The 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards Will Air Live on VH1, Friday, January 15, 2010

The 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards Will Air Live on VH1, Friday, January 15, 2010

The First Major Award Show Of The Season Returns To VH1 For The Third Year In A Row

NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" returns to VH1 on Friday, January 15, 2010. The 15th annual "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" gala will air live for the third straight year on the network. The awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

Since its inception in 1995, the "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" has been a star-studded bellwether event of the movie awards season. 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. Of the 20 actors and actresses nominated for Oscars this year, 19 were first Critics' Choice Awards nominees.

The "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" is the first televised movie award show of the year. With its notable history of picking the most deserving nominees and winners, it provides television viewers with their first opportunity to see all the top awards season contenders in one place. Nominations for the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be announced on Monday, December 14, 2009.

The "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" is always a hot ticket event for entertainment A-listers. Attending the show in 2009 was a who's who of Hollywood including: Amy Adams, Jason Alexander, Kevin Bacon, Christian Bale, Elizabeth Banks, Angela Bassett, Simon Beaufoy, Kate Beckinsale, Kristen Bell, Dustin Lance Black, Danny Boyle, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Josh Brolin, Philippe Claudel, Common, Patrick Creadon, Penelope Cruz, Viola Davis, Laura Dern, Alexandre Desplat, Rosemarie DeWitt, Clint Eastwood, Aaron Eckhart, Danny Elfman, Dakota Fanning, Ari Folman, Brendan Fraser, Richard Gere, Anne Hathaway, Sally Hawkins, Taraji P. Henson, Emile Hirsch, Dustin Hoffman, James Newton Howard, Ron Howard, Richard Jenkins, Angelina Jolie, Diane Lane, Frank Langella, Melissa Leo, Eva Longoria, Virginia Madsen, Peter Morgan, Christopher Morgan, Thomas Newman, Chris Noth, Sean Penn, Katy Perry, Brad Pitt, A.R. Rahman, Mickey Rourke, Jason Segel, John Patrick Shanley, Sarah Silverman, Andrew Stanton, Ben Stiller, Kristin Scott Thomas, Marisa Tomei, Gus Van Sant, and Hans Zimmer.

"'Critics' Choice Movie Awards' viewers last year witnessed a truly spectacular Hollywood event where A-list stars from the film world gathered at this intimate yet high-energy event thrown by our nation's leading film critics. We're already working with our wonderful partners at the BFCA on giving VH1 viewers an even bigger show on January 15, 2010 -- and we can't wait," says Tom Calderone, President, VH1.

"The stars have always come out for our show, and they surely will be there in abundance again this year," adds BFCA President Joey Berlin. "What makes the 'Critics' Choice Movie Awards' extra exciting is the way VH1 transforms our gala evening into a memorable television event. I'm confident the 15th Critics' Choice Movie Awards show will be the best ever."

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.

The following dates apply for the 15th annual "Critics' Choice Movie Awards," honoring the finest in cinematic achievement among 2009 film releases.

December 7, 2009 - Nominating ballots go out to the BFCA members

December 12, 2009 - Deadline for returning nominating ballots

December 14, 2009 - Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominees announced

January 11, 2010 - Final ballots go out to the BFCA members

January 13, 2010 - Deadline for returning final ballots

The 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, January 15, 2010.

The 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards is executive produced by Bob Bain for Bob Bain Productions, Joey Berlin for Berlin Entertainment and Lee Rolontz 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.

Contacts: Scott Acord Lori Bogin
310-752-8075 212-846-7131
Scott.Acord@vh1.comLori.Bogin@vh1.com

Source: VH1

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