WGA Awards Postpones Nominations Announcement Due To L.A. Wildfires
deadline.comThe Writers Guild said Wednesday that it is postponing the release of its annual WGA Awards nominations to next week in the wake of the wildfires that have wreaked havoc on Los Angeles this week.
The guild said today it will now release its nominations on Monday, January 13. “With Los Angeles under a state of emergency due to multiple wildfires, we will be delaying the announcement of nominees until Monday, January 13, 2025,” the WGA West and WGA East said in a statement.
The news comes as several Hollywood organizations scramble to adjust their timelines amid the fires, fueled by severe Santa Ana winds in the region, that have decimated the Pacific Palisades and Malibu and are currently burning near major population areas like Santa Monica and Pasadena, and the northeast San Fernando Valley.
Earlier today, the SAG Awards nominations were downsized from a live announcement to a press release, while the Oscars extended it voting period and nominations announcement date by two days; those noms are now set for January 19.
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