‘Hollywood Film Awards’ 2014 to Air First Time on CBS

By Steven Hogg - 14 Nov '14 11:30AM

The "Hollywood Film Awards" has been celebrated for the past 18 years but not once has it been televised for the public. This year, the award show is going to be aired Friday on CBS for the very first time from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET.

The Hollywood Film Awards recognizes excellence in 18 categories of cinema and film making. There are no nominees. The winners are chosen by a panel of 12 Hollywood insiders and some of the winners get an entry nomination at the Oscars and the Golden Globes.

The Hollywood Film Awards ceremony officially marks the onset of the awards season. This year, Queen Latifah will be hosting the show.

A few winners in some categories have already been announced. Below is the list: (courtesy: CBS)

Hollywood Cinematography Award: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman"

Hollywood International Award: Jing Tian

Hollywood Visual Effects Award: Scott Farrar, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"

Hollywood Film Composer Award: Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"

Hollywood Costume Design Award: Milena Canonero, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Hollywood Editing Award: Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn, "Fury"

Hollywood Production Design Award: Dylan Cole and Gary Freeman, "Maleficent"

Hollywood Sound Award: Ren Klyce, "Gone Girl"

Hollywood Makeup and Hairstyling Award: David White (Special Makeup Effects) and Elizabeth Yanni-Georgiou (Hair Designer and Makeup Designer), "Guardians of the Galaxy"

The award show isn't devoid of ridicule though.

"Awards are only as interesting as the people who give them, and only as legitimate as the process is transparent. The Hollywood Film Awards fail on both counts. When you don't know who's doing the judging or how the winners are arrived at, that probably means that what you're hearing about isn't an award, but the result of a negotiation between a movie's publicity team and an organization that's looking to draw stars to sustain itself," Mark Harris, who covers the awards season for Grantland was quoted by The LA Times commenting on the lack of clarity in voting and the whole process of nominees.