Throughout Kathy Bates‘ acceptance speech for Finest Actress in a Drama Collection for her efficiency in Matlock on the 2025 Critics Selection Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., she revealed that Eric Christian Olsen—who serves as an govt producer on the present—was amongst these impacted by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
“[He] had a home within the [Pacific] Palisades,” she mentioned throughout her speech Feb. 7, “and it burned down.”
In response, Kathy, 76, introduced to the viewers that because the NCIS: Los Angeles actor “hasn’t fairly discovered a house but,” she would current him together with her award as a gesture of assist, informing him that “that is coming to you very first thing for décor.”
In her acceptance remarks, the Two and a Half Males veteran—who competed towards Caitriona Balfe, Shanola Hampton, Keira Knightley, Keri Russell, and Anna Sawai—additionally praised the primary responders current for his or her braveness in the course of the pure catastrophe.
“To look at all of the movie of you guys standing in a line with a wall of flames in entrance of you is simply terrifying,” she emphasised. “I don’t understand how you probably did it, however I thanks a lot for therefore many people in Los Angeles.”
Fellow celebrities on the occasion mentioned the fires, together with Kate Hudson, who expressed optimism concerning the group’s response regardless of the destruction.
“Individuals who dwell in Los Angeles, we love Los Angeles,” she completely instructed E! Information correspondent Will Marfuggi on the pink carpet, “and everybody’s simply risen to the event.”
Whereas LAFD captain Erik Scott acknowledged that “it’s been a really lengthy month” for firefighters, his colleague captain Adam VanGerpen highlighted the widespread appreciation they’ve obtained.
“We’ve had so many individuals appreciative locally, in addition to companies,” VanGerpen instructed E! Information. “Hollywood’s actually been stepping up supporting our firefighters.”
