Updated at 5:41 p.m: This year's AFI Awards Luncheon will now be held on Thursday, February 6, AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzaley announced Friday evening. Like many awards ceremonies around the city, it was postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, which are still nearing containment. The lunch date had been previously scheduled for Friday, January 10th.
“With the encouragement of the community, we will bring together the honorees for the AFI AWARDS luncheon on Thursday, February 6,” Ghazala said. “The spirit of this special event has always been one of camaraderie – not competition – and a moment to celebrate the power of art to heal, inspire and unite. This is a city built by dreamers – and bringing today’s dreamers together will lead us to brighter days ahead.”
Previous, January 8: The annual AFI Awards Luncheon scheduled for Friday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills has been postponed. According to a spokesperson, “Due to the tragedies in Los Angeles, the community spirit we strive for at AFI AWARDS will not be achievable on Friday – so we will postpone the event.” No other details have been provided yet. This joins a growing list of awards season events affected by the tragic fires across Los Angeles. Many other events including Thursday's American Film Tribute Gala for Crafts at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, Friday's Global Gala with Donna Langley at Sunset Tower, Saturday's BAFTA Tea at the Four Seasons as well as the AARP Movies For Grownups Awards that night , and the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica are also likely to be affected.
The awards ceremony is always a highlight of awards season, attracting filmmakers and stars of the year's 10 best films and 10 best TV shows as voted by a specially selected jury of the American Film Institute.
The films selected this year are:
Anura
Brutal
Completely unknown
concave
Sand Dunes: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Nickel Sons
Real pain
Singing singing
evil
For television, those programs honored are:
Abbott Elementary
Bear
Hacks
Man inside
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Nobody wants this
Penguin
Shogun
Shrink
True Detective: Night Country
Plus a special mention to Baby Reindeer.
We will let you know when it is rescheduled.
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