This is the third ceremony following the rebranding to The Astra Awards by the
Hollywood Creative Alliance. Additionally, this year marked the introduction of genre-based categories; Picture and acting awards were split into two separate categories: "Drama" and "Comedy or Musical". The proposed change was put to a full vote of the HCA membership. The result, however, was criticized by social media users, who expressed their thoughts and outrage online. Initially, Best Original Score and Best Original Song were announced as part of the
Creative Arts Awards ceremony, but was later moved to the main awards ceremony. Furthermore, the category "Best Comedy" was retired while "Best Book to Screen Adaptation" made its debut. ==Winners and nominees==