Everything to Know About the 2024 Critics Choice Awards

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Chelsea Handler, host of the 2024 Critics Choice Awards

Awards season is in full swing, and next up is the 29th Critics Choice Awards. The annual star-studded ceremony recognizes "the finest in cinematic and television achievement." It is said to historically be the "most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations," which will be announced about a week after the Critics Choice Awards.

Greta Gerwig's Barbie leads this year's film nominations with a record-breaking 18 nods, followed by Oppenheimer and Poor Things with 13 nominations each. Over in the TV category, The Morning Show leads the pack with six nods, while the final season of Succession earned five.

Before the winners are revealed, here is everything to know about the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, including who is hosting and how to watch.

When are the 2024 Critics Choice Awards?

The ceremony is taking place Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.

What time are the 2024 Critics Choice Awards?

The show will begin at 7 p.m. ET.

How to watch the 2024 Critics Choice Awards

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards will air live on The CW at 7 p.m. ET. Cord-cutters can tune in on live TV streaming platforms such as DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, Fubo TV and Hulu + Live TV, but they'll need subscriptions to do so.

Who is hosting the 2024 Critics Choice Awards?

Chelsea Handler is returning to host the 2024 show. "I am very happy and excited to be hosting the Critics Choice Awards again this year, as last year was one of the most fun nights I’ve had," she said in a previous press release.

Handler added, "There is no greater reward than making fun of actors and then getting drunk with them afterward. It’s an honor."

Who is presenting at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards?

James Mangold

Margot Robbie

Abigail Spencer

Angela Bassett

Anthony Ramos

Ashley Madekwe

Awkwafina

Bella Ramsey

Brendan Fraser

Carla Gugino

Daniel Levy

David Duchovny

David Oyelowo

Donald Faison

Gael García Bernal

Giacomo Gianniotti

Jason Segel

Jenny Slate

Jessica Williams

John Krasinski

Jon Cryer

Kaley Cuoco

Ke Huy Quan

Mandy Moore

Meg Ryan

Natasha Lyonne

Nicholas Braun

Oprah Winfrey

Phil Dunster

Ramy Youssef

Sandra Oh

Vanessa Morgan

Related: Everything We Know About the 2024 Oscars, Including This Year's Host

Is anyone being honored at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards?

Harrison Ford, who earned a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Shrinking, will receive the Career Achievement Award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. James Mangold will honor Ford on stage with the award.

Also at the ceremony, nominee America Ferrera will be presented with the 8th annual SeeHer Award, which "honors a woman who advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundaries," per the Critics Choice Association.

Who are the 2024 Critics Choice Awards nominees?

The nominations for the television and film categories were announced in December. Apart from Ford and Ferrera, see who else scored nods...

Film Nominees

Best Picture

  • American Fiction

  • Barbie

  • The Color Purple

  • The Holdovers

  • Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Maestro

  • Oppenheimer

  • Past Lives

  • Poor Things

  • Saltburn

Best Actor

  • Bradley Cooper – Maestro

  • Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Colman Domingo – Rustin

  • Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

  • Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

  • Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best Actress

  • Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall

  • Greta Lee – Past Lives

  • Carey Mulligan – Maestro

  • Margot Robbie – Barbie

  • Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor 

  • Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction

  • Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

  • Ryan Gosling – Barbie

  • Charles Melton – May December

  • Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress 

  • Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer

  • Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple

  • America Ferrera – Barbie

  • Jodie Foster – Nyad

  • Julianne Moore – May December

  • Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Young Actor/Actress 

  • Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

  • Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie

  • Calah Lane – Wonka

  • Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall

  • Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

  • Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator

Best Acting Ensemble  

  • Air

  • Barbie

  • The Color Purple

  • The Holdovers

  • Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Oppenheimer

Best Director 

  • Bradley Cooper – Maestro

  • Greta Gerwig – Barbie

  • Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things

  • Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

  • Alexander Payne – The Holdovers

  • Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Original Screenplay  

  • Samy Burch – May December

  • Alex Convery – Air

  • Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer – Maestro

  • Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie

  • David Hemingson – The Holdovers

  • Celine Song – Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay 

  • Kelly Fremon Craig – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

  • Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers

  • Cord Jefferson – American Fiction

  • Tony McNamara – Poor Things

  • Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

  • Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Cinematography 

  • Matthew Libatique – Maestro

  • Rodrigo Prieto – Barbie

  • Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Robbie Ryan – Poor Things

  • Linus Sandgren – Saltburn

  • Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer

Best Production Design 

  • Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx – Saltburn

  • Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman – Oppenheimer

  • Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie

  • James Price, Shona Heath, Zsuzsa Mihalek – Poor Things

  • Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran – Asteroid City

Best Editing 

  • William Goldenberg – Air

  • Nick Houy – Barbie

  • Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer

  • Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Poor Things

  • Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Michelle Tesoro – Maestro

Best Costume Design  

  • Jacqueline Durran – Barbie

  • Lindy Hemming – Wonka

  • Francine Jamison-Tanchuck – The Color Purple

  • Holly Waddington – Poor Things

  • Jacqueline West – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Janty Yates, David Crossman – Napoleon

Best Hair and Makeup 

  • Barbie

  • The Color Purple

  • Maestro

  • Oppenheimer

  • Poor Things

  • Priscilla

Best Visual Effects

  •  The Creator

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

  • Oppenheimer

  • Poor Things

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Comedy  

  • American Fiction

  • Barbie

  • Bottoms

  • The Holdovers

  • No Hard Feelings

  • Poor Things

Best Animated Feature  

  • The Boy and the Heron

  • Elemental

  • Nimona

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

  • Wish

Best Foreign Language Film 

  • Anatomy of a Fall

  • Godzilla Minus One

  • Perfect Days

  • Society of the Snow

  • The Taste of Things

  • The Zone of Interest

Best Song

  • “Dance the Night” – Barbie

  • “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie

  • “Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie

  • “Road to Freedom” – Rustin

  • “This Wish” – Wish

  • “What Was I Made For” – Barbie

Best Score 

  • Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things

  • Michael Giacchino – Society of the Snow

  • Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer

  • Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon

  • Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt – Barbie

Television Nominees

Best Drama Series  

  • The Crown (Netflix)

  • The Diplomat (Netflix)

  • The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

  • Loki (Disney+)

  • The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

  • Succession (HBO | Max)

  • Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO | Max)

Best Actor in a Drama Series  

  • Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max)

  • Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+)

  • Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX)

  • Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

  • Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC)

  • Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max)

Best actress in a Drama Series  

  • Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

  • Aunjanue Ellis – Justified: City Primeval (FX)

  • Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

  • Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

  • Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max)

  • Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 

  • Khalid Abdalla – The Crown (Netflix)

  • Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

  • Ron Cephas Jones – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)

  • Matthew MacFadyen – Succession (HBO | Max)

  • Ke Huy Quan – Loki (Disney+)

  • Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 

  • Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

  • Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)

  • Sophia Di Martino – Loki (Disney+)

  • Celia Rose Gooding – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

  • Karen Pittman – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

  • Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Best Comedy Series  

  • Abbott Elementary (ABC)

  • Barry (HBO | Max)

  • The Bear (FX)

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

  • Poker Face (Peacock)

  • Reservation Dogs (FX)

  • Shrinking (Apple TV+)

  • What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series  

  • Bill Hader – Barry (HBO | Max)

  • Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

  • Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

  • Drew Tarver – The Other Two (HBO | Max)

  • Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)

  • D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs (FX)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series  

  • Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

  • Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

  • Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)

  • Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)

  • Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX)

  • Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series  

  • Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

  • Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

  • Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

  • James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)

  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)

  • Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO | Max)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 

  • Paulina Alexis – Reservation Dogs (FX)

  • Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

  • Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

  • Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

  • Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

  • Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Best Limited Series  

  • Beef (Netflix)

  • Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

  • Fargo (FX)

  • Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

  • Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

  • Love & Death (HBO | Max)

  • A Murder at the End of the World (FX)

  • A Small Light (National Geographic)

Best Movie Made for Television  

  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)

  • Finestkind (Paramount+)

  • Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)

  • No One Will Save You (Hulu)

  • Quiz Lady (Hulu)

  • Reality (HBO | Max)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television  

  • Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

  • Tom Holland – The Crowded Room (Apple TV+)

  • David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)

  • Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)

  • Kiefer Sutherland – The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)

  • Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television  

  • Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You (Hulu)

  • Carla Gugino – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

  • Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

  • Bel Powley – A Small Light (National Geographic)

  • Sydney Sweeney – Reality (HBO | Max)

  • Juno Temple – Fargo (FX)

  • Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television 

  • Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

  • Taylor Kitsch – Painkiller (Netflix)

  • Jesse Plemons – Love & Death (HBO | Max)

  • Lewis Pullman – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

  • Liev Schreiber – A Small Light (National Geographic)

  • Justin Theroux – White House Plumbers (HBO | Max)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television  

  • Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix)

  • Billie Boullet – A Small Light (National Geographic)

  • Willa Fitzgerald – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

  • Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

  • Mary McDonnell – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

  • Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

Best Foreign Language Series  

  • Bargain (Paramount+)

  • The Glory (Netflix)

  • The Good Mothers (Hulu)

  • The Interpreter of Silence (Hulu)

  • Lupin (Netflix)

  • Mask Girl (Netflix)

  • Moving (Hulu)

Best Animated Series  

  • Bluey (Disney+)

  • Bob’s Burgers (Fox)

  • Harley Quinn (HBO | Max)

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)

  • Young Love (HBO | Max)

Best Talk Show  

  • The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO | Max)

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best Comedy Special  

  • Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (Netflix)

  • Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (Prime Video)

  • John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO | Max)

  • John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)

  • Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)

  • Wanda Sykes – I’m an Entertainer (Netflix)

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