UPDATED: For the second time in three days, the Producers Guild has postponed the nominations announcement for its annual awards present as a result of L.A. wildfires.
“Out of care and concern for these being affected by the fires, we will likely be holding the announcement of the PGA award nominees till subsequent week,” the guild stated in a press release Sunday.
The nominations beforehand have been pushed on Jan. 9, and rescheduled to be introduced immediately.
L.A.s two largest wildfires, the Palisades and Eaton blazes collectively have charred practically 38,000 acres, leaving at the very least 16 individuals lifeless and tens of hundreds beneath obligatory evacuation orders or warnings. Greater than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed or broken.
Because of 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 immediately.
PREVIOUS, Jan. 9: The Producers Guild has pushed the nominations announcement for its annual awards present to Sunday, January 12, as a result of ongoing devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
In a press release Thursday morning, the guild stated, “Attributable to LA County wildfires, the Producers Guild of America will likely be extending the voting window for the PGA Awards by two days till Saturday, January 11 to permit members extra time to solid their ballots. The official PGA Awards nominations will now be introduced on Sunday, January 12.”
The Academy of Movement Image 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, as a result of fires.
Practically 2,000 buildings have been destroyed because the fierce wind-driven fires broke out Tuesday. 5 individuals have died, 5 firefighters have been injured and tens of hundreds of individuals have been compelled from their houses. All informed, greater than 37,000 acres have burned.