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

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

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 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.

Stephen King has announced that he isn't casting any votes for the 2025 Oscars because of the fires devastating Los Angeles – and he thinks the ceremony should be canceled, too. "Not voting in the Oscars this year," the author wrote on Bluesky. "IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire."

Stephen King has called for this year's Oscars ceremony to be canceled amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The Pet Sematary author declared he wouldn't vote for any nominees this year because of his belief the event shouldn't go ahead.

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,