The show must go on? Stephen King calls for Oscars to be canceled in wake of Los Angeles wildfires – Twitchy
As firefighters continue to battle fires in and around Los Angeles, many people — including this writer — are thinking about the future. Los Angeles is supposed to host the Olympics in 2028. But in the near future, the Oscars are scheduled to take place on March 2.
At least one celebrity is calling for the Oscars to be canceled amid the fires.
Stephen King says he will not vote for the Oscars and the ceremony must be canceled due to the Los Angeles fires.
“I won’t vote in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel it. There’s no glamor with LA on fire.”https://t.co/pbEYVTwLTo
– Variety (@Variety) January 16, 2025
Stephen King announced on His Bluesky profile He will not vote for Oscars This year due to the Los Angeles fires. He also believes the Oscars should be canceled amid the devastation in Los Angeles. The show is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
“I will not vote in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel it,” King wrote on Bluesky. “There’s no glamor with LA on fire.”
In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to extend the Oscars voting period and postpone the announcement of nominations until Thursday, January 22. Nominations were originally scheduled to be announced on January 17. It also canceled the annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon, which was initially scheduled to be held on Monday, February 10. The organization said it plans to reallocate $250,000 from the candidates’ luncheon to donation efforts for wildfire relief.
Nominations date is wrong: January 22 is a Wednesday. But since they extended voting and canceled the candidates’ luncheon, canceling the big night may not be out of the realm of possibility.
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X was very divided on the issue:
If you cancel the Oscars this year, you’ll likely have to cancel them every year since fire season is 12 months a year now. The film industry and Los Angeles in particular need support from award shows, so let them keep going.
– Urban Myths & Myths (@urbanmyths) January 16, 2025
It’s not actually 12 months of the year, but movies could benefit from that boost.
I agree. There shouldn’t be any extravagant awards ceremonies this year due to the catastrophic wildfires in California. Cancel it and just focus on fundraising for the countless families and communities devastated by these fires.
– Claudius (@IClaudiusR) January 16, 2025
Reasonable point.
What happened to the show must go on?
It seems like a great opportunity and platform to raise money for disaster victims in Florida, North Carolina, California and other places affected last year.
– Doug (@Doug24Seven) January 16, 2025
Fair point too.
Why does this happen to the hundreds of people who have great projects this year, and the thousands who have worked on so many films and need that constant joy, recognition and livelihood more than ever?
– (((Orchid)))🌻 (@OrchidNYC) January 17, 2025
It’s more than just big name actors, it’s true.
I disagree, it should be used as a tool to help with fundraising.
– Casey Ryback (@CaseyRyback00) January 16, 2025
It could be.
The problem with this is that people resent wealthy celebrities asking regular people for money when eggs are $7.
Do people realize how many jobs award shows create? https://t.co/l6ogtVqIq3
– Mallory (@mallsta) January 16, 2025
Many jobs, no doubt.
Canceling them achieves nothing. https://t.co/r9XCohdAyg
– Jefferato 🧛♂️ (@starwart1) January 16, 2025
One could make this argument.
It was postponed three times I think: once because of flooding in the area, once after the assassination of Martin Luther King, and once after the attempt on Reagan’s life. Postponing is good, but canceling is not. https://t.co/0jJtrcKFIi
– Aragorn Aragon (@RXCafeTX) January 16, 2025
A reasonable compromise.
We’ll see what the academy decides.