Jean Smart calls for networks to nix awards show telecasts and instead donate to victims of L.A. fires

Jean Smart is calling on networks to not televise any upcoming award shows and instead donate all revenue received to the firefighters and victims of the ongoing Los Angeles fires. 

The Hacks star, who took home the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy last Sunday, shared her thoughts in an Instagram post early Thursday morning.

“ATTENTION!” Smart wrote. “With ALL due respect, during Hollywood’s season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the revenue they would have garnered to the victims of the fires and the firefighters.”

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While Smart did not call out any specific award shows, multiple ceremonies have already adjusted their schedules in response to the devastating wildfires ravaging throughout Los Angeles county. The Critics Choice Awards has been pushed from Jan. 12 until Jan. 26, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has also extended its voting period for the 2025 Oscars from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14. 

On Wednesday, the SAG Awards canceled its in-person nominations broadcast that was set to be hosted by Monsters actor Cooper Koch and A Family Affair star Joey King out of an “abundance of caution.” The nominations were instead released via press release. 

There are multiple fires currently burning throughout the Los Angeles region, including the Pacific Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, and Sunset fires. The blazes have killed at least five people and destroyed hundreds of structures, including the homes of Spencer and Heidi Pratt, Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton, and more.

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An emotional Jamie Lee Curtis, who has pledged to donate $1 million to fire relief efforts, also spoke out about the fires and encouraged others to donate to the Red Cross while visiting The Tonight Show on Wednesday. 

“This is literally where I live. Everything — the market I shop in, the schools my kids go to. Friends — many, many, many, many, many friends have now lost their homes,” she said. “It’s a really awful situation.”

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