{"id":394536,"date":"2026-01-06T04:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394536\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T04:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:03:10","slug":"critics-choice-awards-2026-awards-shows-snack-plate-dinner-offerings-bashed-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394536\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics Choice Awards 2026: Awards show’s ‘snack plate’ dinner offerings bashed online"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Critics Choice Awards<\/a> are facing online ridicule following a post detailing the event’s less-than-impressive food offerings.<\/p>\n

The 2026 awards season<\/a> officially kicked off in Santa Monica over the weekend, with the night proving once again to be one of the most star-studded<\/a> on the Hollywood calendar.<\/p>\n

But despite the perceived luxury of the glitzy A-list event, one guest was surprised at the lack of substantial dinner options.<\/p>\n

\"FoodThe Critics Choice Awards offered guests a rather sad-looking selection of cheese, grapes and crackers for dinner. (Kyle Buchanan \/ X)<\/p>\n

New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan was in attendance at the exclusive awards show, and shared a sneaky snap<\/a> of the food guests were served during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Pictured was a haphazardly-plated \u2013 and decidedly sad-looking \u2013 plate \ufeffof cheese, grapes and a small serving of crackers.<\/p>\n

“Hello from the Critics Choice Awards and our dinner, this snack plate,” Buchanan said of the underwhelming offering.<\/p>\n

The feeble attempt at charcuterie<\/a> drew a wave of mockery from Buchanan’s followers, \ufeffwho drew comparisons to a past event’s high-profile flop.<\/p>\n

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\"ChaseThe event’s lacklustre catering has been labelled “sad” and drawn comparisons to the infamous Fyre Festival. (Getty Images for FIJI Water)\"SANTAThe glitzy event is attended by countless A-listers and is seen as the first big event of the awards season. (Getty Images for Critics Choice)<\/p>\n

“Plate giving Fyre Festival,<\/a>” one commenter \ufeffhilariously quipped.<\/p>\n

They refer, of course, to the \ufeffnotorious 2017 music festival that defrauded thousands of its attendees.<\/p>\n

It had initially been marketed as a luxury event<\/a> in the Bahamas, however guests were met with disaster relief-level conditions upon arrival.<\/p>\n

The commenter shared a photo of the notorious cheese sandwich festivalgoers were served at the ill-fated event, which included sloppily-arranged slices of bread and cheese slapped in a styrofoam container.<\/p>\n

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Guests at Fyre Festival were served a ‘deconstructed’ sandwich. (Twitter)<\/p>\n

“This looks like a meal on a United flight, not at an award show,” another commenter said, while a third wrote: “This plate is so sad. It’s not even presented particularly nicely.”<\/p>\n

“The critics should choose something more substantial for dinner,” a fourth joked.<\/p>\n

And it wasn’t only media attendees who received the depressing platter; it became evident that even the most high-profile VIP guests were served the exact same thing.<\/p>\n

In her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<\/a>, actress Janelle James also referenced the event’s mediocre catering.\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

“The great thing about being nominated four times is I finally realised they ain’t never gonna feed us at this thing,” the award-winning actress playfully quipped<\/a>, receiving an appreciative laugh from the audience.<\/p>\n

“It’s just gonna be grapes and ice-cream every year.”<\/p>\n

“But this makes up for it,” she declared, lifting her award.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The actress was recognised for her performance in mockumentary-style sitcom Abbott Elementary\ufeff, which follows a group of passionate teachers at struggling, underfunded public school in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

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