As wildfires ravage Los Angeles, the entertainment industry faces the grim juxtaposition of award season's glitz and the harsh realities of the city's ongoing crises.
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Oscar nominations voting began on the same day that devastating fires swept through LA, forcing 100,000 people to flee their homes and leaving at least 1,000 structures destroyed.
Actors like Jean Smart and Jamie Lee Curtis have spoken out, urging awards shows to forgo their usual televised celebrations and instead direct resources to support fire victims and first responders.
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Tim Molloy, Jean Smart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrien Brody, Billy Crystal, Janice Crystal, American Red Cross, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Critics Choice Awards, The Brutalist