Critics Choice Association Launches Inaugural Creator Awards for 2027, Honoring Podcasts, Micro-Dramas and Digital Stars
The Critics Choice Awards are getting into the creator business. The organization announced it will hold the inaugural Critics Choice Creator Awards,...
Key points
- The Critics Choice Awards are getting into the creator business.
- The organization announced it will hold the inaugural Critics Choice Creator Awards, honoring the finest creators in the digital space across podcasts, scripted, unscripted, documentary, informational, lifestyle, sports and game series.
- The ceremony aims to bring together the biggest names in the creator community, from established stars like MrBeast, Dhar Mann and Rhett and Link to up-and-comers such as Nicky Campbell, Grace Reiter and Eric Sedeño, all of whom were featured on Variety’s inaugural “10 Creators to Watch.” It will also recognize podcasters including Jay Shetty, Steven Bartlett and Amy Poehler, who won the Golden Globes’ inaugural podcast award at last year’s ceremony, as well as the growing world of micro-dramas like the TikTok thriller “Screen Time” from Issa Rae.
- “As the world of entertainment evolves and migrates onto social media and streaming platforms, it is the job of entertainment critics to move with them,” CCA president Joey Berlin said in a statement.
What happened
The Critics Choice Awards are getting into the creator business. The organization announced it will hold the inaugural Critics Choice Creator Awards, honoring the finest creators in the digital space across podcasts, scripted, unscripted, documentary, informational, lifestyle, sports and game series. The ceremony aims to bring together the biggest names in the creator community, from established stars like MrBeast, Dhar Mann and Rhett and Link to up-and-comers such as Nicky Campbell, Grace Reiter and Eric Sedeño, all of whom were featured on Variety’s inaugural “10 Creators to Watch.” It will also recognize podcasters including Jay Shetty, Steven Bartlett and Amy Poehler, who won the Golden Globes’ inaugural podcast award at last year’s ceremony, as well as the growing world of micro-dramas like the TikTok thriller “Screen Time” from Issa Rae. “As the world of entertainment evolves and migrates onto social media and streaming platforms, it is the job of entertainment critics to move with them,” CCA president Joey Berlin said in a statement. “We are dedicated to helping entertainment consumers ‘find the good stuff,’ as well as helping the best creators get found and appreciated.”...