The king of horror fiction sparked debate this week over the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony and whether or not Hollywood’s biggest night should go on as California’s still reeling from devastating wildfires.

Stephen King is not only declining to vote for this years Academy Awards nominees, but he doesn’t believe that the ceremony should happen.

After the 97th Academy Awards delayed nominations and extended voting amid the wildfires, Stephen King said the event should be canceled altogether.

Stephen King announced he will not be voting on this year’s Oscar nominations and thinks they should be canceled altogether

Stephen King has called for the Oscars to be cancelled amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The 77-year-old author insisted he won't be casting any votes this year as he urged the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to ditch this year's ceremony as he doesn't feel it is appropriate for such a "glitzy" event to take place while people have lost their homes.

Stephen King is not interested in submitting a ballot for this year’s Academy Awards and called for the whole event to be canceled amidst the ongoing devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires. On Blue Sky, King wrote, “Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.”

Stephen King wants to banish this year’s Oscars to the dead zone. King is the latest celebrity to urge the top film Academy to cancel the awards in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Hollywood TV Writer Morenike Balogun Was Reeling From the Writers Strike. Then She Lost Her Home in the Palisades Fire.

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With over 100,000 people affected by the devastating Southern California wildfires, getting excited about awards season feels out of touch. The 97th Academy Awards have already adjusted their schedule by delaying nominations and extending voting deadlines,