Other key Hollywood events have also changed their schedules in light of the ongoing fires.
Produced by Greek Katherine Embiricos, Ibrahim Nash'at's award-winning documentary Hollywoodgate has been shortlisted in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Yorgos Lanthimos for Oscar-winner ‘Poor Things’, saying that his pioneering work reflects ‘a Greece of continuous exploration, creativity, and advancement’
Box Office hit "Barbie" claimed only one Oscar
Paul Giamatti, who’s nominated for best actor, has a little-known connection to Major League Baseball: His father was the man who banned Pete Rose
The PM also alluded to the exceptional year for Greek airports in 2023, following a record-breaking all-time high in passenger traffic - 72.6 million passengers compared to the previous historical "high" of 64.16 million in 2019
This year’s contenders for the top prize, whose winner will be announced during the ceremony on March 10, include epics from Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Yorgos Lanthimos’s dazzling fable ‘Poor Things
Georgios Siougas moved to the United Kingdom from Athens to study at the London Film School, where he directed five short films that competed in over 50 international festivals.His works earned five Grand Prix awards and four Best Director accolades