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EXCLUSIVE: The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will not be airing exclusively on the CW. The broadcast network has opted not to renew the awards show’s current option for next year, sources tell Deadline. However, it is still possible to see the ceremony on the CW in 2025 as the network is looking for a path…

The Critics Choice Awards bounced back a bit this year on The CW. After posting a record low last year, Sunday’s ceremony managed just more than 1 million viewers, up 14% over last year, according to Nielsen data. The audience peaked toward the end of the show with 1.14M…

There was no beef between Ariana DeBose and Bella Ramsey after the Critics Choice Awards moment that went viral. DeBose and Ramsey were spotted embracing each other with a hug during the Emmys, a day after the incident. The joke lit up social media on Sunday night, and it happened when Ramsey…

The Critics Choice Award for chutzpah goes to … the lady swathed in gold lamé, sporting a Mohawk fade hairstyle who, without so much as a by-your-leave, crashed past me and scooped up a bottle of Milagro Silver tequila that was part of the centerpiece on tables at the Barker Hangar in Santa…

Harvey Guillén, who portrays Guillermo in What We Do In The Shadows, has given us a hint of what’s coming up in the sixth and final season for the show and his character. “We start where we left off and sometimes dreams and aspirations don’t turn out the way we want them to, (spoiler alert if you…

Harrison Ford was honored at the Critics Choice Awards with the Career Achievement Award and delivered a heartfelt speech. “I’m really happy to be here tonight [and] to see what our business is turning into,” Ford said, accepting his award after a standing ovation from the crowd. “And all of the…

Danielle Brooks is teasing the upcoming season of Peacemaker and her new film Minecraft. The Color Purple star talked to Deadline on the red carpet of the Critics Choice Awards, where she talked about her upcoming projects. “It’s happening,” Brooks told us. “That’s all I know. It’s happening…

Ariana DeBose is reacting to the joke at the Critics Choice Awards that lumped her in with a group of “actors who also think that they are singers.” “No I didn’t find it funny. Lol,” DeBose wrote on Instagram Stories. The Oscar-winning actor was responding to getting dinged during the award…

Paul Giamatti won at the Critic Choice Awards for Best Actor for The Holdovers and acknowledged his viral fame this week during his acceptance speech. “Wow, guys, I didn’t think my week could get any better than going viral for eating a cheeseburger,” Giamatti joked. The actor was referencing a…

Oppenheimer cemented its awards-season front-runner status with a leading eight Critics Choice Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Christopher Nolan tonight in Santa Monica. It indeed was the Barbenheimer Show at the CCAs, with summer rival Barbie finishing second with six wins including…

Ariana DeBose did not look too pleased with a joke at the Critics Choice Awards that lumped her into a category with “actors who think they are singers.” Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos took the stage to present the Best Song category. The star of The Last of Us started off by saying that the nominees…

America Ferrera was presented with the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards and delivered a powerful speech just like she did in the Barbie movie. Margot Robbie presented Ferrera with the accolade, highlighting some of her roles over the years, including Real Women Have Curves, The Sisterhood of…