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Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics’ Choice AssociationThe 2025 Critics Choice Awards will go ahead despite multiple delays due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.
The annual awards ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on January 12, but was postponed to January 26 after Santa Ana winds caused multiple fires that spread across much of Los Angeles. The fires destroyed businesses, schools and homes, forcing thousands to evacuate the region and claiming at least 25 lives.
Deadline it was later reported that the ceremony had been postponed a second time to February, although the exact date has not yet been revealed.
There were several celebrities affected by the firesinclusive Adam Brodywhich earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Netflix Nobody wants that. The show won a total of four awards, including Best Comedy Series and Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Kristen Bell. (Brody, 45, and his wife, Leighton Meesterreportedly they lost their home in the fires.)
While Shogun leads the pack in TV nominations with six, Conclave and Wicked with the most film nominations with a total of 11, followed by Dune: Part Two and Emilia Perez with 10 pcs.
Scroll down for everything you need to know about the 2025 Critics Choice Awards:
When are the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

After two postponements due to bushfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards will take place on Friday, February 7. Against the backdrop of the reshuffle, the two-hour Live on E! the red carpet special was cancelled.
Where can I watch the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air live on E! starts at 7:00 PM ET. It will air the next day on Peacock.
Who is hosting the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

Chelsea Handler will return to host the Critics Choice Awards for the third year in a row. “Coming back for a third year to host the Critics Choice Awards is made even sweeter knowing it will now air on E!,” Handler, whose talk show Chelsea lately previously aired on the network, said in an October 2024 statement, per Diversity. “I feel like I’m back in my hometown.”
What movies are nominated for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

Several of the year’s best movie nominations included acting nods to the stars, such as best actor for Conclaveis Ralph FiennesBest Actress for Wickedis Cynthia Erivo and Best Actress for Emilia Perezis Carla Sophia Gascon.
Competing against Conclave, Wicked, Dune: Part Two and Emilia Perez are for best picture Complete obscurity, Anora, The Brutalist, Nickel Boyce, Pei Pei and The substance. (The full list of film nominations is available at the Critics Choice Association’s website.)
Which TV shows are nominated for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

Shogun is nominated for Best Drama Series The day of the jackal, The diplomat, evil, Industry, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, The old man and Slow horses. Meanwhile it shows Abbott Elementaryy English teacher, Hacks, Nobody wants that, Only murders in the building, Somebody Somewhere, St. Denis Medical and What we do in the shadows all are nominees for best comedy series.
To the Shogun six total nominations include several acting nominations, including best actor in a drama series for Hiroyuki SanadaBest Actress in a Drama Series for Anna SavaiOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Moeka Hoshi. (The full list of television nominations is available at Critics Choice Association’s website.)
How is the Critics Choice Awards different from other shows?

Like the Oscars, which are based on votes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Critics Choice Awards are voted on by their own governing body, the Critics Choice Association (CCA). Although the Golden Globes are also voted on by entertainment journalists, the CCA is specific to the Critics Choice Awards.