Critics' Choice Movie Awards

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Critics' Choice Awards
Current: 29th Critics' Choice Awards
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Awarded forThe finest in cinematic achievements
CountryUnited States, Canada
Presented by Critics Choice Association
First awarded1996 (for 1995 films)
Website www.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. [1] Written ballots are submitted during a week-long nominating period, and the resulting nominees are announced in December. The winners chosen by subsequent voting are revealed at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony in January. Additionally, special awards are given out at the discretion of the BFCA Board of Directors.

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The awards were originally named simply Critics' Choice Awards. In 2010, the word Movie was added to their name, to differentiate them from the Critics' Choice Television Awards, which were first bestowed the following year by the newly created Broadcast Television Critics Association. The name Critics' Choice Awards now officially refers to the ceremony honoring performances in both film and television. [2]

From 2006 through 2009, the awards ceremony was held in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. From 2010 through 2012, it took place in the refurbished, historic Hollywood Palladium. Broadcasting the ceremony began with the sixth ceremony on E! Entertainment Television in 2001 for four years, followed by The WB Network for two years, before returning to E! for a year. VH1 took over the broadcast in 2008. [3] The live television broadcast of the event moved from VH1 to The CW in 2013, [4] with the 19th ceremony airing on January 16, 2014, live from the Barker Hangar [5] [6] in Santa Monica, California. [7] In October 2014, it was announced that the Critics' Choice Movie Awards would move to A&E for 2015 and 2016. [8]

It then returned to The CW for 2017, where it has aired since. Traditionally the ceremony has aired in the second week of January, deferring to the Golden Globe Awards, which has long claimed the first Sunday of January to open up the previous year's film awards season. It then claimed the first Sunday of January in 2022 after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association became enshrined in controversy over a lack of membership diversity and other building issues, and after the organization had not done enough, an industry boycott developed to the point where NBC said it would not carry the 2022 ceremony and would not televise it again until the HPFA made significant progress in fixing its issues. The CCA then claimed the first January, and by October 26, 2021, a simulcast agreement with TBS (which is a sister network to The CW through their joint venture between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery) was announced to broaden its viewership. [9] [10] [11]

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Note: A ceremony is generally referred to by the year of release of the films that it honored, rather than the year in which it was held.

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The Critics Choice Association (CCA), formerly the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) is an association of television, radio and online critics. Their membership includes critics who review film and television. Founded in 1995, it is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada. The organization has presented the Critics' Choice Awards, aim to recognize movies, television programs and documentaries each year since 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress</span> Award given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The awards are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), and was first presented in 1995. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. There are currently six nominees annually, and there have been three ties in this category. Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Frances McDormand, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, and Hilary Swank are the only actresses who have received this award more than once, with two wins each.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor</span> Award given by the Critics Choice Association

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The awards are presented by the Critics Choice Association (CCA) and was first presented in 1995. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. Actors Russell Crowe and Daniel Day-Lewis hold the record for most wins in this category with three victories each, followed by Jack Nicholson and Sean Penn with two wins each.

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress) is one of the awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress</span> Award given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The awards are presented by the Critics Choice Association (CCA), and were first presented in 1995 with Mira Sorvino being the first recipient for her role in Mighty Aphrodite. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. There have been two ties in this category, and there are currently six nominees annually.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay</span> Award given by the Critics Choice Association

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay is presented by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score</span> Award given by the Critics Choice Association

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score is one of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association. It was first given out as a juried award from 1999 to 2001 and then competitively in 2002 onward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Television Awards</span> American television awards

The Critics' Choice Television Awards were accolades that were presented annually by the Critics Choice Association (CCA). They were established in 2011, and the first ceremony was held on June 20, 2011, and streamed live on VH1.com. The fourth ceremony was televised live, for the first time in award history, on June 19, 2014, on The CW. In October 2014, the A&E Network was granted exclusive rights to broadcast the television and film awards in 2015 and 2016. The final ceremony was in 2015, after which it was combined with the film awards and once again became the Critics' Choice Awards.

The 18th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2013 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of 2012 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Sam Rubin. The nominees were announced on December 11, 2012.

The 19th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 16, 2014, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of 2013 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Aisha Tyler. The nominees were announced on December 16, 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hollywood Creative Alliance</span> American film critics organization

The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) is a 501 c6 membership-based non-profit organization of critics, entertainment journalists, content creators, industry influencers, and creatives. The vision and mission of the HCA is to amplify diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and culture within the world of entertainment. It was founded in 2016 as the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society and renamed in 2019 to Hollywood Critics Association. In 2023, Hollywood Critics Association ceased operations and a new organization called Hollywood Creative Alliance took its place, with its awards called the Astra Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Critics' Choice Super Awards</span> Annual film, television, and home media awards event

The Critics' Choice Super Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in genre fiction film, television and home media releases, including action, superhero, horror, science fiction, fantasy and animation releases. They were first established in 2020, with the inaugural ceremony taking place on January 10, 2021, virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">26th Critics' Choice Awards</span> 26th Critics Choice Awards for film and television

The 26th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on March 7, 2021, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2020. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and Taye Diggs returned to host for the third consecutive time. The television nominations were announced on January 18, 2021. The film nominations were announced on February 8, 2021. Mank led the film nominations with 12, followed by Minari with 10. The Crown and Ozark led the television nominations with six each. Overall, Netflix received a total of 72 nominations, 46 for film and 26 for television, the most for any studio or network.

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is presented by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

The 27th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on March 13, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California and the Savoy Hotel in London, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2021. The ceremony was simulcast on The CW and TBS, and hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer; this was Diggs' fourth consecutive time as host. The television nominations were announced on December 6, 2021. The film nominations were announced on December 13, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">29th Critics' Choice Awards</span> 29th Critics Choice Awards for film and television

The 29th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 14, 2024, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2023. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Chelsea Handler, marking her second consecutive year hosting the ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celebration of Cinema and Television</span> Awards ceremony by Critics Choice Association

The Celebration of Cinema and Television is an awards ceremony presented annually by the American–Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA). The first ceremony was named Celebration of Black Cinema and Television to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement by African Americans directors, producers, actors and musicians. Between 2021 and 2022 CCA has organized the Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television and the Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television, equivalent to the previous awards show, aimed to honor Latino, Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans communities.

References

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  3. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 21, 2007). "VH1 becomes Critics' Choice". Reuters .
  4. ↑ Weisman, Jon (October 22, 2012). "CW grabs Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Variety . Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Barker Hangar 3021 Airport Ave #203, Santa Monica, CA – Google Maps
  6. ↑ Gelb, Andy. "Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ Bibel, Sara (September 16, 2013). "The CW to Broadcast the 'Critics Choice Movie Awards' & 'Critics Choice Television Awards' in 2014". Zap2it . The CW press release. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 7, 2014). "A&E Network to Televise 'The Critics' Choice Awards'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
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  10. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (July 27, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards out to replace Golden Globes". Boston Globe . Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  11. ↑ Hammond, Peter (October 26, 2021). "TBS & CW To Simulcast 2022 Critics Choice Awards On January 9". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Critics Choice Association Announces Slate of Upcoming Awards Shows & Celebrations" (Press release). The CW. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022– via The Futon Critic.
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