February and March are key months for awards seasons in Los Angeles for both the music and movie industries, but as firefighters there continue to battle the flames, the grim reality of the impact of the wildfires is impossible to tell.
With the death toll rising and thousands of homes burnt to the ground, the entertainment industry is in unprecedented territory.
This evening, the organisers of the Grammy Awards 2025 - regarded as the most prestigious night in the music industry - have confirmed to the members of their Recording Academy that after much speculation, the upcoming 2025 ceremony will go ahead.
"The 67th Grammy Awards on Feb. 2 will proceed as planned," said CEO Harvey Mason and Board of Trustee Chair Tammy Hurt.
"This year's show, however, will carry a renewed sense of purpose: raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honoring the bravery and dedication of first responders who risk their lives to protect ours."
It must be difficult for residents in LA to recall that just one week ago, the town stopped everything to host the Golden Globes ceremony in all its glamour and glory.
Just two days later, the fires would begin.
This is a region that has showbusiness at its heart and one of the tangible knock on effects for businesses, staff and venues now is the is disruption of awards season, which should be in full swing there.
Now, seven days later, the list of delays, announcements, postponements and question marks over the remainder of the awards season calendar is growing. Even the Oscars juggernaut has been impacted, with nominations further delayed due to the fires.
The stars may be the public face of the industry but it's the behind the scenes crew that pull it all together, and the award season is a massive employer in the area.
There had been speculation that the Grammy music awards may be delayed but the reactions to the teams' plans to go ahead will be closely monitored as the movie sector is in a more turbulent place.
Last night, the Producers Guild of America announced that having postponed their award nominations twice, they have been indefinitely postponed again.
Other award ceremonies that have been postponed include the 80th annual Critics Choice Awards, which was due to take place last night and is now lined up for 26 January "due to the catastrophic fires ravaging Southern California", a statement said.
For the Oscars, organisers have confirmed their decision to reschedule the announcement of the nominations for this year's competition.
While CEO Bill Kramer from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had announced that the live nominations ceremony was being rescheduled from Friday 17 January to Sunday 19 January, many were asking if the date would be extended again?
Then tonight, the answer.
A new statement from the Academy, from both Bill Kramer, CEO and Janet Yang, president of the Academy, confirming that the nominations for this year's Oscars have now been rescheduled until 23 January.
They added that the event will be virtual event "without in-person media coverage".
The core part of the Oscar process is the all important voting, and while it began on 8 January, the academy confirmed that the voting window, which was due to close at the weekend, has now been extended until tomorrow 14 January.
The voting process is a system that relies on academy members watching the film entries and submitting their votes, often on a range of categories. In the current context in LA, it is easy to see the challenges that presents.
The Academy detailed the changes to its members in a statement from Mr Kramer.
"We want to offer our deepest condolences to those who have been impacted by the devastating fires across Southern California. So many of our members and industry colleagues live and work in the Los Angeles area, and we are thinking of you."
The Oscars are scheduled to take place on Sunday 2 March at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association was initially due to hold its ceremony on Saturday past, but it has now been indefinitely postponed.
The AARP Movies for Grownups awards was meant to be hosted by Alan Cumming over the weekend, but "in consideration of the families and communities impacted," it has been delayed with no new date confirmed at the this stage too.
On the smaller screen, the TV industry too has been affected, with fans of Meghan Markle now having to wait until 4 March to see her and her friends in action in her new Netflix series 'Love, Meghan'.
The eight-part series, which was originally due to drop on 15 January, has been delayed due to the wildfires.
"I'm thankful to my partners at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the launch, as we focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in my home state of California," the Duchess of Sussex said in a statement.
She has been supporting the teams on the ground at the site of the wildfire, with both herself and Britain's Prince Harry visiting the fire fighters and residents in LA on Friday.
At The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, this last week should have been the biggest week for the movie company machines to kick into gear, but as the wildfires ravage that community, real life events have overtaken the dramas of the silver screen.
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