Stephen King said he will not be voting on this year’s Oscar nominations and thinks the 2025 Academy Awards should be canceled altogether.
The horror writer took to his Blue Sky account on Wednesday to share his thoughts about the upcoming ceremony, scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 2. The prestigious ceremony has already faced challenges amid the ongoing L.A. wildfires — the Academy delayed the open voting period by two days, and also pushed the nominations announcement from Friday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 19th.
“Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them.