The announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations has been delayed by two days because of the deadly wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area.
It had been scheduled for Friday 17 January, but the stars and films up for Academy Awards will now be revealed on 19 January.
The voting for the nearly 10,000 Academy members, which opened on 8 January, has also been extended by two days, until Tuesday 14 January.
Former Oscars host Billy Crystal is among the celebrities who have lost homes in the blaze, as well as Paris Hilton, James Woods and Miles Teller.
‘We are thinking of you’
In a letter sent to members on Wednesday, Academy CEO Bill Kramer said: “We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California.
“So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you.”
Conan O’Brien will host the 2025 Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theater on Hollywood Boulevard on 2 March.
The latest blaze broke out in the Hollywood Hills, close to Hollywood Boulevard and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, late on Wednesday afternoon.
The fires have caused havoc for LA residents, as well as the area’s film and TV industry.
Awards and events called off
Against that backdrop, the Critics Choice Awards, held in Santa Monica, has also been moved, from 12 January to 26 January.
Joey Berlin, chief executive of the Critics Choice Association, said: “This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community.
“All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected.”
The Bafta Tea Party, a networking event hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has been cancelled.
The event had been due to take place The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday 11 January.
Elsewhere, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominations, will now not take place as planned on Thursday 9 January.
Hacks star Jean Smart has made a public request for TV networks and streamers to “seriously consider not televising” forthcoming awards shows, given the circumstances.
She asked broadcasters to donate “the revenue they would have garnered to victims of the fires and the firefighters” instead.