The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the winners of the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards LIVE on The CW during an in-person/virtual hybrid ceremony hosted for the third time by acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs on March 7th.
Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
WINNERS BY FILM FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (Amazon Studios) – 1
- Best Supporting Actress – Maria Bakalova
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (Warner Bros.) – 1
- Best Supporting Actor – Daniel Kaluuya
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (Netflix) – 3
- Best Actor – Chadwick Boseman
- Best Costume Design – Ann Roth
- Best Hair and Makeup
MANK (Netflix) – 1
- Best Production Design – Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale
MINARI (A24) – 2
- Best Young Actor/Actress – Alan Kim
- Best Foreign Language Film
NOMADLAND (Searchlight Pictures) – 4
- Best Picture
- Best Director – Chloé Zhao
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Chloé Zhao
- Best Cinematography – Joshua James Richards
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (Amazon Studios) – 1
- Best Song – “Speak Now,” Performed by Leslie Odom, Jr., Written by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
PALM SPRINGS (Hulu and NEON) – 1
- Best Comedy
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (Focus Features) – 2
- Best Actress – Carey Mulligan
- Best Original Screenplay – Emerald Fennell
SOUL (Disney) – 1
- Best Score – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
SOUND OF METAL (Amazon Studios) – 1
- Best Editing – Mikkel E. G. Nielsen – TIE
TENET (Warner Bros.) – 1
- Best Visual Effects
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (Netflix) – 2
- Best Acting Ensemble
Best Editing – Alan Baumgarten – TIE
WINNERS BY SERIES FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
BETTER CALL SAUL: ETHICS TRAINING WITH KIM WEXLER (AMC/Youtube) – 1
- Best Short Form Series
HAMILTON (Disney+) – 1
- Best Movie Made for Television
JERRY SEINFELD: 23 HOURS TO KILL (Netflix) – 1
- Best Comedy Special – TIE
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS (NBC) – 1
- Best Talk Show
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (HBO) – 1
- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Michael K. Williams
MICHELLE BUTEAU: WELCOME TO BUTEAUPIA (Netflix) – 1
- Best Comedy Special – TIE
MRS. AMERICA (FX) – 1
- Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Uzo Aduba
SCHITT’S CREEK (Pop) – 2
- Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Catherine O’Hara
- Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Daniel Levy
SMALL AXE (Amazon Studios) – 1
- Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – John Boyega
TED LASSO (Apple TV+) – 3
- Best Comedy Series
- Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Jason Sudeikis
- Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Hannah Waddingham
THE CROWN (Netflix) – 4
- Best Drama Series
- Best Actor in a Drama Series – Josh O’Connor
- Best Actress in a Drama Series – Emma Corrin
- Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Gillian Anderson
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (Netflix) – 2
- Best Limited Series
- Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Anya Taylor-Joy
THE UNDOING (HBO) – 1
- Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Donald Sutherland
WINS BY STUDIO/NETWORK FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
- Netflix – 14
- Amazon Studios – 4
- Searchlight Pictures – 4
- Apple TV+ – 3
- A24 – 2
- Disney/Disney+ – 2
- Focus Features – 2
- HBO – 2
- Pop – 2
- Warner Bros. – 2
- AMC YouTube – 1
- FX – 1
- Hulu – 1
- NBC – 1
- NEON – 1
WINNERS OF THE 26TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
FILM CATEGORIES
BEST PICTURE
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Studios)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Alan Kim – Minari (A24)
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joshua James Richards – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale – Mank (Netflix)
BEST EDITING – TIE
Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen – Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Ann Roth – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Tenet (Warner Bros.)
BEST COMEDY
Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Minari (A24)
BEST SONG
Speak Now – One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
BEST SCORE
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste – Soul (Disney)
SERIES CATEGORIES
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Crown (Netflix)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Josh O’Connor – The Crown (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Gillian Anderson – The Crown (Netflix)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Hamilton (Disney+)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
John Boyega – Small Axe (Amazon Studios)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Donald Sutherland – The Undoing (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America (FX)
BEST TALK SHOW
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL – TIE
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix)
Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (Netflix)
BEST SHORT FORM SERIES
Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler (AMC/Youtube)
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
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