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The Critics Choice Awards have been postponed amid the wildfires currently raging across Los Angeles. The show hosted by Chelsea Handler was set to take place in Santa Monica on Sunday and air live on E! The ceremony has set a new date of January 26th. Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement, "This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community. All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected."

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00:00The Critics' Choice Awards have been postponed amid the wildfires currently raging across Los

00:05Angeles. The show, hosted by Chelsea Handler, was set to take place in Santa Monica on Sunday

00:12and air live on E! The ceremony has set a new date of January 26th. Critics' Choice Association

00:18CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement,

00:21This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community.

00:25All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all

00:29who have been affected. The event was set to be held at the Barker Hangar, which is located just a few

00:34miles from the Pacific Palisades, where thousands have been evacuated and many homes have been

00:39destroyed. The Eatonhurst and Woodley fires are also currently active in L.A. County and at 0%

00:45containment. They've all led to more than 30,000 evacuations and at least two deaths.

00:51Critics' Choice joins a number of other Hollywood events that have been postponed or canceled in

00:55recent days due to the fires, including several film premieres, the annual BAFTA Tea Party and the AFI

01:01Awards. For much more on this story and for a list of organizations collecting donations and offering

01:06help to those impacted by the fires, head to THR.com. This is the Hollywood Reporter News.

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