The 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2016 with Silicon Valley‘s T.J. Miller handling the hosting duties. This year marks the first time the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (voted on by the Broadcast Film Critics Association) and the Critics’ Choice Television Awards (selected by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association) are combined into one major awards show, with A&E, Lifetime and LMN broadcasting the ceremony live at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT.
Voting is still underway for The Most Bingeworthy Show, with fans of Empire, Friends, Game of Thrones, Orange Is The New Black, Outlander, and The Walking Dead encouraged to vote for their favorite shows. Votes can be cast via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram by posting #[Show Name]CCA or at A&E TV Bingeworthy Poll. Fans are also able to vote by posting a tweet using the following emojis (along with the @CriticsChoice handle):
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• #TheWalkingDeadCCA OR skull emoji @CriticsChoice
• #GameofThronesCCA OR crown emoji @CriticsChoice
• #FRIENDSCCA OR people holding hands emoji @CriticsChoice
• #EmpireCCA OR lion emoji @CriticsChoice
• #OITNBCCA OR orange emoji @CriticsChoice
• #OutlanderCCA OR crossed swords emoji @CriticsChoice
Amy Schumer will be recognized with the Critics’ Choice MVP Award and J.J. Abrams will present Industrial Light & Magic with the Critics’ Choice Genius Award. And the The BFCA and BTJA just announced the list of celebrity presenters set to take the stage during the awards show. In alphabetical order, the presenters are:
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Anthony Anderson
Aziz Ansari
Shiri Appleby
Kate Beckinsale
Mary J. Blige
Orlando Bloom
Carrie Brownstein
James Corden
Bryan Cranston
Bryce Dallas Howard
Adam Devine
America Ferrera
Joanne Froggatt
Colin Hanks
Bradley James
Ken Jeong
Khloe Kardashian
Thomas Middleditch
Randall Park
Josh Peck
Fred Savage
John Stamos
Sir Patrick Stewart
Sharon Stone
Justin Theroux
Liv Tyler
Tracee Ellis Ross
Constance Wu
Constance Zimmer