27th Critics’ Choice Awards: ‘The Power of the Dog’ wins Best Picture, Jessica Chastain named Best Actress; ‘Succession’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ top TV wins
The Power of the Dog continued its reign, winning Best Picture from the Critics’ Choice, after winning Best Film at BAFTA earlier in the day. Jane Campion also followed her earlier win with a directing win here.
The ceremony was hosted by previous host Taye Diggs with Nicole Byer, a first-timer here, and held at The Century Plaza in Los Angeles with the Savoy Hotel in London playing host to CCA nominees who opted to attend BAFTA earlier today, and was broadcast live on the CW and TBS.
Will Smith, upon winning Best Actor said, “Thank you for entrusting me with your story,” speaking to Venus and Serena Williams, who were seated at his table. “What your family was able to do inspired everyone in this room, everyone in this country and everyone around the world. You all define the American dream.”
“Your father didn’t do it alone; it would be disingenuous for me to accept this award without acknowledging Aunjanue Ellis,” Smith continued, in acknowledgement of the Williams sisters’ mother Oracene. A few minutes in the “Please Wrap Up,” signal came on as Smith joked, “I think Best Actor should get a little more time.”
Jessica Chastain, who was not present, won Best Actress for her performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, following up her SAG win last month. Troy Kotsur (CODA) and Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) continued their run with supporting wins just hours after their BAFTA wins (they were both still in London and accepted their wins from there). Belfast won the Ensemble prize as well as Youth Actor/Actress for Jude Hill, taking the crown from the previous winner Alan Kim, who was able to present in person after winning in a virtual version of the awards last year.
In television, Succession and Ted Lasso were the big winners in the top categories as well as acting with Lasso’s Jason Sudeikis, Brent Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham repeating their Emmy wins. Waddingham accepted the prize, standing alongside Goldstein and Juno Temple, and used the moment to remember the crisis in Ukraine, as several people either mentioned or were seen with yellow and blue pins. For Succession, new wins came in for Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin in supporting. Lee Jae-jung was named Best Actor in a Drama Series for Squid Game and Melanie Lynskey won Best Actress in a Drama Series for the freshman hit Yellowjackets.
Limited Series categories wins went to Mare of Easttown, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge.
The Critics Choice Awards traditionally take place in early January and this year had originally taken over the Golden Globes’ spot when the battered Hollywood Foreign Press Association had their televised ceremony pulled by NBC. This year’s event, initially scheduled for January 9, was delayed due to concerns over the late December COVID-19 surge and returned to try and co-opt yet another awards-giving body, an actual industry body, when they announced they would air their show on the same day as BAFTA had already planned theirs.
Halle Berry received this year’s See Her award, which was presented to her by nominee Issa Rae of Insecure and Jimmy Kimmel honored legendary comedian and actor Billy Crystal with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Here is the complete list of film and television winners from the 27th Critics’ Choice Awards.
FILM
BEST PICTURE
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don’t Look Up
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog – WINNER
- tick, tick…Boom!
- West Side Story
BEST DIRECTOR
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
- Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog – WINNER
- Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
- Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune
BEST ACTOR
- Nicolas Cage – Pig
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
- Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
- Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…Boom!
- Will Smith – King Richard – WINNER
- Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST ACTRESS
- Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye – WINNER
- Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
- Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
- Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
- Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
- Kristen Stewart – Spencer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Jamie Dornan – Belfast
- Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
- Troy Kotsur – CODA – WINNER
- Jared Leto – House of Gucci
- J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
- Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Caitríona Balfe – Belfast
- Ariana DeBose – West Side Story – WINNER
- Ann Dowd – Mass
- Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
- Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
- Rita Moreno – West Side Story
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
- Jude Hill – Belfast – WINNER
- Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
- Emilia Jones – CODA
- Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
- Saniyya Sidney – King Richard
- Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
- Belfast – WINNER
- Don’t Look Up
- The Harder They Fall
- Licorice Pizza
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Zach Baylin – King Richard
- Kenneth Branagh – Belfast – WINNER
- Adam McKay, David Sirota – Don’t Look Up
- Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog – WINNER
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
- Siân Heder – CODA
- Tony Kushner – West Side Story
- Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth – Dune
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Greig Fraser – Dune
- Janusz Kaminski – West Side Story
- Dan Laustsen – Nightmare Alley
- Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog – WINNER
- Haris Zambarloukos – Belfast
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards – Belfast
- Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Nightmare Alley
- Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – The French Dispatch
- Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – West Side Story
- Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – Dune – WINNER
BEST EDITING
- Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – West Side Story – WINNER
- Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast
- Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza
- Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog
- Joe Walker – Dune
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Jenny Beavan – Cruella – WINNER
- Luis Sequeira – Nightmare Alley
- Paul Tazewell – West Side Story
- Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan – Dune
- Janty Yates – House of Gucci
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
- Cruella
- Dune
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye – WINNER
- House of Gucci
- Nightmare Alley
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Dune – WINNER
- The Matrix Resurrections
- Nightmare Alley
- No Time to Die
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST COMEDY
- Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
- Don’t Look Up
- Free Guy
- The French Dispatch
- Licorice Pizza – WINNER
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs the Machines – WINNER
- Raya and the Last Dragon
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- A Hero
- Drive My Car – WINNER
- Flee
- The Hand of God
- The Worst Person in the World
BEST SONG
- “Be Alive” – King Richard
- “Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
- “Guns Go Bang” – The Harder They Fall
- “Just Look Up” – Don’t Look Up
- “No Time to Die – No Time to Die – WINNER
BEST SCORE
- Nicholas Britell – Don’t Look Up
- Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog
- Jonny Greenwood – Spencer
- Nathan Johnson – Nightmare Alley
- Hans Zimmer – Dune – WINNER
TELEVISION
BEST DRAMA SERIES
- Evil (Paramount+)
- For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
- The Good Fight (Paramount+)
- Pose (FX)
- Squid Game (Netflix)
- Succession (HBO) – WINNER
- This Is Us (NBC)
- Yellowjackets (Showtime)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
- Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+)
- Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)
- Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) – WINNER
- Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
- Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Uzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)
- Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)
- Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
- Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+)
- Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) – WINNER
- MJ Rodriguez – Pose (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO) – WINNER
- Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
- Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)
- Mandy Patinkin – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Andrea Martin – Evil (Paramount+)
- Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
- Christine Lahti – Evil (Paramount+)
- J. Smith-Cameron – Succession (HBO)
- Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) – WINNER
- Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
- The Great (Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Insecure (HBO)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- The Other Two (HBO Max)
- Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)
- Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Iain Armitage – Young Sheldon (CBS)
- Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu)
- Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu)
- Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock)
- Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Sandra Oh – The Chair (Netflix)
- Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)
- Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) – WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education (Netflix)
- Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
- Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
- Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
- Ray Romano – Made for Love (HBO Max)
- Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Kristin Chenoweth – Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)
- Molly Shannon – The Other Two (HBO Max)
- Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Josie Totah – Saved By the Bell (Peacock)
- Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
BEST LIMITED SERIES
- Dopesick (Hulu)
- Dr. Death (Peacock)
- It’s a Sin (HBO Max)
- Maid (Netflix)
- Mare of Easttown (HBO) – WINNER
- Midnight Mass (Netflix)
- The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
- WandaVision (Disney+)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Come From Away (Apple TV+)
- List of a Lifetime (Lifetime)
- The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Amazon Prime Video)
- Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
- Oslo (HBO) – WINNER
- Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (The Roku Channel)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Olly Alexander – It’s a Sin (HBO Max)
- Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+)
- William Jackson Harper – Love Life (HBO Max)
- Joshua Jackson – Dr. Death (Peacock)
- Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu) – WINNER
- Hamish Linklater – Midnight Mass (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
- Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
- Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
- Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+)
- Margaret Qualley – Maid (Netflix)
- Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (HBO) – WINNER
- Zach Gilford – Midnight Mass (Netflix)
- William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
- Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
- Christian Slater – Dr. Death (Peacock)
- Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO) – WINNER
- Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick (Hulu)
- Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+)
- Melissa McCarthy – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
- Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
- Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
- Acapulco (Apple TV+)
- Call My Agent! (Netflix)
- Lupin (Netflix)
- Money Heist (Netflix)
- Narcos: Mexico (Netflix)
- Squid Game (Netflix) – WINNER
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
- Big Mouth (Netflix)
- Bluey (Disney+)
- Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
- The Great North (Fox)
- Q-Force (Netflix)
- What If…? (Disney+) – WINNER
BEST TALK SHOW
- The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
- Desus & Mero (Showtime)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – WINNER
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
- Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) – WINNER
- Good Timing with Jo Firestone (Peacock)
- James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (Vimeo)
- Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy (Peacock)
- Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (Netflix)
- Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (YouTube)
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