UPDATED with further postponement: The Writers Guild said Monday that it is extended the delay of the announcement of its 2025 WGA Awards nominees “until further notice” due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
A new date for the noms have not been set.
The move comes after the WGA already pushed its noms last week amid the deadly wildfires that have hit the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena; the new date was to be today. It now joins other groups that have decided to hold off on nominations during this awards-season corridor, with so many in the industry impacted by the fires and their aftermath.
More dangerous winds that fuel such fires are expected in the region over the next two days.
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The WGA Awards ceremony is still set to take place February 15 in simultaneous ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Other guilds including the Producers Guild have also put a hold on noms announcements, while earlier today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to delay its Oscar nominations a second time and tweak their 2025 timeline. The new date for those nominations is January 23.
PREVIOUSLY, January 8: The 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. The Critics Choice Awards, set to take place Sunday in Santa Monica, were postponed until January 26.
The 77th annual WGA Awards are still set to take place February 15 in simultaneous ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Bill Lawrence, Scott Frank and Kathy McGee are already set as WGA East honorary award recipients.
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