A-listers going to the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on an empty stomach were in for a letdown.
New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan shared a photo of the dinner guests were served at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards – and it leaves much to be desired.
Celebrities were served a handful of pita chips, two small bunches of grapes, two wedges of cheese, a small side of bruschetta, and two cherry tomatoes paired with cheeseballs and basil, along with a small dollop of hummus.
For an awards show that lasts several hours, it may not be the type of sustenance hungry guests were expecting.
‘Hello from the Critics Choice Awards and our dinner, this snack plate,’ Buchanan wrote of the photo.
The image drew mockery and was even compared to the disappointing meal served at the disastrous Fyre Festival.
The meager dinner served at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards has been mocked by netizens after a reporter uploaded a photo of their ‘snack plate’
‘plate giving Fyre Festival,’ one wrote.
‘That was my exact thought,’ another replied.
Several people were reminded of the dinners served on airplanes: ‘This looks like a meal on a United flight, not at an award show.’
‘That’s an in-flight snack,’ another remarked.
‘Everybody’s on Ozempic! They didn’t want to waste tons of steak or fish,’ another joked.
‘The industry is really struggling wow,’ one cracked.
‘I mean should be a full meal,’ another wrote.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Critics Choice Association for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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The food reminded several netizens of the disappointing food served at Fyre Festival
Celebrities were served a handful of pita chips, two small bunches of grapes, two wedges of cheese, a small side of bruschetta, and two cherry tomatoes paired with cheeseballs and basil, along with a small dollop of hummus
The association was put on blast by one hungry award winner.
Abbott Elementary star Janelle James mocked the lack of food as she delivered her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series.
‘The best thing about being nominated four times is I’m finally realizing they’re never gonna feed us at this thing, it’s gonna be just grapes and ice cream every year, but this makes up for it!’
