25th Annual Critics Choice Awards: Date, time, host, where to watch and all you need to know about the ceremony
After the star-studded Golden Globes Awards were held earlier this January, it's time to look forward to the Critics' Choice Awards, where the best movies and television series are annually bestowed by the BFCA and BTJA.
While BFCA is regarded as the largest film critics’ organization in the United States and Canada, BTJA is the collective voice of almost 100 journalists who regularly cover television for TV viewers, radio listeners and online audiences.
Netflix had just one win at Golden Globes with just one win from 17 film nominations, but they might have a chance to resurrect themselves with a whopping 61 nominations for their films ('The Irishman', 'Dolemite Is My Name', 'Marriage Story' and 'The Two Popes') and TV shows ('Unbelievable' and 'When They See Us').
Date
The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards will be held this Sunday, January 12, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Time
The three-hour-long event will begin at 7 pm ET/PT and is set to go on until 10 pm.
Where to watch
The 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards will air live on The CW. You can also watch it on ET Live starting at 8 pm PT or stream on your Roku, Apple TV, Pluto TV or Amazon Fire TV device. The coverage can also be found on channel 1253 on Samsung TV+ and channel 120 on Pluto TV, as well as on CBS All Access within CBSN and CBSNews'.
Who is hosting?
The CW's 'All American' actor Taye Diggs will host the award show after emceeing the ceremony in 2019.
Nominations
'The Irishman' has earned a total of 14 nominations, followed by 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' with 12. In the television segment, 'When They See Us' earned six nominations with 'Schitt's Creek' and 'This Is Us' sweeping five each.
Laura Dern and Scarlett Johansson are the top actors who each got recognition for 'Big Little Lies', 'Marriage Story' and 'Jojo Rabbit', respectively. Eddie Murphy will get a special Lifetime Achievement Award, and 'Frozen II' star Kristen Bell will be honored with the #SeeHer Award.
Production company
The 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards is produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment.