Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are submitted during a week-long nominating period, and the resulting nominees are announced in December. The winners chosen by subsequent voting are revealed at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony in January. Additional, special awards are given out at the discretion of the BFCA Board of Directors.

The awards were originally named simply Critics' Choice Awards. In 2010, the word Movie was added to their name, to differentiate them from the Critics' Choice Television Awards, which were first bestowed the following year by the newly created Broadcast Television Critics Association. The name Critics' Choice Awards now officially refers to both sets of awards collectively.

From 2006 through 2009, the awards ceremony was held in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. From 2010 through 2012, it took place in the refurbished, historic Hollywood Palladium. The live television broadcast of the event moved from VH1 to The CW in 2013, with the 19th ceremony airing on January 16, 2014, live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. In October 2014, it was announced that the Critics' Choice Movie Awards would move to A&E for 2015 and 2016.

Categories
• Best Action Movie (since 2009)

• Best Acting Ensemble (since 2002)

• Best Actor (since 1995)

• Best Actress (since 1995)

• Best Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016)

• Best Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016)

• Best Actor in a Comedy (since 2012)

• Best Actress in a Comedy (since 2012)

• Best Animated Feature (since 1998)

• Best Art Direction (since 2009)

• Best Cinematography (since 2009)

• Best Comedy (since 2005)

• Best Costume Design (since 2009)

• Best Director (since 1995)

• Best Documentary Feature (since 1995)

• Best Editing (since 2009)

• Best Family Film (1997–2007)

• Best Foreign Language Film (since 1995)

• Best Makeup (since 2009)

• Best Picture (since 1995)

• Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (since 2012)

• Best Score (since 1998)

• Best Screenplay (Adapted / Original) (since 2002)

• Best Song (since 1998)

• Best Sound (2009–2011)

• Best Supporting Actor (since 1995)

• Best Supporting Actress (since 1995)

• Best Visual Effects (since 2009)

• Best Young Performer (since 1995)

Ceremonies
• 1995

• 1996

• 1997

• 1998

• 1999

• 2000

• 2001

• 2002

• 2003

• 2004

• 2005

• 2006

• 2007

• 2008

• 2009

• 2010

• 2011

• 2012

• 2013

• 2014

• 2015

• 2016

• 2017

Note: A ceremony is generally referred to by the year of release of the films that it honored, rather than the year in which it was held.