The California Wildfires have disrupted Hollywood’s awards season schedule, prompting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to address recent cancellation rumors. The Academy has denied reports that the March 2 Academy Awards ceremony might be canceled,

The Oscars are not canceled and there are no plans to move the March 2 event despite the devastation of the California wildfires, according to senior members of the Academy, who shut down a viral tabloid story about the show’s supposed cancelation from The Sun.

We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang told Variety in a joint statement in January 2025.