Time’s Up Critical Database Launches in Effort to Amplify Underrepresented Critics

The Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest, Tribeca, Bentonville, Athena, ATX Television Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival have committed to allot a portion of their credentials to members of the Time’s Up Critical database, Variety has learned exclusively. The online hub aims to increase representation of women, people of color, people with disabilities and the LGBTQ community in the television and film critics space.

The Golden Globes kicked off the awards season, meaning we have loads of red carpet looks to look forward to that are out of this world and some that are, well, not so out of this world. Remember Jlo in her huge bow, ballgown (not one of the best choices she has made) and the “Pose” star Billy Porter in his white suit with a feather train(he nailed it!)?

The star-studded movie also won the filmmaker Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt at the Santa Monica, California ceremony, held on the eve of the Oscar nominations announcement.

Anne Hathaway showed off her post-baby body at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday January 12, hitting the red carpet for the first time since becoming a mother-of-two.

Cynthia Erivo was the epitome of glamour at the 2020 Critics' Choice Awards! 

Kristen Bell's hairdo for the 2020 Critics' Choice Awards was inspired by Sharon Stone! 

Twas the night before Oscar nominations and all through the ballroom, the Barker Hanger was buzzing as critics mixed and mingled with A-listers inside the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night. Big winners Life Achievement winner Eddie Murphy, #SeeHer honoree Kristen Bell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Bong Joon Ho played to the audience in the room and at home with top-notch speeches but Variety was inside the ballroom bringing you everything you didn’t see on television.

Nominate Beyoncé for an award, and it's no guarantee she'll show up for the ceremony. The singer has a Critics' Choice Awards nomination tonight for her The Lion King song "Spirit," but it wasn't enough to get her to honor the ceremony with her presence.

Jennifer Aniston is taking a break from the award show circuit tonight. The actress was not photographed on the Critics' Choice Awards red carpet this evening in Los Angeles, the second event of 2020's award season.

Taylor Swift was one of the big news makers at last week's Golden Globes ceremony due to her very public date with her boyfriend of three years, Joe Alwyn. Award season continues on tonight with the Critics' Choice Awards, and Swift's not there.

Ava DuVernay called for social action and praised critics for honoringWhen They See Us during her acceptance speech for best limited series at the 2020 Critics Choice Awards."Thank you to the critics for finally letting us take the stage," Duvernay said after receiving a standing ovation as she and the rest of the Netflix series cast and crew took to the stage.The Critics' Choice win comes after When They See Us failed to earn any nominations from the Golden Globes and only won two of the 16

The Golden Globes kicked off the awards season, meaning we have loads of red carpet looks to look forward to that are out of this world and some that are, well, not so out of this world. Remember Jlo in her huge bow, ballgown (not one of the best choices she has made) and the “Pose” star Billy Porter in his white suit with a feather train(he nailed it!)?

Anne Hathaway walked her first red carpet of the decade tonight—and her very first since the actress welcomed her second child last year. Hathaway, a nominee at the Critics' Choice Awards tonight, walked the carpet in a sparkly column gown. She wore her hair down.

Ava DuVernay called for social action and noted the lack of award wins for When They See Us during her acceptance speech for best limited series at the 2020 Critics Choice Awards."Thank you to the critics for finally letting us take the stage," Duvernay said after receiving a standing ovation as she and the rest of the Netflix series cast and crew took to the stage.The When They See Us creator also acknowledged the sheer amount of work and person-power — including 179 actor and 312 crew

Billy Crudup is enjoying a bit of a career resurgence thanks to his role as Cory Ellison on the Apple TV+ original series. Since its debut, the actor has earned rave reviews for his performance as well as a win at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. 

In an unexpected twist, two filmmakers won the Best Director prize at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards.  director Bong Joon-Ho and Sam Mendes, who helmed, won in a tie. 

Brad Pitt won the 2020 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor during Sunday’s ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs. Sadly, however, the actor was not there to accept his award. Instead, director Quentin Tarantino took to the stage on his behalf to accept.