Despite the turmoil caused by the persisting wildfires in Los Angeles, certain media outlets are circulating unfounded rumors claiming that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences might be contemplating the cancellation of the 97th Oscars event, set for Hollywood on March 2nd.
On Tuesday evening, The Sun, a popular U.K. tabloid newspaper, published an exclusive story on its website that was subsequently shared widely by the Drudge Report. The headline read: “OSCARS UNDER THREAT: Oscars 2025 Might Be Cancelled Due to Potential Changes Following LA Wildfires.” The article suggested that there is a contingency plan in place to possibly cancel the March 3rd Awards, but it mistakenly stated the date. Furthermore, the piece implied that the Oscars awards ceremony could be called off for the first time in its 96-year history, with key Academy members such as Tom Hanks, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep, and Steven Spielberg closely monitoring the situation.
According to sources from The Hollywood Reporter, neither the Academy nor any of the mentioned top celebrities are considering this plan, and there’s no advisory committee in existence regarding this matter.
At present, it’s only the Academy’s 55-member board of governors who are considering how to move forward regarding the Oscars. Notably, none of the individuals mentioned by The Sun are part of this group. The latest decision they made, announced on Monday, is that the date of the Oscars ceremony, which is now just over a month away, will not be changed.
The board, comprising four individuals who suffered property loss in the fires, decided to:
1. Prolong the period for voting on Oscar nominations.
2. Delay the announcement of the Oscar nominations.
3. Call off this year’s gathering for the Oscar Nominees.
4. Reschedule the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony.
As a gamer, I’d say: I understand that any alterations to the Oscars ceremony need thorough discussions between the Academy and their long-standing broadcasting partner, ABC. Right now, it seems like the Academy’s higher-ups are leaning towards keeping the show, but with an elegant twist that would serve to collect funds for fire relief efforts and celebrate those efforts at the same time.
Despite approximately 1,000 locals usually being employed for the Oscars ceremony, it has never been outright cancelled, not even during the toughest times of COVID-19. Instead, it was temporarily delayed and scaled down. As of now, there are no plans within the organization to cancel the March 2 event.
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2025-01-15 07:55