Critics Choice Awards to return Jan. 4, air on E!

Critics Choice Awards to return Jan. 4, air on E!

The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will take place Jan. 4, and air on E! and USA Network.

2026 Critics Choice Awards Set Ceremony Date

The 2026 Critics Choice Awards have found their date, and now will be leading off awards season’s nationally television shows. The Critics Choice Association said Friday that its 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will take place on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Returning to E! for a second year in a row, the telecast will also air live across USA Network from 7-10 p.m. ET/PT. The show will once again be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and…

For the first time in 9 years, the Critics Choice Awards will take place before the Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are no longer the first major awards show of the calendar year. The Critics Choice Association has revealed that its 31st annual event will take place Jan. 4, 2026. This announcement comes one day after the Golden Globes picked the following Sunday, Jan. 11, as its awards date. Fun fact: the last time the Critics Choice Awards aired before the Golden Globes was nine years ago, when the 22nd CCA aired Dec. 11, 2016, and the 74th…

AwardsWatch - 2026 Critics Choice Awards Land Early January 2026 Date

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today that the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will take place on Sunday, January 4, 2026, making them the first televised awards show of the 2025/2026 season. Returning to E! for the second year in a row, the telecast will also air live across USA Network from 7:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT and will once again be…