T.J. Miller (Deadpool, Silicon Valley) will once again take on hosting duties at the Critics’ Choice Awards. The 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards will be held on December 11, 2016 and will air live beginning at 5pm PT/8pm ET on A&E. The Critics’ Choice Awards recognize the best in films and television as voted on by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA*) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA).
This year’s Critics’ Choice Awards date in mid-December will make it, according to the network, the first of the major televised awards shows. The 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were held on January 17, 2016, which is the normal time of year for previous film award ceremonies presented by the BFCA.
“T.J.’s tremendous presence and comedic humor complement our mission to make this show bigger and better year after year,” said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President of Programming for A&E. “We are honored to have him return as we lead the way into award season celebrating the best of television and film.”
“The BFCA and BTJA are very excited about moving the Critics’ Choice Awards from the traditional mid-January date to December 11th,” added Joey Berlin, President of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA). “This is the logical time for the Critics’ Choice Awards to be presented in the vanguard of the awards season. The role of critics is to assess new films and television shows and advise the public when they are initially released. So this new date is actually the most appropriate time for our annual year-end assessment of the finest achievements in both media. December 11th will be the first time all of the year’s major award contenders will be gathered together to celebrate the best of the best.”
* – I’m a voting member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
