The Academy has as soon as once more pushed its announcement of Oscar nominations in addition to its voting deadline date amid the continued wildfires in Southern California.
Voting for nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards has been prolonged to this Friday, January 17, whereas the nominations themselves is not going to be introduced till Thursday, January 23 — the identical date because the opening day of the 2025 Sundance Movie Pageant. The Academy additionally canceled the February 10 Oscar nominees luncheon altogether and moved the Technical Awards to February 18. The nominations announcement will now be a digital occasion solely, with no in-person media protection.
Academy CEO Invoice Kramer and President Janet Yang stated in a press release, “We’re all devastated by the impression of the fires and the profound losses skilled by so many in our neighborhood. The Academy has at all times been a unifying pressure inside the movie trade, and we’re dedicated to standing collectively within the face of hardship.
“As a result of still-active fires within the Los Angeles space, we really feel it’s vital to increase our voting interval and transfer the date of our nominations announcement to permit extra time for our members.
“Moreover, as we need to be delicate to the infrastructure and lodging wants of the area in these subsequent few weeks, it’s crucial that we make some modifications to our schedule of occasions, which we consider could have the assist of our trade.
“Our members at all times share how vital it’s for us to come back collectively as a neighborhood, and we’re decided to make use of this chance to have fun our resilient and compassionate trade. We additionally look ahead to honoring our frontline employees who’ve aided with the fires, recognizing these impacted, and inspiring individuals to affix the Academy in supporting the reduction efforts. We’ll get via this collectively and convey a way of therapeutic to our world movie neighborhood.”
The Academy famous that every one dates are nonetheless topic to alter, however right here’s a breakdown of the most recent:
-The Oscars nominations voting interval is prolonged via Friday, January 17, at 5 p.m. PT.
-The Oscars Nominations Announcement is rescheduled for Thursday, January 23, at 5:30 a.m. PT.
-The reside announcement might be a digital occasion with out in-person media protection.
-The Oscars Nominees Luncheon, scheduled for Monday, February 10, is not going to be held this 12 months. The Scientific and Technical Awards, scheduled for Tuesday, February 18, might be rescheduled to a later date but to be decided.
The voting deadline was beforehand moved from Sunday, January 12 to Tuesday, January 14, with the nominations announcement then moved to Sunday, January 19.
Monday’s transfer comes after a seamless cascade of cancellations and postponements. Yesterday’s already-delayed PGA Award nominations have been postponed once more on Sunday to a later unspecified date.
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