New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Oscars nominations were delayed for a second time as wildfires raged across Los Angeles, said the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The nominations announcement of the 97th Oscar Awards was originally scheduled for January 17. It was later postponed to January 19 in the wake of the raging wildfires in the Southern California region. It has now been delayed further.

On Monday, chief executive Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang confirmed nominations for the 97th Oscars will be rescheduled until January 23 in a virtual event "without in-person media coverage", PA Media reported.

The Academy previously offered a two-day extension to the voting window "to give members more time to cast their bal...