The big winners of the night include Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Parasite, 1917, and Joker. The Quentin Tarantino love letter to 1960s Tinseltown notably pulled a surprise win for Best Picture after missing out on the Best Director prize. Not that Tarantino went home otherwise empty handed, as he picked up the Critics Choice for Best Original Screenplay, as did Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor, and Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh for Best Production Design. Yet in possibly the biggest surprise of the night, Parasite’s Bong Joon-ho and 1917’s Sam Mendes split the Best Director award in a tie. It is not a surprise that Mendes, who is looking increasingly like an Oscar favorite, picked up the award, but Korean filmmaker Bong also doing so is. A happy one at that for this writer, who is a member of the Critics Choice Association. Joker, meanwhile, earned awards for Best Original Score and Best Actor, further cementing Joaquin Phoenix’s frontrunner status in that category. Overall, the Critics Choice Awards are noteworthy in the Oscar race when they further underline existing narratives, and Phoenix’s flashy turn as the Clown Prince of Crime is one of the most intriguing, as a week ago Adam Driver looked like a strong competitor for his work in Marriage Story. Similarly, the critics splitting Best Director and Best Picture between Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and 1917 (plus Parasite) likewise gives credence to the emerging narrative from last week’s Golden Globes: the Oscars Best Picture race appears to be between two old school epics from respected auteurs. The full list of winners, including Regina King and Jean Smart winning for their performances in Watchmen, can be read below. Winners are bolded. BEST PICTURE 1917 Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Joker Little Women Marriage Story Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Parasite BEST ACTOR 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 Awkwafina – The Farewell Cynthia Erivo – Harriet Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan – Little Women Charlize Theron – Bombshell Renée Zellweger – Judy BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes Al Pacino – The Irishman Joe Pesci – The Irishman Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers Florence Pugh – Little Women Margot Robbie – Bombshell Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit Noah Jupe – Honey Boy Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Bombshell The Irishman Knives Out Little Women Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Parasite BEST DIRECTOR Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story Greta Gerwig – Little Women Sam Mendes – 1917 Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems Martin Scorsese – The Irishman Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Rian Johnson – Knives Out Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won – Parasite Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Lulu Wang – The Farewell BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – Joker Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit Steven Zaillian – The Irishman BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse Roger Deakins – 1917 Phedon Papamichael – Ford v Ferrari Rodrigo Prieto – The Irishman Robert Richardson – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Lawrence Sher – Joker BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran – Joker Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales – 1917 Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman – Little Women Lee Ha Jun – Parasite Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Bob Shaw, Regina Graves – The Irishman Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell – Downton Abbey BEST EDITING 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 Lee Smith – 1917 BEST COSTUME DESIGN Ruth E. Carter – Dolemite Is My Name 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 Dolemite Is My Name The Irishman Joker Judy Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Rocketman BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 1917 Ad Astra The Aeronauts Avengers: Endgame Ford v Ferrari The Irishman The Lion King BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Abominable Frozen II How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World I Lost My Body Missing Link Toy Story 4 BEST ACTION MOVIE 1917 Avengers: Endgame Ford v Ferrari John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Spider-Man: Far From Home BEST COMEDY Booksmart Dolemite Is My Name The Farewell Jojo Rabbit Knives Out BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE Ad Astra Avengers: Endgame Midsommar Us BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Atlantics Les Misérables Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire BEST SONG Glasgow (No Place Like Home) – Wild Rose (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again – Rocketman I’m Standing With You – Breakthrough Into the Unknown – Frozen II Speechless – Aladdin Spirit – The Lion King Stand Up – Harriet BEST SCORE Michael Abels – Us Alexandre Desplat – Little Women Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker Randy Newman – Marriage Story Thomas Newman – 1917 Robbie Robertson – The Irishman TELEVISION BEST DRAMA SERIES The Crown (Netflix) David Makes Man (OWN) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Pose (FX) Succession (HBO) This Is Us (NBC) Watchmen (HBO) BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC) Mike Colter – Evil (CBS) Paul Giamatti – Billions (Showtime) Kit Harington – Game of Thrones (HBO) Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor (ABC) Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix) Billy Porter – Pose (FX) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 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) Regina King – Watchmen (HBO) Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX) Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Asante Blackk – This Is Us (NBC) Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple) 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) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 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) Jean Smart – Watchmen (HBO) Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies (HBO) Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC) BEST COMEDY SERIES Barry (HBO) Mom (CBS) One Day at a Time (Netflix) PEN15 (Hulu) Schitt’s Creek (Pop) BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Ted Danson – The Good Place (NBC) Walton Goggins – The Unicorn (CBS) Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) Paul Rudd – Living with Yourself (Netflix) Bashir Salahuddin – Sherman’s Showcase (IFC) Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu) BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix) Alison Brie – GLOW (Netflix) Kirsten Dunst – On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 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) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place (NBC) 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) BEST LIMITED SERIES Catch-22 (Hulu) Chernobyl (HBO) Fosse/Verdon (FX) The Loudest Voice (Showtime) Unbelievable (Netflix) When They See Us (Netflix) Years and Years (HBO) BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Brexit (HBO) Deadwood: The Movie (HBO) El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix) Native Son (HBO) Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime) BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Christopher Abbott – Catch-22 (Hulu) Mahershala Ali – True Detective (HBO) Russell Crowe – The Loudest Voice (Showtime) Jared Harris – Chernobyl (HBO) Jharrel Jerome – When They See Us (Netflix) Sam Rockwell – Fosse/Verdon (FX) Noah Wyle – The Red Line (CBS) BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Kaitlyn Dever – Unbelievable (Netflix) Megan Hilty – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime) Joey King – The Act (Hulu) Jessie Mueller – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime) Merritt Wever – Unbelievable (Netflix) Michelle Williams – Fosse/Verdon (FX) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Asante Blackk – When They See Us (Netflix) George Clooney – Catch-22 (Hulu) John Leguizamo – When They See Us (Netflix) Jesse Plemons – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix) Stellan Skarsgård – Chernobyl (HBO) Russell Tovey – Years and Years (HBO) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Patricia Arquette – The Act (Hulu) Marsha Stephanie Blake – When They See Us (Netflix) Toni Collette – Unbelievable (Netflix) Niecy Nash – When They See Us (Netflix) Margaret Qualley – Fosse/Verdon (FX) Emma Thompson – Years and Years (HBO) Emily Watson – Chernobyl (HBO) BEST ANIMATED SERIES Big Mouth (Netflix) BoJack Horseman (Netflix) The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix) The Simpsons (Fox) BEST TALK SHOW Desus & Mero (Showtime) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) BEST COMEDY SPECIAL Amy Schumer: Growing (Netflix) Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (Netflix) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC) Ramy Youssef: Feelings (HBO) Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby (Netflix) Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (Netflix) Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (Netflix) David Crow is the Film Section Editor at Den of Geek. He’s also a member of the Online Film Critics Society. Read more of his work here. You can follow him on Twitter @DCrowsNest.
