The awards season is currently in full steam, and the Critics’ Choice Awards are the latest ceremony to cement the status of leading frontrunners in the race. The list of winners is in, and Nomadland and The Crown came on top with four awards in their respective categories.
Nomadland ended up beating the likes of Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7 to win the award for best motion picture. It also came out victorious in three more categories—best director and best-adapted screenplay for Chloé Zhao, and best cinematography.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom came in second with a total of three awards, one of them to the late actor Chadwick Boseman. Minari, Promising Young Woman, and The Trial of the Chicago followed closely with a total of two awards each.
When it comes to the television field, The Crown was the absolute winner and it won big in four different categories. The comedy field brought a couple of pleasant surprises, as Apple TV’s underrated sitcom Ted Lasso reigned supreme with a total of three awards.
The 26th Critics’ Choice Awards took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on March 7th, with Taye Diggs hosting the festivities.
Full List of 2021 Critics’ Choice Awards Winners:
MOVIES
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
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)
Best Foreign Language Film
Minari (24)
Best Song
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)
Best Score
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste – Soul (Pixar/Disney)
TELEVISION
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
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)