Critics Choice Awards Set 2024 Date; CW Chief Brad Schwartz Talks Live Event Strategy, Golden Globes Rivalry
deadline.comThe 2024 Critics Choice Awards will return to the CW, airing on Jan. 14, the network announced today as part of its 2023-24 schedule.
Once again, the show will follow the Golden Globes, which have set a Jan. 7, 2024 date but no network yet. During the CW press conference Thursday morning in conjunction with the schedule’s release, the network’s President of Entertainment Brad Schwartz praised the 2023 Critics Choice Awards and took a few shots at its main rival, which is coming off a rocky two years and a major overhaul. “From my creative vision, it absolutely was a better show than the Golden Globes, far more fun, far more energy, [host] Chelsea Handler killed it.
This is a fact, it was a far better predictor of the Academy Awards than the Golden Globes,” he said. “That show, we believe, with a little bit of support and a bit of marketing, a little more oomph behind it, could have almost replaced the Golden Globes, maybe, with everything going on there.
But creatively that show is something we’re very proud of, especially this last year. Everyone was in the room, Julia Roberts was in the room, it was really fun.
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