Stephen King is not only declining to vote for this years Academy Awards nominees, but he doesn’t believe that the ceremony should happen.

When the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles last Tuesday, Hollywood’s awards season was in full swing. The Golden Globes had transpired less than 48 hours earlier and a series of splashy awards banquets followed in the days after.

Stephen King is not interested in submitting a ballot for this year’s Academy Awards and called for the whole event to be canceled amidst the ongoing devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires. On Blue Sky, King wrote, “Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.”

Multiple events in and across Los Angeles and Hollywood have been canceled or postponed amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

The Motion Picture Academy on Monday said it will further delay announcing the list of Oscar nominees for the 2025 Academy Awards because of the wildfires that continue to spread in Los Angeles. "We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community.

There is no official word if the 97th annual Academy Awards will be canceled. As of Jan. 14, 2025, the show is slated to air on its original date. Though the Oscars ceremony is set to go on as planned, the annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon—scheduled for Feb. 10—was canceled.

Here's the rescheduled date for the 2025 Oscar nominations announcement, plus who's hosting and how you can watch the Oscars live and streaming.

Grammys will proceed as planned on Feb. 2, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said, as Los Angeles faces several deadly wildfires.

The 67th Grammy Awards, scheduled to be held Feb. 2 in downtown Los Angeles, are going forward, albeit with significant changes. Harvey Mason jr., Recording Academy chief executive and Board of ...

The Academy has also canceled a pivotal event in the lead-up to the big show and extended the ballot-submission window for its members.

The king of horror fiction sparked debate this week over the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony and whether or not Hollywood’s biggest night should go on as California’s still reeling from devastating wildfires.

Celebrities including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges and Billy Crystal are among those who have lost their homes, as more than 12,000 buildings and structures have been destroyed by the fires. But beyond the A-list actors, editors, producers, extras and crew that keep productions rolling have also been displaced.