Want to stream Critics Choice Award-nominated shows and movies? Find out where!
Want to stream Critics Choice Award-nominated shows and movies? Find out where!
Netflix leads all platforms with 23 total Critics Choice Award nods, while ‘Shōgun’ got the most of any individual show with six.
With the end of the calendar year comes the glitz and prestige of big-name award nominations for the best TV shows and movies of 2024. First up is the Critics Choice Awards, which take place on Sunday, Jan. 12 on E!. It feels as if there’s an especially strong crop of titles thusly honored this year, and we’ll run through the full list of TV series and films nominated for Critics Choice Awards and show you where to stream them below!
Where to stream 2024 Critics Choice Awards nominees
Best drama series
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The Day of the Jackal
November 7, 2024An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
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Evil
September 26, 2019Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
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Industry
November 9, 2020In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs and ego as it is by deals and dividends.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Interview with the Vampire
October 2, 2022Louis de Pointe’s epic story of love, blood, and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy. Chafing at the limitations of life as a black man in 1900s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist the rakish Lestat De Lioncourt’s offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion.
- Philo
- $28 / month
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The Old Man
June 16, 2022Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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Shōgun
February 27, 2024In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
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Slow Horses
April 1, 2022Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
Best comedy series
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Abbott Elementary
December 7, 2021In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
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Jan 8, 2025- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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English Teacher
September 2, 2024A high school teacher in Austin tries to balance the competing demands of the students and their parents in a world where the rules seem to change every day.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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Hacks
May 13, 2021Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old (Hannah Einbinder).
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Nobody Wants This
September 26, 2024An agnostic sex podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall in love, but can their relationship survive their wildly different lives and meddling families?
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Only Murders in the Building
August 31, 2021Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
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Somebody Somewhere
January 16, 2022Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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St. Denis Medical
November 12, 2024An eclectic group of underfunded yet dedicated doctors and nurses navigates caring for patients — and each other — while keeping it all together at an Oregon hospital.
Next Episode:
Jan 14, 2025- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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What We Do in the Shadows
March 27, 2019A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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Best limited series
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Baby Reindeer
April 11, 2024When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.
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Disclaimer
October 11, 2024When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realize she’s a key character in a long-buried story—one that exposes her darkest secret.
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Masters of the Air
January 25, 2024During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
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Mr Bates vs The Post Office
January 1, 2024One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.
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The Penguin
September 19, 2024With the city in peril following the seawall’s collapse, Oswald “Oz” Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he’s always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as “the Penguin.”
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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RIPLEY
April 4, 2024A grifter in 1960s New York is hired to convince a wealthy man’s son to return home from Italy and begins a life of deceit, fraud and murder.
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True Detective
January 12, 2014An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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We Were the Lucky Ones
March 28, 2024The true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite.
Best movie made for television
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The Great Lillian Hall
March 13, 2025Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.
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It's What's Inside
January 19, 2024A pre-wedding reunion descends into a psychological nightmare for a group of college friends when a surprise guest arrives with a mysterious suitcase.
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Música
March 13, 2024A young man, plagued by the music in his head, has to come to terms with an uncertain future while balancing love, family and Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.
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Out of My Mind
January 19, 2024Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.
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Rebel Ridge
August 27, 2024A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin’s bail.
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V/H/S/Beyond
September 20, 2024The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
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Best foreign language series
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Acapulco
October 8, 2021In 1984, Maximo Gallardo’s dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco’s hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.
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Citadel Honey Bunny
November 6, 2024When stuntman Bunny recruits struggling actress Honey for a side gig, they are hurled into a high-stakes world of action, espionage and betrayal. Years later, as their dangerous past catches up, the estranged Honey and Bunny must reunite and fight to protect their young daughter Nadia.
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La Máquina
October 9, 2024After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. Esteban must juggle his own personal demons and protect his family.
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The Law According to Lidia Poët
February 15, 2023In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. A profession, at the time, reserved exclusively for men. Nevertheless, nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in Italy.
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My Brilliant Friend
November 27, 2018When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.
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Pachinko
March 24, 2022Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.
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Senna
November 29, 2024Fascinated by cars since childhood, Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna became a sports legend — until tragedy struck, changing Formula 1 forever.
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Squid Game
September 17, 2021Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Best animated series
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Batman: Caped Crusader
August 1, 2024Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.
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Bluey
October 1, 2018Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
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Bob's Burgers
January 9, 2011Bob’s Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob’s Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob’s Burgers “grand re-re-re-opening” a success.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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INVINCIBLE
March 25, 2021Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage.
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The Simpsons
December 17, 1989Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
“The Simpsons” was ranked the best sitcom of all time by Rolling Stone in 2021.
If you’ve never seen it, “The Simpsons Movie” pulled together some of the series’ best writers for a wild ride.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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X-Men '97
March 20, 2024The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
Best talk show
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Hot Ones
March 12, 2015The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they’re struggling through the heat.
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The Daily Show
July 22, 1996The World’s Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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The Graham Norton Show
February 22, 2007Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what’s being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
May 3, 2024In six live installments, John Mulaney explores Los Angeles during a week when pretty much every single funny person is in town.
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
September 9, 2019Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
September 8, 2015Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
Next Episode:
Jan 8, 2025- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Paramount Plus Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
- $12.99 / month
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Best comedy special
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Ali Wong: Single Lady
October 7, 2024After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
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Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny
November 22, 2024Jim Gaffigan provides the skinny on everything from appetite suppressants to raising teenagers.
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Kevin James: Irregardless
January 22, 2024Kevin James delivers a hilariously unfiltered take on parenting, marriage, and getting older. As only James can, he covers a range of topics, from motivating children to put down their video games, to why he doesn’t trust technology, and how many Tater Tots he can fit in his mouth!
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Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die
May 10, 2024Nikki Glaser dives into why she doesn’t want kids, the harsh realities of aging, her sexual fantasies, and plans for her death — all in her hilarious, unapologetic, and brutally honest style and showcases why she is one of the funniest and most fearless comedians today.
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Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special
October 15, 2024Comedian and actor Rachel Bloom muses on birth, death, cosmic uncertainty and pungent trees in this whimsical and reflective musical comedy special.
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Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
March 23, 2024Ramy Youssef returns to HBO with his second comedy special filmed in front of a live audience at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 2 and 3.
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