The Critics Choice Association has introduced that its thirty first annual Critics Choice Awards will happen on Sunday, January 4, 2026, marking the start of the nationally televised awards season. The ceremony might be held on the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and can air dwell on E! and USA Network from 7 to 10 pm ET/PT.
The Critics Choice Awards will proceed its mixed movie and tv awards format, honouring the 12 months’s finest in cinematic, televised, and streaming achievement. The announcement comes as a shock, provided that the Golden Globes have historically taken place on the primary weekend of the brand new 12 months.
However, the Golden Globes have moved to January 11, permitting the Critics Choice Awards to take the lead as the primary main televised present of 2026.The Critics’ Choice Association has partnered with E! and USA Network for the second 12 months in a row, increasing its attain and viewers.”
The Critics Choice Association is excited to kick off awards season as the first major televised show of 2026,” stated CCA CEO Joey Berlin, as quoted by Deadline. This 12 months’s ceremony guarantees to be an unforgettable occasion, with notable speeches and momentum-building moments that champion the trade’s finest.
The first weekend of January is shaping as much as be a major one for awards season, with the Palm Springs Film Festival set to carry its annual Awards Gala on January 3, a day earlier than the Critics Choice Awards.TV nominations might be introduced on December 4, and movie nominations on December 5. The thirty first annual Critics Choice Awards present might be govt produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment.
Published – April 26, 2025 06:28 pm IST
