rewrite this title Critics Choice Awards: One Battle After Another Wins Best Picture, Strengthens Oscar Front-Runner Status

For the last fifteen years or so, I’ve proudly been a voting member of the Critics Choice Association, and this evening marked our annual awards ceremony celebrating the best in film and television.

As widely expected, One Battle After Another continued its march toward what now feels like inevitable Oscar glory. The film took several of the night’s top prizes, including Best Picture and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson. However, Leonardo DiCaprio was upset in the Best Actor category, losing to Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme.

Because the Critic;s Choice voting body is made up entirely of entertainment journalists, the winners often skew more adventurous than your typical awards show. This year’s surprises included Jacob Elordi winning for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and Amy Madigan taking Best Supporting Actress for her scene-stealing turn in Weapons.

On the animated side, Netflix’s juggernaut KPop Demon Hunters claimed Best Animated Feature, while the television categories largely mirrored the Emmys. The Pitt dominated the drama races, The Studio swept the comedy categories, and Adolescence ruled the limited series awards.

Below is the complete list of Critics Choice Award winners.

Film Awards

Best PictureOne Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Best ActorTimothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme (A24)

Best ActressJessie Buckley – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Best Supporting ActorJacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Best Supporting ActressAmy Madigan – Weapons (Warner Bros.)

Best Young Actor / ActressMiles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Best Original ScreenplayRyan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)

Best Casting and EnsembleFrancine Maisler – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best CinematographyAdolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)

Best Production DesignTamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Best EditingStephen Mirrione – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Best Costume DesignKate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Best Hair and MakeupMike Hill, Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Best Visual EffectsJoe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)

Best Stunt DesignWade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)

Best Animated FeatureKPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

Best ComedyThe Naked Gun (Paramount)

Best Foreign Language FilmThe Secret Agent (Neon)

Best Song“Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

Best ScoreLudwig Göransson – Sinners (Warner Bros.)

Best SoundAl Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta, Gareth John – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Television Awards

Drama

Best Drama SeriesThe Pitt (HBO Max)

Best Actor in a Drama SeriesNoah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Best Actress in a Drama SeriesRhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesTramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesKatherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Comedy

Best Comedy SeriesThe Studio (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Comedy SeriesSeth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV+)

Best Actress in a Comedy SeriesJean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesIke Barinholtz – The Studio (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesJanelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Limited Series & TV Movies

Best Limited SeriesAdolescence (Netflix)

Best Movie Made for TelevisionBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionStephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionSarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionOwen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TelevisionErin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)

Additional TV Categories

Best Foreign Language SeriesSquid Game (Netflix)

Best Animated SeriesSouth Park (Comedy Central)

Best Talk ShowJimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Best Variety SeriesLast Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)

Best Comedy SpecialSNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)