There were speculations that this year’s Film Academy Awards was to be canceled amid ongoing Los Angeles wildfire devastation after multiple media outlets claimed so. One of them alleged that “The Oscars awards ceremony is on the verge of being canceled for the first time in its 96-year history.

This brings the nonprofit organization's total contributions to the Motion Picture & Television Fund over the past week to $1 million.

The Oscars are not canceled and there are no plans to move the March 2 event despite the devastation of the California wildfires, according to senior members of the Academy, who shut down a viral tabloid story about the show’s supposed cancelation from The Sun.

It started with a tabloid report in U.K. newspaper The Sun titled “OSCARS THREAT Oscars 2025 on verge of being cancelled as bosses secretly plot major changes to ceremony after LA wildfires.” The article went on to claim that “Official Academy Award committees,

Will the show go on? A report in the U.K. tabloid The Sun insisting the Academy Awards were “on the verge of being canceled” over fallout from the deadly Los Angeles wildfires began to gain traction online Tuesday afternoon.

January, and there aren't even nominations for the Oscars. The date for the official announcement of candidates for the most prestigious film awards is being continually postponed. However, there are reports that the gala might not occur at all.

Oscars could be canceled for the first time in their history as devastating wildfires ravage Los Angeles. The Academy is considering drastic measures to respond to the crisis and help the victims.