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AWARDS: Winners of the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards

On Sunday, January 15th, the Critics Choice Association (CCA), of which yours truly is a two-year member, announced the winners of the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards LIVE on The CW. The efficient and on-time show was hosted by Chelsea Handler and held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. One of these years, you will see me there!

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AWARDS: Winners of the 2nd Annual North American Film Critics Association Awards

The second year of the North American Film Critic Association winners are here. On Monday, January 9th, the team got together and voted LIVE on The Drive-In Podcast YouTube channel to determine who would take home the biggest prizes of the year. Yours truly is a new voting member of the NAFCA, and it was a pleasure to be a part of the wild banter of this live voting party.

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AWARDS: 7th Annual Chicago Indie Critic Windie Award Nominations

Celebrating their seventh year, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their newly-named film awards. Welcome to the era of “The Windies.” The voting film critic members completed ballots this week to select Windie nominees in 25 categories. The CIC members will commence a final round of voting ending on January 13, 2023. The 2022 Windie winners will be announced on the evening of January 21, 2023, during their annual Awards Party event held at the Music Box Theatre Lounge in Chicago.

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AWARDS: Nominees for the 2nd Annual North American Film Critics Association Awards

On Saturday, January 7, 2023, the North American Film Critics Association announced its nominee slate for the 2022 film season. Now in its second year, the group’s nominees represented 56 different films over 25 different categories. Yours truly, flying the Every Movie Has a Lesson and Film Obsessive flags, is a new member of the NAFCA. I participated in the live nominee announcement show:

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AWARDS: Nominees for the 2023 HCA Film Awards

Just as I reported last week as a member of the Hollywood Critics Association for their Creative Arts Awards, the organization announced their film award nominees on the morning of December 15th. The HCA, along with a trio of celebrity presenters, named the voted picks for the 2023 HCA Film Awards on the official HCA YouTube channel. The prestigious ceremony will be live-streamed on the same official channel and HCA App from the historic Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Friday, February 24th beginning at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST. Comedian, Actor, Writer Tig Notaro will host the 2023 HCA Film Awards ceremony.

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AWARDS: Nominees for the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the film category nominees for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will broadcast LIVE on The CW from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 15, 2023. I am proud to be a CCA member and think the organization collectively selected stellar nominees.

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AWARDS: HCA Creative Arts Awards Nominees

The Hollywood Critics Association, of which yours truly is a proud voting member in good standing, has announced the full list of nominees for their inaugural HCA Creative Arts Awards. The winners of the HCA Creative Arts Awards will be revealed at their ceremony, scheduled to take place on Friday, February 17, 2023. I have always valued the under-the-title categories. This is where the real magic is, and I’m pleased to be a part of this vote. Great choices are everywhere on here.

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EVENT: Netflix Family Summer Truck Tour Comes to Chicago on July 16th

The Netflix Family Summer Truck Tour features a kids and family friendly film & series-themed truck which is making its way across the U.S. during July and August with stops at MLB games, aquariums, malls, piers and a host of other locations. Family fun includes giveaways, character meet-and-greets and an immersive photo experience highlighting the best “what to watch” films and series for families this summer.

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AWARDS: Winners of the 2022 Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards

The Hollywood Critics Association, of which yours truly is a member, has just announced the winners of their 5th Annual Midseason Awards. For the first time in its five-year history, one film, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All At Once, took home the top prize in every category the film was nominated in.

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