As of now, thousands of structures have been destroyed and at least 27 people have died as a result of fires in Altadena, Malibu and Pacific Palisades. Focusing on a ceremony that spotlights wealthy stars and the “glitz” of the red carpet could potentially be seen as tone-deaf, some celebrities have argued.

The fires have struck at the very heart of a movie industry still trying to stabilize itself after years of pandemic, labor turmoil and technological upheaval.

Critics Choice Awards and Oscar nominations among Hollywood events affected by disaster - Production has come to a halt on several television programmes as US authorities attempted to bring the Califo