Despite the disorder of the ongoing Los Angeles untamedfires, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ 97th Oscars ceremony is still scheduled to apshow place in Hollywood on Sunday, March 2.
But of course, the interfereion caengaged is someleang that the British Academy BAFTA is also taking remark of from London.
“We have a reassociate petite but mighty team at BAFTA North America,” Anna Higgs, the chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee, tgreater THR on Wednesday as the annual BAFTA Film Awards nominations were unveiled, led by Edward Berger‘s Vatican drama Conclave. “We have an executive team there. We have members of our board, and we evidently have a lot of Academics. And first and foremost, our hearts and thoughts are with them.”
About the impact of the untamedfires on BAFTA members, she inserted: “It’s an evolving situation, minute to minute, let alone day to day. (There are) members that are straightforwardly impacted, that might not have been able to vote in round two. We’ve transmitd that they can still vote in round three. But the nature of our industry unbenevolents that members sometimes can’t vote becaengage they can’t watch the films, they’re on shoots etc.”
Higgs splitd that she is insertressing the fires in a remark to BAFTA members on Wednesday. “My members email that will go out with the nominations today acunderstandledges it and sfinishs our thoughts and best wantes to all of our Academics that are impacted by it,” she tgreater THR. “I have frifinishs that have lost home so there’s a reassociate straightforward relationship. It’s a shut-knit community.”
Are there any set ups for the BAFTA awards ceremony to insertress the L.A. untamedfires? “The ceremony is a month away. It’s too punctual reassociate to do anyleang,” in terms of set upning, Higgs replied. “But we’re tracking the situation and helping our BAFTA team and members out there as best we can.”
