UPDATED: For the second time in three days, the Producers Guild has postponed the nominations announcement for its annual awards present because of the L.A. wildfires.
“Out of care and concern for those being affected by the fires, we will be holding the announcement of the PGA award nominees until next week,” the guild stated in a press release Sunday.
The nominations beforehand have been pushed on Jan. 9, and rescheduled to be introduced in the present day.
L.A.s two largest wildfires, the Palisades and Eaton blazes collectively have charred almost 38,000 acres, leaving not less than 16 individuals lifeless and tens of hundreds beneath necessary evacuation orders or warnings. More than 12,000 constructions have been destroyed or broken.
Thanks to an aerial assault and calmer winds, firefighters made some good progress on the blazes in a single day forward of one other spherical of sturdy Santa Ana winds forecast to choose up later in the present day.
PREVIOUS, Jan. 9: The Producers Guild has pushed the nominations announcement for its annual awards present to Sunday, January 12, because of the ongoing devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
In a press release Thursday morning, the guild stated, “Due to LA County wildfires, the Producers Guild of America will be extending the voting window for the PGA Awards by two days until Saturday, January 11 to allow members additional time to cast their ballots. The official PGA Awards nominations will now be announced on Sunday, January 12.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences introduced Wednesday that it has moved the Oscar nominations announcement from Friday, January 17, to Sunday, January 19. It additionally prolonged the Oscars voting interval by two days to five p.m. PT January 14 at 5 p.m. PT.
The WGA Awards additionally introduced Wednesday it has pushed its nominations announcement to Monday, January 13, because of the fires.
Nearly 2,000 constructions have been destroyed because the fierce wind-driven fires broke out Tuesday. Five individuals have died, 5 firefighters have been injured and tens of hundreds of individuals have been compelled from their houses. All instructed, greater than 37,000 acres have burned.