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
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