Critics Choice Awards 2025 POSTPONED amid terrifying California wildfires
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The 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been postponed amid the terrifying California wildfires. The ceremony was set to be held on January 12 at Barkar Hangar, which is close to fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, but will now be held on January 26. Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement: 'This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community.
![[The ceremony was set to be held on January 12 at Barkar Hangar, which is close to fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, but will now be held on January 26]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93888051-14264549-image-a-12_1736372404091.jpg)
'All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected.'. Chelsea Handler is hosting the awards show for the third consecutive year, with Wicked, Conclave and Shogun leading the nominees. LA's fire chief said on Wednesday morning that the fires have left at least two dead, as well as many 'significant injuries.'.
![[Adam Brody and Leighton Meester 's LA home has been destroyed in the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire - they are pictured Sunday at the Golden Globes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93882839-14264549-Adam_Brody_and_Leighton_Meester_s_LA_home_has_been_destroyed_in_-a-13_1736372509336.jpg)
The 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been postponed amid the terrifying California wildfires - host Chelsea Handler is pictured at the 2024 awards. The Palisades Fire broke out on Tuesday morning amid high winds in a region that hasn't seen significant rainfall in more than six months.
![[Shocking photos showed the once stunning family home in the glitzy celebrity enclave reduced to a smoking wreck, with the roof burnt away and flames ripping through the rooms]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93882833-14264549-Shocking_photos_showed_the_once_stunning_family_home_in_the_glit-a-14_1736372512921.jpg)
Over 30,000 people have been evacuated, often leaving with just their pets and the shirts on their backs. Sunset Boulevard in the Palisades was packed with abandoned luxury cars as residents left their vehicles to flee on foot. Blocks of expensive homes were reduced to rubble as the fires advanced at the rate of three football field lengths per minute.
![[LA's fire chief said on Wednesday morning that the fires have left at least two dead, as well as many 'significant injuries']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93877775-14264549-LA_s_fire_chief_said_on_Wednesday_morning_that_the_fires_have_le-a-11_1736372362930.jpg)
