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Film Academy says: The 2025 Oscars will not be canceled

Amid the chaos of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, some in the media are spreading baseless lies suggesting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is seriously considering canceling the 97th Academy Awards, which are scheduled to be held in Hollywood on Sunday, March 2. .

British tabloid newspaper The sun She posted a story on her website Tuesday evening, which I picked up Drudge report It went viral, was advertised as an “exclusive” and under the headline: “Oscars threatens 2025 Oscars on the verge of cancellation as bosses secretly plan big changes to ceremony after Los Angeles wildfires.” The article went on to claim that a secret “‘emergency strategy’ is in place to cancel the March 3rd Awards ceremony” — incorrectly specifying the date — and explained that “the Oscars are about to be canceled due to” for the first time in their 96-year history… official committees. The Oscars monitor the situation daily, led by the stars, including them Tom Hanks, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Steven Spielberg“.

Hollywood Reporter He has spoken with prominent figures in the Academy, as well as individuals close to some of the above-mentioned celebrities, and can categorically report that no such plan has been contemplated and no such advisory committee exists.

The only body currently examining how the academy works is… The organization’s Board of Governors consists of 55 peoplewhich does not currently include any of the individuals listed The sunThe latest decision announced on Monday is that the date of the Academy Awards, now 47 days away, will not change.

However, the board — which includes four individuals who lost their homes in the fires — extended the voting window for Oscar nominations; Postponing the announcement of Oscar nominations; This year’s Academy Awards nominees luncheon canceled; Postponing scientific and technical awards.

Any change to the Oscars itself would require significant consultation between the Academy and its longtime broadcast partner ABC. The current feeling within Academy leadership is that the show should go on — in a dignified way that will help raise money and celebrate fire relief efforts.

The Oscars ceremony, which typically employs about 1,000 locals, has never been “cancelled” — even in the darkest days of the coronavirus, it was postponed slightly and then held in abbreviated fashion — and again, there is currently no internal interest in the movement. To cancel the edition scheduled for March 2.

The article is in The sun

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