#How to Watch the 2025 Critics Choice Awards Online for Free
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The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted for the third consecutive year by comedian Chelsea Handler, will air on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. PT/ET from the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. This is after two postponements due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Since the ceremony is broadcast on E!, cord-cutters can stream it live on any live TV streaming service that carries E!, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling. The show will also be available to stream on-demand the next day on Peacock.
Leading the film nominees are Conclave and Wicked with 11 nods each, including for the top prize of best picture. Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez each landed 10 nods, followed by The Brutalist with nine and Anora and The Substance with seven nominations each.
For television noms, Shogun leads with six, including best drama series, followed by Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin and What We Do In the Shadows, which garnered four nominations each.
Check out the full Critics Choice film nominations list here and the full TV nominations list here. Plus, THR will be updating the Critics Choice winners list live.
Keep reading for how to livestream the awards show online for free.
At a Glance: How to Watch the 30th Critics Choice Awards
How to Stream Critics Choice Awards 2025 Online Free Without Cable
As mentioned, cord-cutters can watch the event on any live TV streaming service that carries E!, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling. The show will be available to stream on-demand the next day on Peacock.
Since select streamers are offering free trials and limited-time discounts, viewers can watch the star-studded event for free; keep reading to learn more about each option.
DirecTV Stream
Five-day free trial; packages from $86.99
Watch the show for free on E! with a five-day free trial to DirecTV Stream, which starts at $86.99 per month for the Entertainment streaming plan. The cable streamer offers more than 90 channels, including Fox, CNN, ABC, Disney Channel, CBS, MSNBC, Nickelodeon and HGTV.
Other plans offer over 125-160 channels. Learn more about package options here.
Fubo
Seven-day free trial; packages from $59.99 for first month
Fubo carries E! and offers a seven-day free trial, allowing new subscribers to watch the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards for free.
The cable streamer carries over 200 other news, entertainment and sports channels, and subscriptions start at $84.99 per month for the Essential package, which is currently on sale for $59.99 for the first month. You can record over 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more (including Monday, Thursday and Sunday Night Football) and watch later on your smartphone, tablet or TV.
Other plans include the Pro package (221 channels for $84.99 monthly and currently $64.99 for the first month) and the Elite package (299 channels for $94.99 monthly and currently on sale for $74.99 for the first month). Learn more about package options and how to save here.
Hulu + Live TV
Three-day free trial; packages from $82.99 per month
Catch the awards show for free on E! with a three-day trial to Hulu + Live TV, which comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+, starting at $82.99 per month. Available with or without ads, the live TV streamer also carries NBC, ABC, Fox, CBS and 90 other major cable news, entertainment and sports channels.
Sling
Packages from $23 for the first month
New subscribers to Sling’s Blue plan can stream E!’s Critics Choice Awards at a discount, as the live TV streaming service is currently half off for the first month. This means new customers can watch the ceremony and everything else the Sling Blue plan has to offer for $25.50 for the first month and $50.99 monthly afterward.
Other packages include the Sling Orange plan ($23 for the first month, reg. $45.99 monthly) that offers more than 30 channels, and the combined Sling Orange + Blue tier ($33 for the first month, reg. $65.99 monthly thereafter) that features 46 channels.
Watch the 2025 Critics Choice Awards on E! through DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV or Sling. Plus, stream on-demand the next day on Peacock; check out the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service’s best deals here.
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