Photo: The Critics' Choice Awards
The in-person ceremony for the 2022 Critics Choice Awards has been postponed.
On Wednesday, the Critics Choice Association announced the news that the televised awards show, which was set to take place in Los Angeles, will no longer take place on Jan. 9.
“After thoughtful consideration and candid conversations with our partners at The CW and TBS, we have collectively come to the conclusion that the prudent and responsible decision at this point is to postpone the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards, originally slated for January 9, 2022,” the statement read.
“We are in regular communication with LA County Public Health officials, and we are currently working diligently to find a new date during the upcoming awards season in which to host our annual gala in-person with everyone’s safety and health remaining our top priority. We will be sharing additional details with our friends and colleagues throughout the entertainment industry as soon as we can,” the statement continued.
BelfastandWest Side Storylead the nominations with 11 eachwhileDuneandThe Power of the Dogfollowed up with 10 each.For television,Succession,Mare of EasttownandEvilemerged as leading nominees.
The decision to postpone the show came one day after the association said itplanned to continuewith an in-person ceremony despite the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
The CDC recently expanded its vaccine booster recommendations for those in the U.S. following thearrival of the Omicron variantin North America.
The spread of the variant “further emphasizes the importance of vaccination, boosters, and prevention efforts needed to protect against COVID-19,” the CDC said. “Early data from South Africa suggest increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant, and scientists in the United States and around the world are urgently examining vaccine effectiveness related to this variant.”
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