Russell Crowe, 55, won’t be making an appearance at this year’s Golden Globes ceremony and will remain in Australia as the wildfires continue to rip through the country, according to Variety. The 2020 awards have seen the actor nominated for Best Actor his role of Roger Ailes in Showtime and Sky miniseries The Loudest Voice.
Variety reports that the actor has opted to remain in his native country due to the current devastation that have seen Australia set ablaze.
Russell posted to his official Twitter account in November that the blazes had reached his family home, but they were all safe.
A total of 24 people have been killed and almost 2,000 homes have been destroyed as the bushfires continue to ravage through three of Australia’s states.
Ecologists at the University of Sydney estimate around 480 million animals have perished in the flames, and some only native to the country are at risk of extinction.
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Posting to his 2.7 million followers, Russell wrote: “I’m not in Australia. My family are safe, billeted with friends.
“Fire hit my place late in the day yesterday. My heart goes out to everyone in the valley.”
The post was accompanied with photos of the fires that surrounded the family home, the orange ominous blaze visible through the trees.
The bushfires have burnt around five million hectares (12.35 million acres) of land across the country, and she no signs of relenting.
And, as the wildfires continue to gain international traction, there have already been calls for Hollywood’s rich and famous to lend a helping hand and continue to help raise awareness in order to combat climate change.
Ahead of the ceremony, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Lorenzo Soria pleaded: “If there’s a way we can, not change the world, but save the planet, maybe we can get the Golden Globes to send a signal and draw attention to the issue about climate change.”
On top of Russell’s nomination at tonight’s Golden Globes, The Loudest Voice has also been nominated for Best Miniseries or Television Film.
It consists of seven episodes, and focuses on Russell’s character Roger and the rise of Fox News and how he moulded the news broadcaster into one of the “most powerful, influential media propaganda networks in history”.
