Throughout Kathy Bates‘ acceptance speech for Finest Actress in a Drama Collection for her efficiency in Matlock on the 2025 Critics Alternative Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., she revealed that Eric Christian Olsen—who serves as an government producer on the present—was amongst these impacted by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
“[He] had a home within the [Pacific] Palisades,” she stated 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 along with her award as a gesture of help, 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 in opposition to Caitriona Balfe, Shanola Hampton, Keira Knightley, Keri Russell, and Anna Sawai—additionally praised the primary responders current for his or her braveness throughout 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 know the way 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 neighborhood’s response regardless of the destruction.
“Individuals who reside in Los Angeles, we love Los Angeles,” she solely informed E! Information correspondent Will Marfuggi on the crimson 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 informed E! Information. “Hollywood’s actually been stepping up supporting our firefighters.”
