How to Watch the Critics Choice Awards 2026 and Live From E! Red Carpet

For all the details on the Critics Choice Awards and how to watch Live From E!'s exclusive red carpet interviews, keep reading.

The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards are taking place on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

The Critics Choice Awards will air live on E! and USA networks. You can also watch live on USANetwork.com as well as the apps for USA, E!, SYFY, and Oxygen. The show will be available next day on Peacock.

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E!'s Live RE!CAP: Critics Choice with Will Marfuggi, Robyn Delmonte and Monét X Change will air after the award show from 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT to 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT on the E! network and eonline.com, as well as E! News' YouTube, X and LinkedIn accounts, E! Entertainment's Facebook, X and YouTube pages and the USA network's X and YouTube accounts.

While we count down the hours until the Jan. 4 ceremony, take a look at the best dressed Critics Choice Awards looks ever.

Wearing a black gown with ruffled details on the spaghetti straps and neckline, the X-Men actress looked effortlessly chic at the 2006 ceremony.

She had fans in seventh heaven with her 2007 Critics Choice Awards look, which paired a pale yellow midi dress with the most daring accessory of the times: tan lines.

Jennifer kept it simple and stunning in a minimalist blue gown and tousled up-do at the 2007 event.

Also at the 2007 event, the Oscar winner dazzled in a gold gown and bedazzled clutch.

The Dawson’s Creek alum wore a toga-inspired one-shoulder dress at the 2008 awards ceremony.

This look was an Easy A. Indeed, the Nickelodeon alum wore a pink bandage mini dress to the 2009 Critics Choice Awards.

The Maria actress kept it simple in a drapey one-shoulder gown and white clutch at the 2009 ceremony.

The "Dark Horse" singer was light and bright in a sultry blue gown and furry shawl around her shoulders in 2009.

To the 2010 ceremony, the Nobody Wants This actress wore a black mini dress with matching heels.

As if she knew her gorgeous gown would be popular, the Wicked icon showed some skin in a plunging metallic gown at the 2010 awards show.

The In the Fade actress wore a drapey white gown with subtle sheer detailing while on the red carpet for the 2010 Critics Choice Awards.

The Modern Family alum worked the red carpet in a gunmetal midi-dress at the 2011 ceremony.

Fans were green with envy after spotting the La La Land actress in this flowing gown with a belted waist at the 2012 awards ceremony.

The Woman King actress was fierce as ever in a bright red gown on the 2012 awards red carpet.

The Shameless alum showed up to the 2012 ceremony ready to wow in a bronze one-shoulder gown.

The Idea of You actress was a breath of fresh air in a patterned spaghetti-strap dress at the 2013 ceremony.

The A Quiet Place: Day One star was a vision in a white cross-neck gown as she held up her Critics Choice Award at the 2014 event.

The This is Us actress arrived at the 2016 event in a navy gown to match the blue carpet.

The American Horror Story actress looked sleek in a strapless white gown at the 2018 awards ceremony.

Mother Monster wore a classic strapless gown that featured a drapey train at the 2019 awards ceremony.

The Cravings author dazzled on the 2019 red carpet in a layered white gown that featured a high slit and synched waist detail.

The This is Us actor looked dapper as ever in a burgundy suit and sunglasses at the 2020 event.

The Challengers star served in a two-piece ensemble that featured a sculptural bust element and flowing skirt in 2020.

Something that isn’t rare? Selena bringing it on the red carpet like she did at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards, where she donned a gorgeous red gown that featured a crisscross neckline and cape.

The Spencer actress looked as sparkly as a vampire in the sunlight in a sultry, bedazzled gown at the 2022 ceremony.

At the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, the Crazy Rich Asians actor wowed in a deep turquoise velvet suit.

This look is sheer perfection. The Furiosa actress wowed in a see-through nude gown featuring an A-line skirt in 2023.

The Twisters actress wore an asymmetrical sparkling gown to the 2023 Critics Choice Awards.

Coming through with a timeless look, the We Live in Time actor wore a tan monochromatic ensemble in 2023.

The Abbott Elementary actress arrived at the 2023 awards ready to teach a lesson in fashion in her metallic one-sleeve gown.

Watch the Critics Choice Awards 2026 live Sunday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. on E! and USA Network.