Stephen King has called for the 2025 Oscars to be suspended due to the destruction caused by the Los Angeles fires.. Through Bluesky, a famous writer spoke out on this matter, and it didn’t take long for it to happen, causing a lot of reactions among his followers.
King took to his official social media profile to comment that he would not be voting for the 2025 Oscars, and suggested that the smartest thing for the Academy would be not to hold an awards ceremony this year; at least on the day currently scheduled.
“I will not be voting at the Oscars this year. IMHO it should be cancelled. Los Angeles burning makes no sense,” the author wrote. The publication did not go unnoticed and collected more than 46,000 likes and thousands of reposts and responses. Although not all comments were positive.
Stephen King himself has once again touched on the topic of Oscars 2025 in the last few hours, and doubled. “I understand what they say about the Oscars and how it’s a celebration of life and the show must go on, blah, blah, blah, etc. It all makes some sense, but to me it looks like Nero is playing playing the violin while Rome burns, although in this case he wears fancy clothes while Los Angeles burns,” he replied.
Will the 2025 Oscars be cancelled?
Besides Stephen King’s comments, There is currently no indication that the Academy is planning to cancel the 2025 Oscars.. Let us remind you that the ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, March 2, so by then the situation with fires may change dramatically. It is logical to assume that if fire incidents continue longer, the panorama may change in the coming weeks.
Today, the body responsible for the film industry’s most important awards announced some changes to its schedule ahead of the 2025 Oscars due to the fires. Voting for nominations has been extended until today, January 17, at 5:00 pm PT. Meanwhile, the nomination announcement has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 pm PT..
In addition, it was decided to suspend the traditional lunch with candidates scheduled for Monday, February 10. “We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound loss experienced by so many people in our community. The Academy has always been a unifying force in the film industry, and we are committed to remaining united in the face of adversity.” ” said Bill Kramer and Janet Young, CEO and President of the Academy, respectively.
If there are no changes, the 2025 Oscars will be next. March 2. The ceremony will be hosted by comedian and host Conan O’Brien.
Source: Hiper Textual
