Oscars 2025 nominations DELAYED amid catastrophic LA fires as Hollywood temporarily shuts down
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The nominations for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards have been postponed amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires throughout Southern California. A number of celebrities have lost their homes in the Pacific Palisades area - including Miles Teller, Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody and wife Leighton Meester, as well as Anna Faris.
![[The fire in the upscale L.A. neighborhood - which began on Tuesday morning - has currently burned around 1,000 structures and 15,832 acres, per KTLA 5]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/02/93895799-14265201-The_fire_in_the_upscale_L_A_neighborhood_which_began_on_Tuesday_-m-3_1736389381330.jpg)
The fire in the upscale L.A. neighborhood - which began on Tuesday morning - has currently burned around 1,000 structures and 15,832 acres, per KTLA 5. Additional wildfires have also ignited, such as the Eaton Fire in Pasadena and another called the Hurst Fire located in the San Fernando Valley.
![[A number of celebrities have lost their homes in the Pacific Palisades area - including Miles Teller, Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody and wife Leighton Meester, as well as Anna Faris]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/02/93895801-14265201-image-a-4_1736389435713.jpg)
In the wake of the horrific events, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has officially delayed the announcement of the 2025 Oscar nominations from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19. The voting period - which began on Wednesday - has also been extended through Tuesday, January 14. Voting had initially been set to end on Sunday, January 12.
![[The 97th Academy Awards are still set to take place later this year on March 2 - and hosted by comedian and TV personality, Conan O'Brien]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/02/93895901-14265201-The_97th_Academy_Awards_are_still_set_to_take_place_later_this_y-a-7_1736389522944.jpg)
The nominations for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards have been postponed amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires throughout Southern California; taken in 2022. A letter from the Academy, per The Hollywood Reporter, read: 'We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California.'.
![[Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin issued a statement to announcement the event's postponement to January 26, per People; host Chelsea Handler seen in 2023 in L.A.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/02/93896073-14265201-image-a-8_1736389832843.jpg)
'So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you.'. 'Given the fire situation, we want to share some updates regarding an extension to the Oscars nominations voting window as well as updated information on Oscars Shortlist Screenings, Oscars Bake-Offs, and the Academy Museum.'.
![[The homes of Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman and Miles Teller are among those destroyed, while dozens of other stars now face an anxious wait alongside their neighbors to learn if anything could be saved; Teller and wife Keleigh Sperry seen earlier this month in Beverly Hills]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/02/93896119-14265201-image-a-9_1736389917074.jpg)
