Critics Choice Awards will now be held on... the same day as BAFTA
Friday, January 14, 2022 at 9:29AM 
After attempting to steal what little Golden Globes thunder remained by scheduling themselves on the exact same date, the Critics Choice Awards were delayed (understandably) by Omicron variant fears. A new date has been announced: March 13th, 2022. That's well timed in terms of Oscar (two weeks prior) but poorly timed in terms of celebrity strategy as it's the exact same day as the BAFTA ceremony!
Now it's possible things will work out for both shows as some celebrities will not want to cross the ocean (in either direction) due to COVID but it's still a worrisome choice; Celebrity presence is crucial to the success of live awards ceremonies. On the other hand, the calendar was filling up so the show had to go somewhere. If Sunday was the only day of the week to do it (why is that the only day of the week? the Oscar were on Mondays for decades!) there were very few options remaining. February 20th was the Olympics closing ceremony. February 27th was already claimed for SAG Awards. March 6th belongs to the Film Independent Spirit Awards. But what was wrong with, say, March 20th, the week before the Oscars? What do you make of the move?
Reader Comments (10)
Idiotic. Have it on a Saturday for goodness' sake.
I think it's great. It makes it that much easier to ignore them.
This is so dumb ... it's the damn Critics Choice Awards, no one cares, just hand them out virtually or some shiz. Their ceremonies are always extremely cringe-y anyway.
They need to stop tryna compete with all these big industry awards orgs. If y'all wanna act so big and bad, y'all need to make better choices. And this continues to prove y'all are just trying to be like everyone else.
Anyway, I digress. It's all a mess. I wouldn't even go LOL
I would strongly suggest them to rebrand the whole thing as the Predictors Awards. Maybe they can get a new sponsor and everything.
The Critics Choice Awards has long been the least watchable awards show, so they can air at 2 am on a Wednesday for all I care.
This is kind of nuts. I think even a virtual ceremony on the date of the Globes would have been better than this. There is a huge void to fill with a fun award show that has both TV and Film folks there. They could have done it. I'm not sure why they wouldn't go before SAG.
It’s a messy move, so I appreciate it this year. But ultimately, so what?
Lol..they should just have the ceremony after the Oscar so their results will be the same but with disclaimer that the voting is closed prior to Oscar ceremony. By doing that, they can still say they are the most accurate predictors.
I wonder if now they will switch their best actress choice to somebody not Kristen Stewart after the SAG snub?
I am sorry - and I am never negative on this site - but everytime I think the BFCA cannot sink any lower they "surpass" my expectations. Oust Joey Berlin.
This is a little crazy. Even a virtual ceremony on the day of the Globes, in my opinion, would have been preferable than this. A entertaining award presentation with attendees from both the film and TV industries would be a great way to fill a large hole penalty kick online. They were capable of doing it.