The Celebration of Cinema and Television is an awards ceremony presented annually by the AmericanâÂÂCanadian Critics Choice Association (CCA). The first ceremony was named Celebration of Black Cinema and Television to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement by African Americans directors, producers, actors and musicians. Between 2021 and 2022 CCA has organized the Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television and the Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television, equivalent to the previous awards show, aimed to honor Latino, Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans communities. In 2023, the ceremonies were joined to Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements, to celebrate the four communities in one special awards show. The following year, the first Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Television was held.
In 2013, the Broadcast Film Critics Association partnered with TV One for a television special Celebration of Black Cinema at House of Blues to "expose the creativity and profitability of black cinema". The event was taken on January 7, 2014, and aired on television in February 2014, before the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
In 2018 the Broadcast Film Critics Association established the Celebration of Black Cinema as an award ceremony with special honors and achievements for black cinema. Since 2022 the ceremony has extended to television. In 2021 the association inaugurated the Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television. In 2022 the association launched the Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and television, to recognized "the outstanding talent from the Asian American Pacific Islander community".
In 2023 the association organized a special event named Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements, which aimed to join the two ceremonies in one special awards show. On November 13, 2023, CCA CEO Joey Berlin announced that the ceremonies will return to individual shows in 2024.
The inaugural Celebration of Black Cinema took place on January 7, 2014, at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. It honored cast and crew members from films such as 12 Years a Slave, 42, The Best Man Holiday, The Butler, Fruitvale Station, and '.
The 2nd Celebration of Black Cinema took place on December 2, 2019, at the Landmark Annex in Los Angeles, hosted by Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
The 3rd Celebration of Black Cinema took place on February 2, 2021, as a "virtual" ceremony because of COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The 4th Celebration of Black Cinema & Television took place on December 6, 2021, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The show was hosted by Niecy Nash and it was televised on KTLA in January 2022 and on Nexstar Media Group stations in February 2022. Since 2021 edition the awards has also been extended to television.
The 5th Celebration of Black Cinema & Television took place on December 5, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The show was hosted by Bill Bellamy and it was televised on KTLA in January 2023 and on Nexstar Media Group stations in February 2023.
The 7th Celebration of Black Cinema & Television took place on December 5, 2024, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The show was hosted by Jay Pharoah and it was televised on KTLA in January 2023 and on Nexstar Media Group stations in February 2025.
The 8th Annual Celebration of Cinema & Television is set to take place on December 9, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The 1st Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television took place on December 9, 2021, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, and it was hosted by Cristela Alonzo.
The 2nd Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television took place on November 13, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, and it was hosted by Justina Machado.
The 4th Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television took place on October 22, 2024 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, and it was hosted by Justina Machado.
The 5th Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television is set to take place on October 24, 2025, in Beverly Hills. The winners were announced on September 17.
The 1st Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television took place on November 4, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The 3rd Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television took place on October 22, 2024 at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
The Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements took place on December 4, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The 1st Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Television took place on June 7, 2024, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, hosted by Sherry Cola. It aired on Here TV.
The 2nd Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Television took place on June 6, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, hosted by Sherry Cola and airing on Here TV.