Annual AFI Awards luncheon rescheduled for Feb. 6

After being postponed from its original date of Jan. 10 due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the American Film Institute’s 2024 AFI Awards luncheon has been rescheduled for Feb. 6, it was announced late Friday afternoon.

In making the announcement, AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale said, “With the encouragement of the community, we will gather our honorees at the AFI AWARDS luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 6. The spirit of this event has always been one of camaraderie – not competition – and a moment to celebrate the power of art to heal, inspire, and unite. This is a city built by dreamers – and bringing today’s dreamers together as one will lead us to brighter days ahead.”

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This year’s AFI Awards honorees include:

AFI Motion Pictures of the Year: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, and Wicked.

AFI Television Programs of the Year: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, A Man on the Inside, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Nobody Wants This, The Penguin, Shōgun, Shrinking, and True Detective: Night Country.

AFI Special Award: Baby Reindeer

The wildfires have caused several events and announcements to be postponed or canceled outright. Most notably, the Oscar nominations have been pushed back to Jan. 23. The Academy also extended the voting period so that it now ends this Friday at 5 p.m. PT. In addition to the timeline change, the Academy canceled the nominees luncheon (initially dated for Feb. 10), and it postponed the technical awards ceremony to an undisclosed date. The 2025 Oscars are still scheduled to take place on March 2, with Conan O’Brien as host.

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