The Critics Choice Awards just did a lot to clarify the Oscars race.
“Anora” won Best Picture, “Conclave” won Best Ensemble, Best Actor and Actress went to Adrien Brody, and to Demi Moore.
Jon M. Chu, who was not nominated for an Oscar, won Best Director for “Wicked.”
The extremely well produced and written awards show was hosted by Chelsea Handler with a lot of wit and a great dress. The presence of first responders and fire fighters — and the appreciation they received on stage — made for a poignant evening.
These awards were voted on before January 10th because the CCAs were supposed to take place on the 12th. They were postponed twice. It’s interesting to see, a month later, what the critics were thinking then. It’s very possible they’d have had different ideas now.
But the winners tonight were all very good choices. In television, “Shogun” and “Hacks” were honored in Drama and Comedy.
As for “Emilia Perez,” it’s win as Best Foreign Film may be all it gets now after the scandal surrounding actress Karla Sofia Gascon. But Zoe Saldana’s win for Best Supporting Actress will endure, I think, and rightly so.
BEST PICTURE
Anora
BEST ACTOR
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
BEST ACTRESS
Demi Moore – The Substance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Conclave
BEST DIRECTOR
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Peter Straughan – Conclave
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
BEST EDITING
Marco Costa – Challengers
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Paul Tazewell – Wicked
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Wild Robot
BEST COMEDY (TIE)
A Real Pain
Deadpool & Wolverine
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Emilia Pérez
BEST SONG
“El Mal” – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille – Emilia Pérez
BEST SCORE
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
SERIES CATEGORIES
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates – Matlock
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Hacks
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jean Smart – Hacks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Michael Urie – Shrinking
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Rebel Ridge
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Squid Game
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
X-Men ’97
BEST TALK SHOW
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Ali Wong: Single Lady
