VH1 to Broadcast 'The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards' Ceremony Live On Monday, January 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

VH1 to Broadcast 'The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards' Ceremony Live On Monday, January 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

D.L. Hughley Will Host The First Major Awards Show Of The Season LIVE From The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Red Carpet Pre-Show And Post-Awards Wrap-Up To Stream Live On VH1.com

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor and Comedian D.L. Hughley will host the Broadcast Film Critics Association's (BFCA) "The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards" gala live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Monday, January 7 at 9pm (ET/PT). The awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

Counting down to the LIVE premiere of the Critics' Choice Awards, VH1 will air the "13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Premiere" pre-show LIVE on Monday, January 7 at 8pm (ET/PT) and will also stream it LIVE on VH1.com. Covering the excitement of the celebrity arrivals on the red carpet will be "KTLA Morning News" entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, The Tonight Show's Ross "the Intern" Mathews and "NO GOOD TV" entertainment critic Carrie Keagan.

VH1.com will be home to exclusive video footage from the "Critics' Choice Awards" including red carpet celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes footage and commentary. Beginning at 8 PM ET on Monday, January 7, VH1.com's "Critics' Choice Awards" site will offer a live stream of VH1's star-studded red carpet pre-show at http://criticschoice.vh1.com/. Following the live telecast of the awards shows at 11 PM ET, VH1.com will also host a live stream of the post-awards wrap-up show. VH1.com's http://criticschoice.vh1.com/ also includes a full list of nominees, detailed information about the awards and a forum for both the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) critics and users to comment on this year's nominees.

In addition to the live pre- and post-award live streams, select video footage from the live telecast, including all of the winners' acceptance speeches will be available for on-demand archived viewing on VH1.com following the broadcast. Mobile users can also access the awards through VH1 Mobile's "Critics' Choice Awards" WAP site by typing in CriticsChoice.VH1.com into their mobile phone browsers. The dedicated WAP site offers movie-focused polls, photos and more.

"Into The Wild," leads the pack with seven nominations for the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards including Best Picture, a Best Actor nod for Emile Hirsch, Best Supporting Actor for Hal Holbrook, Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Keener and a double nomination for Sean Penn for Best Director and Best Writer. The film also received a nomination for Best Song with Eddie Vedder's "Guaranteed."

"Juno" follows with six nominations including Best Picture, a Best Actress nomination for Ellen Page, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Writer, Best Comedy and Best Young Actor for Michael Cera. Cera earned a double nomination in the Best Young Actor category for "Juno" as well as a nod for his performance in "Superbad."

"Atonement," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "Sweeney Todd" and "Hairspray" tied with five nominations each. "Atonement" garnered nods in the Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Young Actress and Best Composer categories while "Michael Clayton" earned five nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for George Clooney, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress and Best Writer.

"Sweeney Todd" earned nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for Johnny Depp, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Tim Burton and Best Young Actor and "No Country for Old Men" received nods for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director and Best Writer. "Hairspray" received nominations for Best Comedy, Best Family Film, Best Ensemble, Best Young Actress nomination for Nikki Blonsky and Best Song.

Along with Michael Cera, Cate Blanchett and Amy Adams both received two nominations each. Blanchett earned nominations for both Best Actress for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and Best Supporting Actress for "I'm Not There." Amy Adams earned two nominations for "Enchanted" including Best Actress and Best Song for "That's How You Know." Other top nominees include "Enchanted" which received four nominations, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and "There Will Be Blood" each received three nominations and "American Gangster," "August Rush," "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," "Charlie Wilson's War," "Gone Baby Gone," "The Kite Runner," "Lars and the Real Girl," "La Vie En Rose," "Lust, Caution" and "Superbad" round out the top films with two nominations each.

The BFCA, the largest film critics' organization with over 200 members in the United States and Canada, representing television, radio and online critics, selected nominees in each of the 18 categories. The Critics' Choice Awards were created by the BFCA to recognize excellence in cinematic achievement. Eligible films were released in 2007. The accounting firm of Gregory A. Mogab tallied the written ballots. Historically, the Critics' Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.

"The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards" is presented by A Diamond is Forever, Crest(TM) and Scope(TM).

"The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards" are 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 90 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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Contacts: Lori Bogin/VH1 Scott Acord/VH1
212-846-7131 310-752-8075
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