On Sunday (Jan. 17), the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards will broadcast live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The two-hour award ceremony, hosted by comedian and actor T.J. Miller, will glorify the work of Hollywood A-listers in cinema and television. Along with a handful of other nominations, Trainwreck star Amy Schumer will also be honored with the MVP Award.
Schumer started off as a stand-up comedian and dominated both the small and big screen as an actress, writer, and producer. Her work on the popular Comedy Central sketch comedy show, Inside Amy Schumer, earned her an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award. The 34-year-old New York native also starred and wrote the 2015 box-office hit, Trainwreck, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination and a Writers Guild of America nomination.
2015 turned out to be a major year for Schumer. She was named Glamour's 2015 Trailblazer of the Year and landed a spot on two very important lists: Time's 100 Most Influential People and Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People.
So, picking Schumer for the Critics' Choice MVP Award came pretty easy for the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
“The BFCA and BTJA are thrilled to be honoring someone as wildly talented and multifaceted as Amy Schumer with our second MVP Award," BFCA/BTJA's President Joey Berlin said in a publicly released statement. "With her work in both film and television Amy proves that she can make us laugh until it hurts whatever the platform.”
Despite coming off a busy year, the woman of many talents has no intention of slowing down. Schumer is currently working on a screenplay with her new BFF and fellow blunt actress, Jennifer Lawrence. Viewers will get to see how their chemistry resonates on film.
Fans got a chance to see the duo in action as they delivered a hilarious bit during the Golden Globes as they tried to create celebrity couple nicknames and engaged in endless banter
Viewers can catch Amy Schumer and a bunch of other Hollywood favorites at the Critics' Choice Awards as it airs live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on A&E, Lifetime, and LMN.
