Critics Choice Awards 2025 postponed AGAIN amid devastating LA fire
The 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been postponed for the second time due to the ongoing wildfires ravaging Southern California.
The show was initially scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 12 at the Barker Hangar and would feature a star-studded line-up. And just before the show date, the event was moved to Sunday, January 26.
However, due to the location’s close proximity to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, ceremony officials have decided to postpone the show until February.
It’s unclear if the Critics Choice Awards will still be held in the iconic hangar, but Variety confirmed that the new show date will be revealed in the coming days and that the event will take place in Santa Monica, California.
Chelsea Handler will host the awards ceremony for the third year in a row, with Wicked, Conclave and Shogun leading the nominees.
According to CalFire, the Palisades Fire is 17% contained and the Eaton Fire in Altadena/Pasadena is 35% contained as of Tuesday evening.
The 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been postponed for the second time due to the ongoing wildfires ravaging Southern California
Scheduled LA premieres for Wolf Man, Unstoppable, Better Man, The Pitt, On Call and The Last Showgirl were all canceled in the week leading up to the Critics Choice Awards.
The annual BAFTA Tea Party in Beverly Hills was canceled and the AFI Awards postponed.
The Palisades Fire broke out on Tuesday, January 7, amid high winds in a region that had not seen significant rainfall in more than six months.
Sunset Boulevard in the Palisades was lined with abandoned luxury cars as residents abandoned their vehicles to flee on foot when news of the fire initially broke.
Blocks of expensive homes were reduced to rubble as the fires moved at a rate of three football field lengths per minute.
A stretch of beachfront homes along the Pacific Coast Highway burned to the ground.
The fire reached the Getty Villa, but museum officials assured the public that all art and artifacts are safe.
The Eaton fire also caused the evacuation of a senior center.
The show was initially scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 12th at the Barker Hangar and then moved to Sunday, January 26th. Now the show will take place in February; Palisades Fire seen on January 7, 2025
Chelsea Handler will host the awards ceremony for the third consecutive year; seen January 2023
According to CalFire, the Palisades Fire is 17% contained and the Eaton Fire in Altadena/Pasadena is 35% contained as of Tuesday evening; Palisades Fire seen on January 8, 2025
The Palisades Fire broke out on Tuesday, January 7, amid high winds in a region that had not seen significant rainfall in more than six months; Palisades Fire seen on January 14, 2025
The Wicked film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo is nominated with eleven nods
More than 100,000 residents of the City of Angels were forced to flee their homes and 24 were confirmed dead as scattered fires continued to crop up across Southern California.
Among those affected were several A-listers who lost their million-dollar mansions, although most of the people affected by the fires are neither famous nor wealthy.
Paris Hilton, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Miles Teller, Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Jen Atkin are among those whose homes were destroyed by the fast-moving inferno.
Many famous faces have taken to their social media pages to repost free resources available to those who have been victimized or displaced as a result of the blazing wildfires.