In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, it was only fitting that dozens of firefighters walked into Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar to as standing ovation that kicked off the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler.
After some jokes chiding the ongoing Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni scandal, the show got down to the business at hand: recognizing the absolute best in film and television over the past year.
There were a number of unexpected moments—including Anora winning the top prize of best picture– and some surprise guest presenters, including Jackie Chan and Sacha Baron Cohen.
There was exuberant celebration from the Wicked tables when director Jon M. Chu took the trophy for best director, as he was ignored by the Oscars and didn’t score a nomination there. He even joked from the stage, “I’m going to win that Oscar.”
The film acting awards had been predicted but there was no less joy for their recipients in winning them. The Brutalist star Adrien Brody won best actor; Demi Moore took best actress for her work in The Substance; Emilia Pérez actress Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress and A Real Pain‘s Kieran Culkin, who wasn’t in attendance, took the prize for best supporting actor.
A Real Pain tied with Deadpool & Wolverine for Best Comedy.
Emilia Pérez took three trophies, including best international film and best supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña, even as the Netflix film continues to deal with the fallout from star Karla Sofia Gascon’s incendiary tweets that were dug up by a reporter.
Along with Moore’s acting win, The Substance captured the awards for best original screenplay and best hair and makeup. The best adapted screenplay award went to Conclave, which also won for best acting ensemble.
In the TV categories, Shogun scored four awards, including best drama series, followed by Hacks, with three, including best comedy series. The limited series award went to Baby Reindeer.
The Penguin’s Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti both were recognized with trophies, as was Kathy Bates for her role in Matlock.
Many of the recipients, including Farrell and Bates, gave heartfelt thanks to the firefighters in their acceptance speeches.Here’s a complete list of the winners:
Film
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 animated film: “The Wild Robot”
Best comedy (tie): “A Real Pain” and “Deadpool & Wolverine”
Best foreign language film: “Emilia Pérez”
Best song: “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” (Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Camille)
Best score: “Challengers” (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
TV
Best drama series: “Shōgun”
Best drama actor: Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun”
Best drama actress: Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
Best drama supporting actor: Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun”
Best drama supporting actress: Moeka Hoshi, “Shōgun”
Best comedy series: “Hacks”
Best comedy actor: Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
Best comedy actress: Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Best comedy supporting actor: Michael Urie, “Shrinking”
Best comedy supporting actress: Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Best limited series: “Baby Reindeer”
Best TV movie: “Rebel Ridge”
Best actor in a limited series or TV movie: Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
Best actress in a limited series or TV movie: Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”
Best supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie: Liev Schreiber, “The Perfect Couple”
Best supporting actress in a limited series of TV movie: 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”
