Almost immediately, the ongoing wildfires ravaging Los Angeles began causing ripple effects felt locally, nationally, and eventually, globally. Far from the most pressing time-sensitive issue is how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will proceed with its annual Oscar awards ceremony.
The immediate sign that AMPAS began to correctly read the room was its delaying the cutoff date for receiving Oscar nomination ballots. This was originally going to be Sunday the 12th, then it was moved to Friday the 17th, and then to Sunday the 19th, and finally to Thursday the 23rd.
