Chelsea Handler took the stage at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards on Friday, Feb. 7 with her arm wrapped in a bandage. She previously revealed the reason, even sharing a photo of her arm the night before the ceremony.

That reference to the legal battle between the This Ends With Us stars set the tone for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, an evening marked by moments of irreverence and maybe even a bit of self-awareness.

TV host Chelsea Handler "thanked" actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni at Friday night's Critics Choice Awards during her opening monologue.The comedian said that people in Los Angeles and across the country had been "through a lot lately",