THE SHAPE OF WATER” NAMED BEST PICTURE, TAKES FOUR AWARDS
AT 23rd ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
“THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” EARNS THREE AWARDS
“BIG LITTLE LIES” LEADS TELEVISION RECIPIENTS WITH FOUR AWARDS
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced the winners of the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards tonight, live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The gala event aired on The CW Network at 8PM ET (delayed PT), and was hosted by actor-activist Olivia Munn.
Shape of Water
“The Shape of Water,” the most nominated film of the evening, earned four awards, the most of the night: Best Picture, Best Director for Guillermo del Toro, Best Production Design for Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin, and Best Score for Alexandre Desplat.
The top film acting awards were bestowed upon Gary Oldman, who took home Best Actor for his work in “Darkest Hour,” and Frances McDormand, awarded Best Actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” McDormand’s co-star Sam Rockwell won the trophy for Best Supporting Actor, while Best Supporting Actress went to Allison Janney for her standout performance in “I, Tonya.”
Nominated for five awards, Big Little Lies (HBO) earned four trophies including Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series for Nicole Kidman, while co-stars Alexander Skarsgård and Laura Dern were named Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series, respectively. The Handmaid’s Tale(Hulu) won Best Drama Series, in addition to Best Actress in a Drama Series for Elisabeth Moss, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Ann Dowd. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) won Best Comedy Series, in addition to Best Actress in a Comedy Series for its leading lady, Rachel Brosnahan.
Gal Gadot received the #SeeHer Award presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with The CW Network. Gadot accepted the award from her “Wonder Woman” director, Patty Jenkins.
“The Critics’ Choice Awards” are bestowed annually by the BFCA and BTJA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics’ organization in the US, representing more than 300 television, radio and online critics. BFCA members are the primary source of information for today’s film-going public. BTJA is the collective voice of journalists who regularly cover television for TV viewers, radio listeners and online audiences. The “Critics’ Choice Awards” are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
WINNERS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
FILM:
BEST PICTURE – “The Shape of Water”
BEST ACTOR – Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
BEST ACTRESS– Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS–Brooklynn Prince, “The Florida Project”
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST DIRECTOR – Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – James Ivory, “Call Me By Your Name”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Roger Deakins, “Blade Runner 2049”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin, “The Shape of Water”
BEST EDITING (TIE) – Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos, “Baby Driver”
BEST EDITING (TIE) – Lee Smith, “Dunkirk”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Mark Bridges, “Phantom Thread”
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP – “Darkest Hour”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – “War for the Planet of the Apes”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – “Coco”
BEST ACTION MOVIE – “Wonder Woman”
BEST COMEDY – “The Big Sick”
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE – “Get Out”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – “In The Fade”
BEST SONG – “Remember Me” from “Coco”
BEST SCORE – Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water”
TELEVISION:
BEST COMEDY SERIES – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,Amazon
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Ted Danson, The Good Place, NBC
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES– Walton Goggins, Vice Principals, HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
BEST DRAMA SERIES – The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – David Harbour, Stranger Things, Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES– Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu
BEST LIMITED SERIES – Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TV – The Wizard of Lies, HBO
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Ewan McGregor, Fargo, FX
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST TALK SHOW – Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
BEST ANIMATED SERIES – Rick and Morty, Adult Swim
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Born This Way, A&E
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Shark Tank, ABC
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES – The Voice, NBC
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST – RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1
WINNERS BY FILM FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
BABY DRIVER (1)
Best Editing (TIE) – Paul Machliss
BLADE RUNNER 2049 (1)
Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (1) Best Adapted Screenplay – James Ivory
COCO (2)
Best Animated Feature
Best Song – “Remember Me”
DARKEST HOUR (2)
Best Actor – Gary Oldman
Best Hair and Makeup
DUNKIRK (1)
Best Editing (TIE) – Lee Smith
GET OUT (2)
Best Original Screenplay – Jordan Peele
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
I, TONYA (2)
Best Supporting Actress – Allison Janney
Best Actress in a Comedy – Margot Robbie
IN THE FADE (1)
Best Foreign Language Film
PHANTOM THREAD (1)
Best Costume Design – Mark Bridges
THE BIG SICK (1)
Best Comedy
THE DISASTER ARTIST (1)
Best Actor in a Comedy – James Franco
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (1) Best Young Actor– Brooklynn Prince
THE SHAPE OF WATER (4)
Best Picture
Best Director – Guillermo del Toro
Best Production Design – Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin
Best Score – Alexandre Desplat
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (3)
Best Actress – Frances McDormand
Best Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell
Best Acting Ensemble
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1)
Best Visual Effects
WONDER WOMAN (1)
Best Action Movie
WINNERS BY PROGRAM FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
BIG LITTLE LIES – HBO (4)
Best Limited Series
Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series – Nicole Kidman
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series – Alexander Skarsgård
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series – Laura Dern
BORN THIS WAY – A&E (1)
Best Unstructured Reality Series
FARGO – FX (1)
Best Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series – Ewan McGregor
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! – ABC (1)
Best Talk Show
RICK AND MORTY – ADULT SWIM (1)
Best Animated Series
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE – VH1 (1)
Best Reality Show Host – RuPaul
SHARK TANK – ABC (1)
Best Structured Reality Series
STRANGER THINGS – NETFLIX (1)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – David Harbour
THE BIG BANG THEORY – CBS (1)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Mayim Bialik
THE GOOD PLACE – NBC (1)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Ted Danson
THE HANDMAID’S TALE – HULU (3)
Best Drama Series
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Elisabeth Moss
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Ann Dowd
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL – AMAZON (2)
Best Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Rachel Brosnahan
THE VOICE – NBC (1)
Best Reality Competition Series
THE WIZARD OF LIES – HBO (1)
Best Movie Made for TV
THIS IS US – NBC (1)
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Sterling K. Brown
VICE PRINCIPALS – HBO (1)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Walton Goggins
WINNERS BY NETWORK FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
A&E – 1
ABC – 2
ADULT SWIM – 1
AMAZON – 2
CBS – 1
FX – 1
HBO – 6
HULU – 3
NBC – 3
NETFLIX – 1
VH1 – 1
