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VH1 and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Set the Date for the 14th Annual 'Critics' Choice Awards'
The First Major Awards Show Of The 2009 Season Will Air Live on VH1 on
Thursday, January 8, 2009 from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
NEW YORK, June 23 -- For the second year in a row, VH1
will televise the A-list excitement from the Broadcast Film Critics
Association's (BFCA) "Critics' Choice Awards" gala live from the Santa
Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday, January 8, 2009. The awards are
bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.
Since its inception in 1995, the "Critics' Choice Awards" has become a
star-studded bellwether event of the movie awards season. The "Critics'
Choice Awards" is the first major award show of the year.
In addition, the BFCA announced today the following timeline regarding
the nomination and balloting process for the 14th annual "Critics' Choice
Awards," recognizing the best among 2008 film releases:
-- December 1, 2008 - Nominating ballots go out to the BFCA members
-- December 7, 2008 - Deadline for returning nominating ballots
-- December 9, 2008 - Critics' Choice Awards nominees announced
-- January 5, 2009 - Final ballots go out to the BFCA members
-- January 7, 2009 - Deadline for casting final ballots
The BFCA consistently picks nominees and winners that go on to garner
more Academy Award nominations and wins than any other of the movie awards
shows. It provides television viewers with their first opportunity to see
all the top awards season contenders in one place.
In 2008 alone, the "Critics' Choice Awards" gave awards to 16 of the 20
Oscar nominees in the acting categories. All five of the Academy Award
nominees for Best Picture were first Critics' Choice Award nominees, and
since 1999 the BFCA has honored 48 of 50 Oscar nominees in the Best Picture
category.
"Despite the challenges presented by the writers strike earlier this
year, the BFCA and Joey Berlin literally moved heaven and earth with us to
produce the first must-attend event of the awards season filled with
Hollywood's A- listers. We can't wait to create an even bigger show this
time around," said Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President and General
Manager, VH1.
"The BFCA was blown away by VH1's steadfast commitment to the Critics'
Choice Awards under such trying circumstances last year - and its
sensational creative team helped us deliver a great show in the middle of a
crippling strike," noted Berlin, BFCA President and Critics' Choice Awards
Executive Producer. "With Bob Bain returning for his fourth year as
Executive Producer and the entire VH1 organization behind us again, this
will surely be our best show ever."
The "Critics' Choice Awards" is always a hot ticket event for
entertainment A-listers. Presenters at the show in 2008 were a who's who of
Hollywood including: George Clooney, Katie Holmes, Marion Cotillard, Snoop
Dogg, Allison Janney, Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, Ray Liotta, Steve
Zahn, Kyra Sedgwick, Leslie Mann, Marisa Tomei, Eddie Izzard, Emily
Deschanel, Cuba Gooding Jr., Chris O'Donnell and Feist. Also appearing on
the show: Angelina Jolie for "A Mighty Heart," Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Sean
Penn, the cast of "Hairspray" including Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonksy,
Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow and Elijah Kelly, Adam Shankman, Casey Affleck,
Javier Bardem, the cast of "Juno" including Ellen Page, Allison Janney,
Russ Smith, Lianne Halfon and JK Simmons, AnnaSophia Robb, Leslie Man,
Julian Schnabel for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," David Silverman,
Matt Groening, Mike Scully, Eddie Vedder, Brad Bird, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hal
Holbrook, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, and Joe Wright.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics'
organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 200
television, radio and online critics. BFCA members are the primary source
of information for today's film going public. The very first opinion a
moviegoer hears about new releases at the multiplex or the art house
usually comes from one of its members.
Once again, VH1 will expand elements of both shows online at VH1.com
and on VH1 Mobile. Exclusive video footage from the event will include
celebrity interviews, "behind-the-scenes" footage and more. Additional
multiplatform plans will be announced closer to the event.
"The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards" will be executive produced by
Bob Bain for Bob Bain Productions and Joey Berlin for Berlin Entertainment.
Lee Rolontz is the executive producer for VH1.
VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter
to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online
content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 95 million
households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and
services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1Games and extensive
broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.
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