Hollywood on hold as fires rage in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood is taking a intermission arsenic devastating fires proceed to pain crossed L.A.

The opening of the twelvemonth is ever a engaged clip successful Hollywood, with movies and TV shows going backmost into accumulation and awards play getting into afloat swing. But now, awards shows, premieres and accumulation are each connected hold.

The Screen Actors Guild canceled its successful idiosyncratic nominations announcement, opting alternatively to nonstop journalists a property release. In that release, the Guild said, "Additionally, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, which operates a earthy catastrophe alleviation fund, is supporting members of the creator assemblage who person been impacted by the devastating fires successful Los Angeles." Many actors unrecorded successful the affected areas.

The Critics Choice Awards ceremony, which was scheduled for this Sunday, has been postponed.

In a statement, the CCA said, "The 30th yearly Critics Choice Awards ceremonial has been postponed from January 12th to January 26th owed to the catastrophic fires ravaging Southern California."

CCA CEO Joey Berlin said, "This unfolding calamity has already had a profound interaction connected our community. All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with each who person been affected."

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has canceled its yearly Tea Party. In a statement, the Academy said, "In airy of the unsafe winds and wildfires successful Los Angeles, we are cancelling this weekend's BAFTA Tea Party. The information of our colleagues, friends and peers successful Los Angeles remains our utmost precedence and our thoughts are with everyone impacted."

On The Red Carpet's George Pennacchio was informed the AFI Awards Luncheon, which was scheduled to instrumentality spot Friday, has been canceled.

Talk shows and crippled shows, including "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "After Midnight" and "The Price is Right" person paused tapings for the day.

We're told respective bid person paused production, astatine slightest for today, including "Doctor Odyssey," "Grey's Anatomy," "Hacks" and "Suits: LA."

Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Studios canceled their premieres for "Unstoppable" and "Wolf Man," which were to instrumentality spot past night.

Wednesday's premieres for "Better Man" and "The Pitt" were besides nixed.

"Due to the unsafe conditions affecting Los Angeles we are canceling tomorrow's premiere of 'Better Man,'" a Paramount spokesperson said successful a statement. "Our thoughts are with those impacted by the devastating fires resulting from these conditions, and we promote everyone to enactment harmless and travel guidance and orders from section officials and authorities agencies."