The Critics Choice Awards are usually a more low-stakes tease for the glitz and glamor of the Academy Awards, and that casual attitude is somewhat underlined by the choice to have comedian T.J. Miller host the show multiple years in a row. This year, Miller overshadowed the awards a bit this weekend when he decided to allegedly slap an Uber driver, but if this is the introduction of some new, unnecessarily violent persona for the gleefully wacky Silicon Valley star, it didn’t come through during the show. Instead, Miller focused his goofy jokes on the awards themselves, and like with last year’s big Mad Max: Fury Road wins, they were largely solid picks.
The People V. O.J. Simpson cleaned up a lot of the TV awards, including Sarah Paulson getting Best Actress In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series, Sterling K. Brown getting the Supporting Actor nod, Courtney B. Vance getting Best Actor in that same category, and the show itself winning the Best Movie Made For TV Or Limited Series. Also, in a move that won’t make the Critics Choice Awards popular with the future president, Alec Baldwin won a Best Guest Performer In A Comedy Series award for his work as SNL’s Donald Trump.
In the bigger TV categories, Louie Anderson won Best Supporting Actor for Baskets, Jane Krakowski won the actress version for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kate McKinnon won Best Actress for SNL, and Donald Glover won Best Actor for Atlanta. The Best Comedy Series award went to Silicon Valley, with Game Of Thrones winning Best Drama. Thandie Newton and Evan Rachel Wood won the actress awards in the drama sections for Westworld, with Bob Odenkirk and John Lithgow getting the actor equivalents for Better Call Saul and The Crown.
In the world of movies, La La Land kicked a lot of butt, winning Best Picture, Best Score, Best Song, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Director, and it tied for Best Original Screenplay with Manchester By The Sea. Outside of La La Land, Ryan Reynolds won Best Actor In A Comedy for Deadpool, Natalie Portman won Best Actress for Jackie and Casey Affleck won Best Actor for Manchester By The Sea.
The full list of winners (via Variety) is below:
Best Picture
La La Land
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Young Actor/Actress
Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea
Best Acting Ensemble
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay
Eric Heisserer, Arrival
Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren, La La Land
Best Production Design
La La Land, David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Best Editing
Tom Cross, La La Land
Best Costume Design
Madeline Fontaine, Jackie
Best Hair & Makeup
Jackie
Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book
Best Animated Feature
Zootopia
Best Action Movie
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor In An Action Movie
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actress In An Action Movie
Margot Robbie, Suicide Squad
Best Comedy
Deadpool
Best Actor In A Comedy
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Best Actress In A Comedy
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Sci Fi/Horror Movie
Arrival
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
Best Song
“City of Stars,” La La Land
Best Score
Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
TV
Best Comedy Series
Silicon Valley
Best Actress In A Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon—Saturday Night Live
Best Actor In A Comedy Series
Donald Glover—Atlanta
Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jane Krakowski—Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Louie Anderson—Baskets
Best Guest Performer In A Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin—Saturday Night Live
Best Animated Series
BoJack Horseman
Best Reality Competition Series
The Voice
Best Structured Reality Series
Shark Tank
Best Unstructured Reality Series
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Best Talk Show
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Best Reality Show Host
Anthony Bourdain—Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
John Lithgow—The Crown
Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Thandie Newton—Westworld
Best Actor In A Drama Series
Bob Odenkirk—Better Call Saul
Best Actress In A Drama Series
Evan Rachel Wood—Westworld
Best Drama Series
Game Of Thrones
Best Guest Performer In A Drama Series
Jeffrey Dean Morgan—The Walking Dead
Best Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series
The People V. O.J. Simpson
Best Actor In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series
Courtney B. Vance—The People V. O.J. Simpson
Best Supporting Actor In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series
Sterling K. Brown—The People V. O.J. Simpson
Best Actress In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series
Sarah Paulson—The People V. O.J. Simpson
Best Supporting Actress In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series
Regina King—American Crime