In gentle of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Academy has prolonged the nominations voting window and pushed again the announcement by two days to provide members within the area extra time.
Nominations voting for the 97th Oscars opened on Wednesday morning and can now shut two days later than initially scheduled on January 14 at 5pm Pacific Time. The nominations announcement initially scheduled for January 17 will now happen on January 19, with additional particulars to observe.
The Worldwide Characteristic Movie shortlist screening scheduled for Wednesday night in Los Angeles can be rescheduled to later this week. Shortlist screenings will proceed as scheduled in New York and London. All 15 shortlisted movies within the class can be found on the Academy Screening Room (ASR).
In different modifications, the in-person Los Angeles Sound Department Bake-Off on January 11 has been cancelled. The Bay Space, London and New York Sound Bake-Off schedules stay unchanged.
The in-person Los Angeles and New York Make-up Artists and Hairstylists Department Bake-Offs scheduled for January 11 have been cancelled. Members of the department are as a substitute invited to take part in a digital dialogue with the designated nominees that day and particulars will observe.
The in-person Los Angeles and Bay Space Visible Results Department Bake-Offs scheduled for January 11 have additionally been cancelled. Members of the department can take part in a digital dialogue with designated nominees that day and particulars will observe.
Clips of shortlisted movies from all three bake-offs can be obtainable on the ASR.
The Academy Museum closed on Wednesday and all screenings can be rescheduled.
Academy CEO Invoice Kramer advised members on Wednesday, “We wish to supply our deepest condolences to those that have been impacted by the devastating fires throughout Southern California. So a lot of our members and trade colleagues stay and work within the Los Angeles space, and we’re considering of you.”
The 97th Oscars will happen on March 2.