After starting out as a scrappy little show and subject to some awkward teen years, the Critics Choice Awards have matured into their third decade. The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards will air live on E! on Jan. 4, recognizing the best in film and television for the year. Comedian Chelsea Handler will be back as host, as she has ably handled duties for the previous five years.

The film awards, selected by nearly 575 voting members of the CCA , are often a strong indicator of what lies ahead at the Oscars. Take this year: after missing out at both the Golden Globes and SAG Awards, “Anora” took the top prize at the Critics Choice Awards — a feat it repeated shortly thereafter at the Academy Awards. Similarly, three of the acting winners went on to triumph at the show.

So it stands to

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