The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards tonight, live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show aired on A&E at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT and was hosted by actor and comedian T.J. Miller.
“La La Land,” the most nominated film of the evening, took home eight awards, the most of the night, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (a tie) for Damien Chazelle, Best Cinematography for Linus Sandgren, Best Production Design for David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, Best Editing for Tom Cross, Best Song, and Best Score for Justin Hurwitz.
The top acting awards were all bestowed upon different films with Casey Affleck taking home Best Actor for his work in “Manchester by the Sea,” and Natalie Portman awarded Best Actress for “Jackie.” The Best Supporting Actor trophy went to Mahershala Ali for “Moonlight,” and Best Supporting Actress to Viola Davis for her standout performance in “Fences.”
Nominated for six awards, the most of any series, “The People v. O.J. Simpson” (FX) took home four trophies including Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series. Sarah Paulson won for Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series, Courtney B. Vance for Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series, and Sterling K. Brown for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series. “Silicon Valley” (HBO) won for Best Comedy Series and “Game of Thrones” (HBO) won for Best Drama Series.
As previously announced, Viola Davis received the first-ever #SeeHer Award presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with A&E Network. Ryan Reynolds was the recipient of Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year Award, which was presented during the ceremony as part of a multi-platform content and promotional partnership launched this year between EW and the Critics’ Choice Awards.
“The Critics’ Choice Awards” are bestowed annually by the BFCA and BTJA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics’ organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 300 television, radio and online critics. BFCA members are the primary source of information for today’s film-going public. BTJA is the collective voice of journalists who regularly cover television for TV viewers, radio listeners and online audiences. Historically, the “Critics’ Choice Awards” are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
Winners of the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards:
FILM:
- BEST PICTURE – “La La Land”
- BEST ACTOR – Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
- BEST ACTRESS – Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Viola Davis, “Fences”
- BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS – Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
- BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – “Moonlight”
- BEST DIRECTOR – Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – TIE: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land” and Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
- BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Eric Heisserer, “Arrival”
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Linus Sandgren, “La La Land”
- BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, “La La Land”
- BEST EDITING – Tom Cross, “La La Land”
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Madeline Fontaine, “Jackie”
- BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – “Jackie”
- BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – “The Jungle Book”
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – “Zootopia”
- BEST ACTION MOVIE – “Hacksaw Ridge”
- BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE – Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
- BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE – Margot Robbie, “Suicide Squad”
- BEST COMEDY – “Deadpool”
- BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – Ryan Reynolds, “Deadpool”
- BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
- BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE – “Arrival”
- BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – “Elle”
- BEST SONG – “City of Stars” from “La La Land”
- BEST SCORE – Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land”
TELEVISION:
- BEST COMEDY SERIES – Silicon Valley, HBO
- BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC
- BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Donald Glover, Atlanta, FX
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Louie Anderson, Baskets, FX
- BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES – Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live, NBC
- BEST DRAMA SERIES – Game of Thrones, HBO
- BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld, HBO
- BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul, AMC
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Thandie Newton, Westworld, HBO
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – John Lithgow, The Crown, Netflix
- BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES – Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead, AMC
- BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
- BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
- BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – Regina King, American Crime, ABC
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
- BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES – The Voice, NBC
- BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Shark Tank, ABC
- BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, CNN
- BEST REALITY SHOW HOST – Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, CNN
- BEST TALK SHOW – The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS
- BEST ANIMATED SERIES – BoJack Horseman, Netflix
Winners by Picture for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards:
- ARRIVAL (2)
Best Adapted Screenplay – Eric Heisserer
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie - DEADPOOL (2)
Best Comedy
Best Actor in a Comedy – Ryan Reynolds - ELLE (1)
Best Foreign Language Film - FENCES (1)
Best Supporting Actress – Viola Davis - FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (1)
Best Actress in a Comedy – Meryl Streep - HACKSAW RIDGE (2)
Best Action Movie
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Andrew Garfield - JACKIE (3)
Best Actress – Natalie Portman
Best Costume Design – Madeline Fontaine
Best Hair & Makeup - LA LA LAND (8)
Best Picture
Best Director – Damien Chazelle
Best Original Screenplay – Damien Chazelle (TIE)
Best Cinematography – Linus Sandgren
Best Production Design – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Best Editing – Tom Cross
Best Song – “City of Stars”
Best Score – Justin Hurwitz - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (3)
Best Actor – Casey Affleck
Best Young Actor/Actress – Lucas Hedges
Best Original Screenplay – Kenneth Lonergan (TIE) - MOONLIGHT (2)
Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali
Best Acting Ensemble - SUICIDE SQUAD (1)
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Margot Robbie - THE JUNGLE BOOK (1)
Best Visual Effects - ZOOTOPIA (1)
Best Animated Feature
Winners by Program for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards:
- AMERICAN CRIME – ABC (1)
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series – Regina King - ANTHONY BOURDAIN: PARTS UNKNOWN – CNN (2)
Best Unstructured Reality Series
Best Reality Show Host – Anthony Bourdain - ATLANTA – FX (1)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Donald Glover - BASKETS – FX (1)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Louie Anderson - BETTER CALL SAUL – AMC (1)
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Bob Odenkirk - BOJACK HORSEMAN – NETFLIX (1)
Best Animated Series - GAME OF THRONES – HBO (1)
Best Drama Series - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – NBC (2)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Kate McKinnon
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series – Alec Baldwin - SHARK TANK – ABC (1)
Best Structured Reality Series - SILICON VALLEY – HBO (1)
Best Comedy Series - THE CROWN – NETFLIX (1)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – John Lithgow - THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN – CBS (1)
Best Talk Show - THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON – FX (4)
Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series – Sarah Paulson
Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series – Courtney B. Vance
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series – Sterling K. Brown - THE VOICE – NBC (1)
Best Reality Competition Series - THE WALKING DEAD – AMC (1)
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series – Jeffrey Dean Morgan - UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT – NETFLIX (1)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Jane Krakowski - WESTWORLD – HBO (2)
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Evan Rachel Wood
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Thandie Newton
Winners by Network for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards:
- ABC – 2
- AMC – 2
- CBS – 1
- CNN – 2
- FX – 6
- HBO – 4
- NETFLIX – 3
- NBC – 3
