Actress Suggests Networks Not Air Awards Shows, Donate To Fire Victims Instead
Award-winning actress Jean Smart believes that upcoming award shows should not be broadcast and networks should use the money to aid fire victims in California instead.
The 73-year-old star, who just took home the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy at the awards ceremony on Sunday for her role in “Hacks,” shared her thoughts in an Instagram post Wednesday night.
“Attention! With ALL due respect, during Hollywood’s season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the revenue they would have garnered to victims of the fires and the firefighters,” the celebrity shared with her followers.
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Smart didn’t specify which shows she was referring to. In the next few months, the Academy Awards, the Critics Choice Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are all scheduled to air.
The ongoing wildfires in California have already affected those shows. The SAG Awards canceled their live nominations and opted to release the list of nominees via a press release Wednesday morning. A spokesperson announced that the voting deadline for the Academy Awards was postponed two days from January 12 to January 14, while the nominations announcements will be made on January 19 rather than January 17.
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The Critics Choice Awards ceremony moved from January 12 to January 26. The NHL also postponed Wednesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Calgary Flames, while the NFL said they will “closely monitor” the fires to determine the status of Monday night’s playoffs game between the LA Rams and Minnesota Vikings, which is scheduled to take place at SoFi Stadium.
Many Hollywood premieres have been canceled due to the fires, including the planned Tuesday night premieres of the films “Unstoppable” and “Wolf Man,” and the Wednesday premieres of “Better Man” and “The Pitt,” as The Daily Wire previously reported.
Dozens of Hollywood stars were forced to evacuate their homes in the area and many have since posted on social media about losing their homes in the fires. James Woods, Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore, Ricki Lake, Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, Melissa Rivers, Spencer Pratt, Cary Elwes, and others posted on social media about losing their homes as the wildfires continue to burn.