TSL writer Patrick Smith has referred to The Critics Choice Awards as being his “fifth favorite awards show” and that seems like the perfect description of where they fall in awards season. People do pay attention to them and, in the past, they’ve been a pretty good precursor as far as the Oscars are concerned. At the same time, there always seem to be confusion as just who exactly votes for the Critics Choice Awards.
Well, the answer to that question is that the Critics’ Choice Awards are voted on by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and, tonight, they announced their picks on the CW.
It was interesting night — two ties and Christian Bale was named Best Actor twice, which of course meant we had to suffer through his “I’m just an ordinary working bloke!” routine two times too many. By far, my favorite winner was Amy Adams for Sharp Objects.
(On another note: Taye Diggs was an interesting choice to host. I thought he did okay but, with his talent, he really should be receiving the awards instead of talking about them. Someone write a great role for Taye Diggs ASAP!)
Here are tonight’s winners! (Check out the nominees here!)
Movie
Best Song — Shallow from A Star is Born
Best Young Actor or Actress — Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Best Supporting Actor — Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Best Supporting Actress — Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie — A Quiet Place
Best Acting Ensemble — The Favourite
Best Action Film — Mission Impossible: Fallout
Best Animated Film — Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse
Best Foreign Language Film — Roma
Best Original Screenplay — Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Best Adapted Screenplay — Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Actress In A Comedy — Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Best Actor In A Comedy — Christian Bale, Vice
Best Comedy — Crazy Rich Asians
Best Cinematography — Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Production Design — Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart, Black Panther
Best Editing — Tom Cross, First Man
Best Costume Design — Ruth Carter, Black Panther
Best Hair and Makeup — Vice
Best Visual Effects — Black Panther
Best Original Score — Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Best Director — Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Actress (tie) — Glenn Close, The Wife and Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Best Actor — Christian Bale, Vice
Best Motion Picture — Roma
Television
Best Supporting Actor (Drama) — Noah Emmerich, The Americans
Best Supporting Actress (Drama) — Thandie Newton, Westworld
Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) — Henry Winkler, Barry
Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Alexis Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Supporting Actor (Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie): Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Best Supporting Actress (Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie): Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Best Movie Made For Television — Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Best Animated Series — BoJack Horseman
Best Actor (Limited Series or Movie Made-For-TV): Darren Criss, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Best Actress (Limited Series or Movie Made-For-TV): (Tie) Amy Adams, Sharp Objects and Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Best Actor (Comedy Series) — Bill Hader, Barry
Best Actress (Comedy Series) — Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Actor (Drama Series) — Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Best Actress (Drama Series) — Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Best Limited Series — American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Best TV Drama Series — The Americans
Best TV Comedy Series — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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