Critics Choice Awards Postponed Due to Southern California Fires
The Critics Choice Awards, originally set for Sunday evening in Santa Monica, have been postponed amid devastating fires raging across the Los Angeles area. Critics Choice Association COO Joey Berlin tells Variety “the show has been officially postponed,” with further details forthcoming.
The Critics Choice Awards are among many award-related events affected in the wake of the fires. Wednesday morning’s SAG Awards nomination live announcement was also scrapped, with the nods unveiled instead via a press release. The annual starry AFI Awards luncheon on Jan. 10 is being rescheduled, while the annual BAFTA Tea Party set for Jan. 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills will no longer take place.
Dozens of other Hollywood events have been canceled this week, including premieres for “The Last Showgirl,” “Wolf Man,” “Better Man,” “The Pitt” and “Unstoppable.”
The fires, which started on Tuesday, broke out near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the westside of Los Angeles and have damaged homes and forced thousands to evacuate. Two more fires, the Eaton Fire near Pasadena and the Hurst Fire near the San Fernando Valley, spread later in the day, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency.
“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis are among those evacuating their homes amid the blaze, causing more than 30,000 people to flee the Pacific Palisades as well as parts of Malibu and Santa Monica.
Actor Steve Guttenberg was helping direct vehicles to clear the way for emergency personnel, KTLA reported. Pacific Palisades’ honorary mayor Eugene Levy told the L.A. Times, “The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon. I couldn’t see any flames but the smoke was very dark.”
The Critics Choice Awards are among many award-related events affected in the wake of the fires. Wednesday morning’s SAG Awards nomination live announcement was also scrapped, with the nods unveiled instead via a press release. The annual starry AFI Awards luncheon on Jan. 10 is being rescheduled, while the annual BAFTA Tea Party set for Jan. 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills will no longer take place.
Dozens of other Hollywood events have been canceled this week, including premieres for “The Last Showgirl,” “Wolf Man,” “Better Man,” “The Pitt” and “Unstoppable.”
The fires, which started on Tuesday, broke out near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the westside of Los Angeles and have damaged homes and forced thousands to evacuate. Two more fires, the Eaton Fire near Pasadena and the Hurst Fire near the San Fernando Valley, spread later in the day, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency.
“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis are among those evacuating their homes amid the blaze, causing more than 30,000 people to flee the Pacific Palisades as well as parts of Malibu and Santa Monica.
Actor Steve Guttenberg was helping direct vehicles to clear the way for emergency personnel, KTLA reported. Pacific Palisades’ honorary mayor Eugene Levy told the L.A. Times, “The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon. I couldn’t see any flames but the smoke was very dark.”