Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson both skipped the 2026 Critics Choice Awards despite their 2025 film, The Naked Gun, winning Best Comedy. The Naked Gun scored the victory ahead of the ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, January 4. Neither Neeon, 73, nor Anderson, 58, was present on the red carpet for the win, and they appeared to be absent during the ceremony. The Best Comedy nod marked the movie's only nomination at the awards show. Neeson and Anderson first connected while starring in The Naked Gun reboot last year.