The 25th annual Critic's Choice Awards took place last night in California, with big wins for Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Words by Kate McCusker
Following on from last week's Golden Globes, the awards are seen as an indicator of who might win big at the Oscars, whose nominees are due to be announced later this afternoon.
This year's star-studded ceremony, hosted by Taye Diggs, saw Once Upon a Time in Hollywood take home the most coveted prize for best picture. The Quentin Tarantino film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie proved the star of the evening, winning Brad Pitt the award for best actor, best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino and best production design for the film's Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge continued her awards season winning streak, taking home best actress in a comedy series. The show also scooped the overall award for best comedy series, and our favourite gin-swigging "hot priest" Andrew Scott took home the prize for best actor in a comedy series. When accepting her award, Waller-Bridge laughingly admitted her shock at the success of a character 'who literally looks into the camera and says, "Fuck me up the arse.'" She joked to the audience: 'Thank you for getting behind that.'
Renee Zellweger, thought to be a forerunner in the Oscars race, took home the best actress award for her portrayal of a down-on-her-luck Judy Garland playing her last shows in biopic Judy, released earlier this year.
Meanwhile Joaquin Phoenix took home the prize in the best actor category for his popular portrayal of a disaffected loner in Joker.
It also proved a successful night for streaming service Netflix, who bagged awards for The Irishman, Marriage Story and When They See Us.
In an unusual twist, the coveted best director prize was awarded to two directors: Parasite's Bong Joon-ho and 1917's Sam Mendes, after it was announced voters in the Los Angeles-based Broadcast Film Critics Association could not decide between them.
See below the full list of winners and nominees.
Film
BEST PICTURE Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (WINNER) 1917 Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story Parasite Uncut Gems
BEST ACTOR Joaquin Phoenix – Joker (WINNER) Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory Robert De Niro – The Irishman Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Adam Driver – Marriage Story Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
BEST ACTRESS Renée Zellweger – Judy (WINNER) Awkwafina – The Farewell Cynthia Erivo – Harriet Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story Lupita Nyong’o – Us Saoirse Ronan – Little Women Charlize Theron – Bombshell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (WINNER) Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes Al Pacino – The Irishman Joe Pesci – The Irishman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Laura Dern – Marriage Story (WINNER) Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers Florence Pugh – Little Women Margot Robbie – Bombshell Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit (WINNER) Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Noah Jupe – Honey Boy Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE The Irishman (WINNER) Bombshell Knives Out Little Women Marriage Story Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Parasite
BEST DIRECTOR Sam Mendes – 1917 (WINNER – TIE) Bong Joon Ho – Parasite (WINNER – TIE) Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story Greta Gerwig – Little Women Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems Martin Scorsese – The Irishman Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (WINNER) Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story Rian Johnson – Knives Out Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won – Parasite Lulu Wang – The Farewel
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Greta Gerwig – lLittle Women (WINNER) Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – Joker Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit Steven Zaillian – The Irishman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Roger Deakins – 1917 (WINNER) Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse Phedon Papamichael – Ford v Ferrari Rodrigo Prieto – The Irishman Robert Richardson – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Lawrence Sher – Joker
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (WINNER) Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran – Joker Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales – 1917 Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman – Little Women Lee Ha Jun – Parasite Bob Shaw, Regina Graves – The Irishman Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell – Downton Abbey
BEST EDITING Lee Smith – 1917 (WINNER) Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker – Ford v Ferrari Yang Jinmo – Parasite Fred Raskin – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Thelma Schoonmaker – The Irishman
BEST COSTUME DESIGN Ruth E. Carter – Dolemite Is My Name (WINNER) Julian Day – Rocketman Jacqueline Durran – Little Women Arianne Phillips – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson – The Irishman Anna Robbins – Downton Abbey
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP Bombshell (WINNER) Dolemite Is My Name The Irishman Joker Judy Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Rocketman
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Avengers: Endgame (WINNER) 1917 Ad Astra The Aeronauts Ford v Ferrari The Irishman The Lion King
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Toy Story 4 (WINNER) Abominable Frozen II How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World I Lost My Body Missing Link
BEST ACTION MOVIE Avengers: Endgame (WINNER) 1917 Ford v Ferrari John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Spider-Man: Far From Home
BEST COMEDY Dolemite Is My Name (WINNER) Booksmart The Farewell Jojo Rabbit Knives Out
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE Us (WINNER) Ad Astra Avengers: Endgame Midsomma
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Parasite (WINNER) Atlantics Les Misérables Pain and Glory Portrait of a Lady on Fire
BEST SONG Glasgow (No Place Like Home) – Wild Rose (WINNER – TIE) (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again – Rocketman (WINNER – TIE) I’m Standing With You – Breakthrough Into the Unknown – Frozen II Speechless – Aladdin Spirit – The Lion King Stand Up – Harriet
BEST SCORE Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker (WINNER) Michael Abels – Us Alexandre Desplat – Little Women Randy Newman – Marriage Story Thomas Newman – 1917 Robbie Robertson – The Irishman
Television
DRAMA SERIES Succession (HBO) (WINNER) The Crown (Netflix) David Makes Man (OWN) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Pose (FX) This Is Us (NBC) Watchmen (HBO)
ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) (WINNER) Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC) Mike Colter – Evil (CBS) Paul Giamatti – Billions (Showtime) Kit Harington – Game of Throne (HBO) Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor (ABC) Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix) Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Regina King – Watchmen (HBO) (WINNER) Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix) Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America) Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (HBO) Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX) Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple) (WINNER) Asante Blackk – This Is Us (NBC) Asia Kate Dillon – Billions (Showtime) Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO) Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC) Delroy Lindo – The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Tim Blake Nelson – Watchmen (HBO)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Jean Smart – Watchmen (HBO) (WINNER) Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown (Netflix) Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones (HBO) Laura Dern – Big Little Lies (HBO) Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies (HBO) Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)
COMEDY SERIES Fleabag (Amazon) (WINNER) Barry (HBO) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Mom (CBS) One Day at a Time (Netflix) Pen15 (Hulu) Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) (WINNER) Ted Danson – The Good Place (NBC) Walton Goggins – The Unicorn (CBS) Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) Paul Rudd – Living with Yourself (Netflix) Bashir Salahuddin – Sherman’s Showcase (IFC) Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu)
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag (Amazon) (WINNER) Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix) Alison Brie – GLOW (Netflix) Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Kirsten Dunst – On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Andrew Scott – Fleabag (Amazon) (WINNER) Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC) Anthony Carrigan – Barry (HBO) William Jackson Harper – The Good Place (NBC) Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) Nico Santos – Superstore (NBC) Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) (WINNER) D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place (NBC) Sian Clifford – Fleabag (Amazon) Betty Gilpin – GLOW (Netflix) Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time (Netflix) Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) Molly Shannon – The Other Two (Comedy Central)
LIMITED SERIES When They See Us (Netflix) (WINNER) Catch-22 (Hulu) Chernobyl (HBO) Fosse/Verdon (FX) The Loudest Voice (Showtime) Unbelievable (Netflix) Years and Years (HBO)
ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Jharrel Jerome – When They See Us (Netflix) (WINNER) Christopher Abbott – Catch-22 (Hulu) Mahershala Ali – True Detective (HBO) Russell Crowe – The Loudest Voice (Showtime) Jared Harris – Chernobyl (HBO) Sam Rockwell – Fosse/Verdon(FX) Noah Wyle – The Red Line (CBS)
ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Michelle Williams – Fosse/Verdon (FX) (WINNER) Kaitlyn Dever – Unbelievable (Netflix) Anne Hathaway – Modern Love (Amazon) Megan Hilty – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime) Joey King – The Act (Hulu) Jessie Mueller – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime) Merritt Wever – Unbelievable (Netflix)
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Stellan Skarsgård – Chernobyl (HBO) (WINNER) Asante Blackk – When They See Us (Netflix) George Clooney – Catch-22 (Hulu) John Leguizamo – When They See Us (Netflix) Dev Patel –Modern Love (Amazon) Jesse Plemons – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix) Russell Tovey – Years and Years (HBO)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Toni Collette – Unbelievable (Netflix) (WINNER) Patricia Arquette – The Act (Hulu) Marsha Stephanie Blake – When They See Us (Netflix) Niecy Nash – When They See Us (Netflix) Margaret Qualley – Fosse/Verdon (FX) Emma Thompson – Years and Years (HBO) Emily Watson – Chernobyl (HBO)
ANIMATED SERIES BoJack Horseman (Netflix) (WINNER) Big Mouth (Netflix) The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix) The Simpsons (Fox) Undone (Amazon)
TALK SHOW The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) (WINNER – TIE) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) (WINNER – TIE) Desus & Mero (Showtime) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
COMEDY SPECIAL Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons' (ABC) (WINNER) Amy Schumer: Growing (Netflix) Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (Netflix) Ramy Youssef: Feelings (HBO) Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby (Netflix) Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (Netflix) Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (Netflix)
