Critics Choice: ‘Anora,’ Chu, Brody, Moore Take Home Wins

Wicked, The Substance, and Emilia Pérez led the film awards at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Shogun dominated the TV categories. 

There were some surprises tonight at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Sean Baker’s Anora looked to be shut out until the final award of the evening — Best Picture — was announced, which it received against stiff competition from The Brutalist, Conclave, and Wicked. The biggest surprise of the evening had to be John M. Chu’s unexpected win for Best Director for Wicked. We’ll see what happens tomorrow night with the Directors Guild Awards as to whether or not The Brutalist‘s Brady Corbet can sustain his momentum. The Producers Guild also announces tomorrow.

Three films tied for most wins of the evening: Wicked, The Substance (including Best Actress for Demi Moore), and Emilia Pérez (including Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña). The Brutalist‘s only win of the evening came in Best Actor for Adrien Brody.

On the TV front, FX’s Shogun led with four awards, losing Best Actress in a Drama Series to Matlock‘s Kathy Bates. MAX’s Hacks followed with three wins, including Comedy Series and performance wins for Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.

Here are tonight’s winners:

FILM

BEST PICTURE

Anora

BEST ACTOR

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

BEST ACTRESS

Demi Moore – The Substance

BEST DIRECTOR

Jon M. Chu – Wicked

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Peter Straughan – Conclave

BEST SONG

“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Paul Tazewell – Wicked

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two

BEST SCORE

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Emilia Pérez

BEST COMEDY (tie)

A Real Pain
Deadpool & Wolverine

BEST EDITING

Marco Costa – Challengers

BEST YOUNG ACTOR / ACTRESS

Maisy Stella – My Old Ass

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Wild Robot

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Conclave

TELEVISION

BEST DRAMA SERIES

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Hacks (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO | Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Rebel Ridge (Netflix)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

BEST TALK SHOW

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)