Two major events of Hollywood’s awards season have been canceled in the wake of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles.

The Critics’ Choice Awards, an annual star-studded ceremony honoring the best in cinema, has been postponed to Jan. 26 after its 2025 edition was scheduled to take place on Sunday. The ceremony’s suspension is in observance of “the catastrophic fires ravaging Southern California,” according to an official statement.

“This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community,” CCA CEO Joey Berlin said in a Wednesday statement to USA TODAY. “All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected.”

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The rescheduled Critics’ Choice Awards, which was going to be held at the Barker Hangar, will remain at the Santa Monica venue. The ceremony will broadcast live on E! and be available on streaming service Peacock the next day.

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Powerful Santa Ana winds have whipped up several wildfires across LA County since Tuesday, killing at least five people and setting homes ablaze. Winds were expected to ease overnight Wednesday, but forecasters warned conditions will remain critical through at least Thursday.

The Eaton Fire, which ignited 30 miles inland in Altadena near Pasadena, quickly grew to more than 16 square miles, or 10,600 acres. The Palisades Fire, which pulverized buildings, was burning at 15,832 acres between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu. A third blaze, the Hurst Fire, ignited in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley northwest of downtown Los Angeles and burned at least 500 acres, prompting evacuations of some nearby residents.