The countdown is on for the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards airing live on The CW Network Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). Check your local listings. Chelsea Handler returns as host of the star-studded show which will take place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

N2Entertainment.net will be on the scene for the awards celebration and bring you all the goings on and news of note. Be sure to check out the Website as well as Facebook, X and Instagram for pics throughout the evening.

"Barbie" leads this year's film contenders, earning 18 nominations, including "Best Picture." Sacramento's own "Greta Gerwig" earned a nod for Best Director. Both Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are contenders for "Best Original Screenplay."

Also up for Best Picture are "Oppenheimer" and "Poor Things," which each garnered an outstanding 13 nominations, along with "Killers of the Flower Moon" which collected 12 nominations. Rounding out the Best Picture category are "American Fiction," "Maestro," "Past Lives," "Saltburn," "The Color Purple" and "The Holdovers."

"We are so excited to celebrate this year's remarkable projects, performances, and the people who made it all possible at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards," said CCA CEO Joey Berlin. "This year saw an incredible number of blockbuster hits and beautiful stories brought to life in these exceptional films."

Here is how N2Entertainment.net voted on the Film Nominees. We've also included our choices of who we'd like to see win for the Television Nominees as well. Take a look.

BEST PICTURE:

American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn

BEST ACTOR:

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

BEST ACTRESS:

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Charles Melton, May December
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
America Ferrera, Barbie
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Julianne Moore, May December
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS:

Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie
Calah Lane, Wonka
Milo Machado Graner, Anatomy of a Fall
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
Madeleine Yuna Voyles, The Creator

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:

Air
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer

BEST DIRECTOR:

Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Samy Burch, May December
Alex Convery, Air
Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer, Maestro
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, Barbie
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Celine Song, Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Matthew Libatique, Maestro
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Linus Sandgren, Saltburn
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx, Saltburn
Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman, Oppenheimer
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis, Killers of the Flower Moon
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer, Barbie
James Price, Shona Heath, Zsuzsa Mihalek, Poor Things
Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran, Asteroid City

BEST EDITING:

William Goldenberg, Air
Nick Houy, Barbie
Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Poor Things
Thelma Schoonmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon
Michelle Tesoro, Maestro

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Lindy Hemming, Wonka
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, The Color Purple
Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Janty Yates, David Crossman, Napoleon

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP:

Barbie
The Color Purple
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Priscilla

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible Dead--Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST COMEDY:

American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers
No Hard Feelings
Poor Things

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest

BEST SONG:

"Dance the Night," Barbie
"I'm Just Ken," Barbie
"Peaches," The Super Mario Bros. Movie
"Road to Freedom, " Rustin
"This Wish," Wish
"What Was I Made For," Barbie

BEST SCORE:

Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Michael Giacchino, Society of the Snow
Ludwig Goransson, Oppenheimer
Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Barbie

Editor's Note: The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations. Follow the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards on X and Instagram @CriticsChoice and on Facebook/CriticsChoiceAwards. Join the conversation using #CriticsChoiceAwards.

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS:

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

The Crown (Netflix)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO Max)
Loki (Disney+)
The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
Succession (HBO Max)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO Max)
Tom Hiddleston, Loki (Disney+)
Timothy Olyphant, Justified: City Primeval (FX)
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (HBO Max)
Ramon Rodriguez, Will Trent (ABC)
Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Aunjanue Ellis, Justified: City Primeval (FX)
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us (HBO Max)
Keri Russell, The Diplomat (Netflix)
Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO Max)
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Khalid Abdalla, The Crown (Netflix)
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Ron Cephas Jones, Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
Matthew MacFadyen, Succession (HBO Max)
Ke Huy Quan, Loki (Disney+)
Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown (Netflix)
Sophia Di Martino, Loki (Disney+)
Celia Rose Gooding, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
Karen Pittman, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets (Showtime)

BEST COMEDY SERIES:

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO Max)
The Bear (FX)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Poker Face (Peacock)
Reservation Dogs (FX)
Shrinking (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Bill Hader, Barry (HBO Max)
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Drew Tarver, The Other Two (HBO Max)
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX)
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs (FX)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX)
Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
Devery Jacobs, Reservation Dogs (FX)
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face (Peacock)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Phil Dunster, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Harrison Ford, Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Harvey Guillen, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
James Marsden, Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear (FX)
Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Paulina Alexis, Reservation Dogs (FX)
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Jessica Williams, Shrinking (Apple TV+)

BEST LIMITED SERIES:

Beef (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fargo (FX)
Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Love & Death (HBO Max)
A Murder at the End of the World (FX)
A Small Light (National Geographic)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)
Finestkind (Paramount+)
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)
No One Will Save You (Hulu)
Quiz Lady (Hulu)
Reality (HBO/Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Tom Holland, The Crowded Room (Apple TV+)
David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)
Tony Shalhoub, Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)
Kiefer Sutherland, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)
Steven Yeun, Beef (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

Kaitlyn Dever, No One Will Save You (Hulu)
Carla Gugino, The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Bel Powley, A Small Light (National Geographic)
Sydney Sweeney, Reality (HBO Max)
Juno Temple, Fargo (FX)
Ali Wong, Beef (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Taylor Kitsch, Painkiller (Netflix)
Jesse Plemons, Love & Death (HBO Max)
Lewis Pullman, Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Liev Schreiber, A Small Light (National Geographic)
Justin Theroux, White House Plumbers (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION:

Maria Bello, Beef (Netflix)
Billie Boullet, A Small Light (National Geographic)
Willa Fitzgerald, The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Mary McDonnell, The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
Camila Morrone, Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES:

Bargain (Paramount+)
The Glory (Netflix)
The Good Mothers (Hulu)
The Interpreter of Silence (Hulu)
Lupin (Netflix)
Mask Girl (Netflix)
Moving (Hulu)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES:

Bluey (Disney+)
Bob's Burgers (Fox)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
Young Love (HBO Max)

BEST TALK SHOW:

The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL:

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (Netflix)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (Prime Video)
John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO Max)
John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)
Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)
Wanda Sykes, I'm an Entertainer (Netflix)

Editor's Note: Don't miss the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards airing live on The CW Network Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). Check your local listings.