The 21st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 17, 2016 at the

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at the

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, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2015. The ceremony was simulcast on A&E, Lifetime and LMN, and hosted by

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. The nominees were announced on December 14, 2015. This year marked the first time the awards were combined with the

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into one event onward.

Winners and nominees

Film

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Television

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Louis XIII Genius Award

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Critics' Choice MVP Award

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''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' addition

The film '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' screened too late for the vast majority of the

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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

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" on adding the movie to the ten candidates for

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, which it won. (A similar situation happened for the

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in 2001, in which the film ''

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'' was voted by referendum to be included among the nominees for Best Picture.) The BFCA faced immediate

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, including from its own members, over what many saw as an attempt to increase ratings for the awards ceremony's broadcast on A&E (which, is 50% owned by

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, the company behind ''

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'') on January 17, 2016. Two members—Eric Melin (

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of Scene-Stealers.com, a film critic of ''

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'', and the president of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle) and Scott Renshaw (editor of ''

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'')—resigned in protest. Melin, in an open letter, wrote: Similarly, in another open letter, Scott Renshaw wrote:

Films with multiple nominations and wins

The following twenty-six films received multiple nominations: The following five films received multiple awards:

Television programs with multiple nominations and wins

The following programs received multiple nominations: The following programs received multiple awards:

References

External links

21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards – Winners
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