The Broadcast Film Critics Association and A&E have made a deal for the broadcast rights to the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Critics’ Choice Television Awards. The network will carry both awards shows in 2015 and 2016, with the 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards set for January 15, 2015. The awards show will take place at the Hollywood Palladium and will, according to the BFCA, officially kick off the awards season.
“Our new partnership will help establish The Critics’ Choice Awards as one of the most coveted awards by celebrating the best talent achievements in the entertainment industry with two of the most respected institutions in Hollywood,” said David McKillop, Executive Vice President and General Manager, A&E Network. “These bi-annual live tent-pole events will be key highlights of the movie and television awards seasons for A&E viewers.”
“The BFCA and BTJA are thrilled to be joining forces with A&E, which we believe will be the perfect home for our star-studded awards galas,” added Joey Berlin, BFCA/BTJA President. “Over the past two decades our Critics’ Choice Awards shows have assumed a vital role in Hollywood. While the Oscars and Emmys are voted on by people who make movies and television shows for a living, the Critics’ Choice Awards are selected by the people who watch movies and television shows for a living. They matter – and the night we give them out is a pretty wild party.”
The BFCA (of which I’m a member) is made up of about 300 film critics and is the largest film critics group in the US and Canada. Members represent television, radio, and online outlets. Among the many awards shows that take place prior to the Academy Awards, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards is one of the most accurate predictors of the Oscar nominations.
-By Rebecca Murray
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