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

Stephen King says he won't be voting for the 2025 Oscars.

Author Stephen King says he won’t be voting in this year’s Oscars nominations due to the devastating and ongoing wildfires in Southern California — and also wants the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to cancel the award ceremony itself.

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

Stephen King announced on his Bluesky profile that he will not be voting for the Oscars this year due to the L.A. fires. He also believes the Oscars ceremony should be canceled amid the devastation in Los Angeles. The show remains set for Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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.

Horror maestro Stephen King has voiced his opinion that the Oscars should take a backseat this year due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The 77-year-old literary icon took to Bluesky to state he will be abstaining from voting for the Oscars,