”

Other prestigious events, including the international screening of the shortlist of feature films and the Screenwriters Guild of America, were also postponed as a state of emergency was declared in Los Angeles.

On March 2, 2025, the 97th Academy Awards will be held, hosted by Conan O’Brien.