21st Critics' Choice Awards


The 21st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 17, 2016, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2015. The ceremony was simulcast on A&E, Lifetime and LMN, and hosted by T.J. Miller. The nominees were announced on December 14, 2015.
This year marked the first time the awards were combined with the Critics' Choice Television Awards into one event onward.
WWW bfca.org/ccawards.php

Winners and nominees

Louis XIII Genius Award

'''Industrial Light & Magic'''

Critics' Choice MVP Award

'''Amy Schumer'''

''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' addition

The film Star Wars: The Force Awakens screened too late for the vast majority of the Broadcast Film Critics Association to see it in time for consideration for the awards. But after what an email to members called "an unprecedented cry out" from its membership, the BFCA's board of directors called a "special referendum" on adding the film to the ten candidates for Best Picture, which it won. The BFCA faced immediate criticism, including from its own members, over what many saw as an attempt to increase ratings for the awards ceremony's broadcast on A&E on January 17, 2016. Two members—Eric Melin and Scott Renshaw —resigned in protest.
Melin, in an open letter, wrote:
Similarly, in another open letter, Renshaw wrote:

Films with multiple nominations and wins

The following twenty-six films received multiple nominations:
FilmNominations
Mad Max: Fury Road13
Carol9
The Martian9
The Revenant9
Spotlight8
The Big Short7
The Hateful Eight6
Bridge of Spies5
Brooklyn5
The Danish Girl5
Jurassic World5
Sicario5
Room4
Ex Machina3
Inside Out3
Joy3
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation3
Spy3
Steve Jobs3
Trainwreck3
Trumbo3
Black Mass2
Furious 72
Love & Mercy2
Sisters2
Spectre2

The following five films received multiple awards:
FilmAwards
Mad Max: Fury Road9
The Big Short3
Spotlight3
The Revenant2
Room2

Television programs with multiple nominations and wins

The following programs received multiple nominations:
ProgramNetworkCategoryNominations
FargoFXLimited8
The LeftoversHBODrama6
TransparentAmazonComedy6
The Wiz Live!NBCMovie5
Black-ishABCComedy4
EmpireFoxDrama4
Mr. RobotUSADrama4
Penny DreadfulShowtimeDrama4
American Horror Story: HotelFXLimited3
Jane the VirginThe CWComedy3
The KnickCinemaxDrama3
LutherBBC AmericaLimited3
RectifySundanceDrama3
Saints & StrangersNat GeoLimited3
Show Me a HeroHBOLimited3
UnREALLifetimeDrama3
You're the WorstFXXComedy3
The Amazing RaceCBSReality – Competition2
ChoppedFood NetworkReality – Competition2
Fresh Off the BoatABCComedy2
Getting OnHBOComedy2
The GrinderFoxComedy2
HannibalNBCDrama2
Inside the Actors StudioBravoReality – Structured2
The Last Man on EarthFoxComedy2
Master of NoneNetflixComedy2
The MiddleABCComedy2
MomCBSComedy2
NashvilleABCDrama2
SurvivorCBSReality – Competition2

The following programs received multiple awards:
ProgramNetworkCategoryAwards
FargoFXLimited4
Mr. RobotUSADrama3