27th Critics' Choice Awards

The 27th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on March 13, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California, and the Savoy Hotel in London, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2021.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} The ceremony was simulcast on The CW and TBS,^[7] and hosted by Nicole Byer and Taye Diggs; this was Diggs' fourth consecutive time as host.^[8] The television nominations were announced on December 6, 2021.^[9] The film nominations were announced on December 13, 2021.^[10]

Belfast and West Side Story led the film nominations with 11 each, followed by Dune and The Power of the Dog with 10 apiece.^[10] Succession led the television nominations with eight, followed by Evil and Mare of Easttown with five each.^[9] Overall, Netflix received a total of 42 nominations, 24 for film and 18 for television, the most for any studio or network for the fifth year in a row.

On December 22, 2021, the ceremony, originally slated for January 9, 2022, was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns—involving the Omicron variant widespread surge in the United States.^[11] On January 13, 2022, it was announced that the ceremony would take place on March 13, 2022.^[5]