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.About the Critics
from the Broadcast Film Critics Association website The organization has presented the

Critics' Choice Awards The Critics' Choice Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are ...

, aim to recognize movies (with the

Critics' Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are ...

and the Critics' Choice Super Awards), television programs (with the

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, the Critics' Choice Super Awards and the

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) and documentaries (with the

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) each year since

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. 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

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and

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in film and television industries.

History

The association was founded by Joey Berlin and

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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

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. When the

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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

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. 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

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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

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and

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Broadcast Television Journalists Association

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) launched in 2011 as an offshoot of the BFCA. The BTJA presented its first

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at a

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luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles in June 2011.

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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 o
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Awards ceremonies

* Critics' Choice Super Awards *

* Celebration of Cinema and Television

References

External links

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