Critics Choice Association
| Name | Critics Choice Association |
| Image |  |
| Location | Los Angeles |
| Membership | 637 (September 2023) |
| Leader Title | President |
| Leader Name | Joey Berlin |
| Leader Title2 | Board of Directors |
| Leader Name2 | John De Simio Jim Ferguson Mark Ramsey Sara Voorhees |
| Website | criticschoice.com |
| Formerly | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
The Critics Choice Association (CCA), formerly the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), is an association of television, radio and online critics. Their membership includes critics who review film and television. Founded in 1995, it is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada. The organization has presented the Critics' Choice Awards, aimed to recognize movies, television programs, and documentaries each year since 1995.
The association also selects a Film of the Month and recommends other films throughout the year, based on the cumulative grades each film receives in the monthly balloting. Since 2018 the association organized the Celebration of Cinema and Television, a serie of three awards ceremonies to honor African Americans, Latino, Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in film and television industries.
History
The association was founded by Joey Berlin and Rod Lurie in 1995 as the Broadcast Film Critics Association. It had 44 members at the time of its inaugural awards ceremony, which has since grown to 500. In 2019, it merged with the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. The association originally aired the film awards and television awards separately, but these events were combined into a single three-hour event in 2016. The association inaugurated the Critics' Choice Super Awards in 2021, and awarded its first Social Impact Award to Tommie Smith.
When the Golden Globe Awards went on hiatus in 2022, the Critics' Choice Awards took its January 9 airdate. Beginning on November 4, 2022, the Critics' Choice Award has held the Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television.
The Critics' Choice Awards have a reputation for predicting or influencing the results of the Academy Awards. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the winners of the Critics' Choice Awards mirrored the results of the Oscars 73% of the time, and were particularly close in categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress. The Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress and Academy Award for Best Actress went to the same person every year between 2010 and 2021.
Membership
CCA members are professional entertainment journalists and "working critics whose reviews are broadcast on a regular basis to a wide audience," on television, radio, or the internet. More specific requirements must be met by radio- and internet-based critics:
- Radio film critics "must be heard in at least five markets in addition to their primary radio station, unless their primary outlet is in a major city" (New York or Los Angeles).
- Internet-based critics must be "internet critics whose reviews are read by a large enough audience", are "easily accessible on their site," and "identified as the site's primary critic."
Charity work
A portion of the proceeds from the best tables at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards is donated to charities such as the Starlight Children's Foundation and Heifer International.
Broadcast Television Journalists Association
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) launched in 2011 as an offshoot of the BFCA. The BTJA presented its first awards at a ceremony luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles in June 2011. Cat Deeley hosted the event. On November 17, 2017, the BJTA Executive Committee announced the appointment of Ed Martin, a member of the BJTA since 1990, as its new president, succeeding founder Joey Berlin. Martin also serves as the editor and chief television and content critic of MediaVillage.
Awards ceremonies
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Critics' Choice Super Awards
- Critics' Choice Real TV Awards
- Critics' Choice Television Awards
- Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
- Celebration of Cinema and Television
References
- Critics Choice Association Members, Critics Choice Association, September 19, 2023
- 2021-12-10, He wants to replace the Golden Globes, but critics group leader faces scrutiny, 2023-04-14, Los Angeles Times, en-US
- Howard, Courtney, 2022-12-08, The Critics' Choice Awards Continues to Grow, Promises Magical Moments, 2023-04-14, Variety, en-US
- Zuckerman, Esther, September 3, 2021, Everything You'd Ever Need to Know About the Critics' Choice Awards, Backstage.com
- Blair, Iain, 2016-01-15, Critics Choice Awards Turn 21 With Combined Kudos for Film, TV, 2023-04-14, Variety, en-US
- 2021-01-11, What Went Down At The First Ever Critics Choice Super Awards, 2023-04-14, Grazia USA, en-US
- N'Duka, Amanda, 2021-02-03, Critics Choice Association Honors Chadwick Boseman, Delroy Lindo, Zendaya, John David Washington, Tessa Thompson & More For The 3rd Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema, 2023-04-14, Deadline, en-US
- Sun, Rebecca, 2022-09-29, Critics Choice Association Unveils Honorees for Inaugural Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television, 2023-04-14, The Hollywood Reporter, en-US
- Feinberg, Scott, 2023-01-16, Critics Choice Awards Analysis: Five Key Takeaways, 2023-04-14, The Hollywood Reporter, en-US
- Jones, Marcus, 2023-01-16, As Oscar Voting Wraps Up, the 2023 Critics Choice Awards Provided a Key Boost for Some Contenders, 2023-04-14, IndieWire, en
- O'Connell, Mikey, 2021-03-05, How Often Do Oscar Voters Agree With the Critics Choice Awards Picks?, 2023-04-14, The Hollywood Reporter, en-US
- BFCA/BTJA – Application for Membership, January 30, 2013, February 16, 2019, dead
- Org observes Haitian earthquake anniversary, Iain, Blair, January 12, 2012, Variety, January 30, 2013, 'The best tables (at our show) always come at a premium price where the extra money goes to the charities,' reports BFCA prexy Joey Berlin.
- Critics' Choice Television Awards Land TV, Online Distribution, Tap Host, Deadline Hollywood, Nellie, Andreeva, May 31, 2010, June 9, 2011
- Broadcast Television Journalists Association Appoints Ed Martin New President, Hipes, Patrick, November 14, 2017, Deadline Hollywood, December 29, 2017, en-US, December 30, 2017, dead
- Hipes, Patrick, 2017-11-14, Broadcast Television Journalists Association Appoints Ed Martin New President, 2023-04-16, Deadline, en-US, December 30, 2017, dead
External links
Category:American film critics associations
Category:Canadian film critics associations
Category:Organizations established in 1995