"The Critics' Choice: The Best of Movies 2007" on VH1
Now that the morning's BFCA announcement is out of the way, I thought it would be appropriate to point out the group's plans in its new partnership with VH1. There will, of course, be the live broadcast of the awards ceremony next month, but also of note is a round table discussion that was filmed this week for an upcoming broadcast.
According to VH1:
"'The Critics' Choice: Best Movies of 2007' is a debate and inside look at the nominees for the upcoming Critics' Choice Awards. Our moderator Sam Rubin, from KTLA's 'Good Day LA,' will preside over a four-person panel of BFCA critics that includes Pete Hammond, a film critic for Maxim Magazine as well as awards columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Jeanne Wolf, a widely respected critic and entertainment journalist for Parade Magazine, Carrie Keagan, the naughty critic from NO GOOD TV and the hyper-opinionated entertainment anchor from CW31's "Good Day Sacramento," Mark S. Allen. The critics will debate about the best films and performances of 2007, while giving viewers the inside track on who has the best shot at winning a Critics’ Choice Award™ – the most historically reliable predictor of OSCAR™ GOLD!"So, there you have it. The program will premiere Saturday, December 15 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Select footage from the roundtable will be available at http://criticschoice.vh1.com on December 18.
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Well that's good. I was worried that the five people who would watch the ceremony would have to watch it on delayed telecast. THANK GOD THEY'RE AIRING IT LIVE!
Posted by: Glenn | 12/12/2007 4:35:35 AM
Really? I could have sworn it always ran a few days later. I'll ammend, thanks.
Posted by: Kristopher Tapley | 12/11/2007 12:53:03 PM
This is not the "first ever live broadcast" of the Critics' Choice awards ceremony. Last year it was tape delayed, but in years previous, both the WB and E! have aired the program live.
Posted by: FYI | 12/11/2007 11:14:47 AM