Thursday, January 9, 2025

Hollywood on Fire: Everything Canceled: AFI Luncheon, BAFTA Tea, Critics Choice, All Weekend Premieres, TV on Hiatus

Hollywood is on fire.

I’m hearing that the Critics Choice Awards, set for Sunday, will not take place.

Ditto the annual AFI luncheon for Friday and BAFTA Tea for Saturday.

Many TV series have suspended filming. Jimmy Kimmel is on hiatus because of the fires.

As more than 30,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, Pacific Palisades, parts of Santa Monica and close areas are all on fire. Hundreds of homes, schools, and institutions have been lost.

Because of this, the Screen Actors Guild has announced their nominations announcement this morning via press release. All movie premieres last night and tonight have been cancelled.

The fire is so vast that it’s laying claim to homes owned by a big part of the Hollywood community, all of whom would be involved in this weekend’s proceedings.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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