Critics Choice Awards: Best Picture Winners and Impact on Oscars

For the past decade and a half, I’ve had the honor of being a voting member of the Critics Choice Association, and tonight we celebrated the best in film and television at our annual awards ceremony.

No surprise here—One Battle After Another continued its march towards what looks like impending Oscar glory. The movie scooped up several top prizes, including Best Picture and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson. Rattling the cage, Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor for Marty Supreme, beating out Leonardo DiCaprio.

Our voting body, made up entirely of entertainment journalists, often leans towards more adventurous picks than other awards shows. Some standout surprises this year included Jacob Elordi’s win for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and Amy Madigan snagging Best Supporting Actress for her stellar performance in Weapons.

In the animated realm, Netflix’s hit KPop Demon Hunters nabbed Best Animated Feature, while television categories closely resembled the Emmys. The Pitt dominated the drama races, The Studio swept the comedy categories, and Adolescence ruled the limited series awards.

Check out the full list of Critics Choice Award winners below:

Film Awards

– Best Picture: One Battle After Another
– Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
– Best Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
– Best Supporting Actor: Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
– Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan – Weapons
– Best Young Actor / Actress: Miles Caton – Sinners
– Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
– Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler – Sinners
– Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
– Best Casting and Ensemble: Francine Maisler – Sinners
– Best Cinematography: Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
– Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein
– Best Editing: Stephen Mirrione – F1
– Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley – Frankenstein
– Best Hair and Makeup: Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein
– Best Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash
– Best Stunt Design: Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
– Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
– Best Comedy: The Naked Gun
– Best Foreign Language Film: The Secret Agent
– Best Song: “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters
– Best Score: Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
– Best Sound: Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1

Television Awards

Drama:
– Best Drama Series: The Pitt
– Best Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
– Best Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
– Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tramell Tillman – Severance
– Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt

Comedy:
– Best Comedy Series: The Studio
– Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen – The Studio
– Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart – Hacks
– Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
– Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Janelle James – Abbott Elementary

Limited Series & TV Movies:
– Best Limited Series: Adolescence
– Best Movie Made for Television: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
– Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Stephen Graham – Adolescence
– Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
– Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Owen Cooper – Adolescence
– Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Erin Doherty – Adolescence

Exciting stuff all around, and can’t wait to see how these winners fare as we move closer to the Oscar season.