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The Oscars 2025 ceremony is not canceled due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, contrary to viral rumors. According to The Hollywood Reporter on January 14, 2025, reports claiming the Academy Awards event might be called off are false.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that no such decision is being considered. The Oscars 2025 ceremony is still scheduled to take place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The Oscars have been around for almost 100 years and are a famous event around the world that honors the best in movies.
While there have been delays in getting ready for the event, like moving the nominations to January 23, 2025, the Oscars 2025 ceremony itself is still set to happen as planned. To get around the problems that the wildfires caused with logistics, changes were made, such as canceling extra events and making the voting period longer.
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Due to the wildfires in Los Angeles, the Oscars 2025 ceremony is being closely watched. The Academy's board, which has members who were directly affected by the fires, has made a number of changes to better handle the problems.
As part of these efforts, the nominations announcement was pushed back, the Oscar Nominees Luncheon was canceled, and the technical awards were put off. However, sources confirm that the main event on March 2 will go ahead unless the situation gets worse.
Over a thousand firefighters are fighting the wildfires right now, which have destroyed houses, forced people to leave their homes, and messed up local infrastructure.
Together with other interested parties, the Academy has made it clear that it plans to hold the ceremony while also helping with wildfire relief.
Even though UK tabloids like The Sun spread rumors, the Academy made it clear that the event decisions are made by its 55-member board of governors.
There is no chance that the Oscars 2025 ceremony will be canceled now. Instead, they are working on making changes to fix the issues.
Situation of the LA wildfires
Since they started in early January 2025, the Los Angeles wildfires have done a lot of damage all over the region. Strong Santa Ana winds, low humidity, and an ongoing drought made these fires spread quickly and burned thousands of acres.
One of the worst fires, the Palisades Fire, started on January 7 and burned almost 3,000 acres. It destroyed whole neighborhoods, killed at least eight people, and made thousands of people have to leave their homes.
The Eaton Fire was another major event that burned over 14,000 acres, mostly in Altadena and Pasadena. Seventeen people died in this fire, which made people worry about the role of utility equipment.
Lawsuits say that electrical problems helped the fire spread. Even though it was only 800 acres, the Hurst Fire did a lot of damage in the San Fernando Valley.
About the Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, recognize outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the movie business. When given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences every year, these awards are seen as the highest honors in moviemaking.
From its humble beginnings in 1929, the ceremony has grown into a worldwide celebration. Award shows present live telecasts of the major categories, like Best Picture and Best Actor.
Oscars 2025 is set to take place on March 2, 2025.
