"Production measured in Los Angeles shoot days is plunging, down from 36,792 in 2022 to just 19,694 in 2025, according to FilmLA research. Some 41,000 of the workers who make the industry function left from 2022 to 2024, the most recent data available-some by choice, some by necessity."
"Not a single one of the 10 nominated movies was produced on the famous soundstages or studio lots of Hollywood. While some post-production was done in L.A.-based facilities, all were entirely or largely filmed elsewhere, from Marty Supreme (New York) to Sinners (Louisiana) to Hamnet (U.K.)."
"The industry's most powerful person is not a traditional studio boss but Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of streaming giant Netflix, which is headquartered in Silicon Valley. And yes, that remains true even after Paramount Skydance's David Ellison outbid Netflix to purchase the legendary studio Warner Bros. Discovery."
Los Angeles faces a crisis as its film industry disintegrates. None of the ten Best Picture Oscar nominees were produced on Hollywood's iconic soundstages, with production filmed across New York, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom instead. Production measured in Los Angeles shoot days has declined dramatically from 36,792 in 2022 to 19,694 in 2025. Approximately 41,000 workers departed the industry between 2022 and 2024. Streaming services, particularly Netflix, now wield more power than traditional studio executives. The recent Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery signals further industry consolidation, with new leadership promising significant cost reductions that threaten additional layoffs. Emerging artificial intelligence technology compounds these challenges, threatening to reshape filmmaking fundamentally.
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