Jean Smart calls for awards ceremonies to be postponed in wake of LA wildfires

nme.com:

Golden Globes, but thanks to the spate of fires around Los Angeles – the most destructive in the region’s history – changes to the awards calendar are already being made.There are currently five separate fires still burning and nearly 180,000 residents of LA county have been told to evacuate.

At least five people are known to have died.Numerous celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, Adam Brody and Leighton Meister are known to have lost homes in the fires.Now, the Hacks star has called for awards ceremonies to not be televised and revenues donated to victims of the fires as well as firefighters.“With ALL due respect, during Hollywood’s season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the revenue they would have garnered to victims of the fires and the firefighters,” the actress wrote on her Instagram account.A post shared by Jean Smart (@realjeansmart)Already there has been significant disruption to the film and television industry.

Several film premieres, including for Better Man and Unstoppable, have been called off.There have also been changes to future awards ceremonies.

The Critics’ Choice Awards have been postponed from January 12 to January 26 “due to the catastrophic fires”, organisers said in a statement.The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony has been postponed from January 12th to January 26th due to the catastrophic fires ravaging Southern California.