The Critics Choice Awards were pretty refreshing after the miserable Golden Globes last weekend.
“Oppenheimer” swept the movie side, while “Succession” took the TV department. In film, there were some surprises as Paul Giamatti and Emma Stone triumphed in lead, and Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won in supporting.
Of the four, Stone’s win was the biggest surprise as Lily Gladstone was the expected victor. She may yet prevail. We’ll have to see how the SAG Awards play out.
Giamatti’s win over Cillian Murphy from “Oppenheimer” makes sense. In “The Holdovers,” Giamatti — long a favorite with no awards — is overdue. That isn’t to say anything about Murphy, whose work as Oppenheimer is stellar. But it’s also the latter actor’s first foray into this arena.
In TV the big winners were “Succession” and “The Bear.” More than likely these choices will echo at tonight’s Emmy Awards, making it a little bit of a letdown.
Chelsea Handler was again a humorous and sophisticated host without embarrassing or humiliating anyone. The two hour show was a lesson in how to do these things in an entertaining and energetic way. Kudos to everyone involved.
Because the show was running a little short, the surprise of the night was asking Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie to come on stage and receive Best Comedy for “Barbie.” America Ferrara of that film was presented with the See Her award and gave such a moving speech that Oscar winner Brie Larson burst into tears at her table. She told me she was overwhelmed by Ferrara, who’s really become an oracle in Hollywood these days.
BEST PICTURE
Oppenheimer
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
BEST ACTOR
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone – Poor Things
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Beef (Netflix)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Succession (HBO | Max)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Succession (HBO | Max)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Bear (FX)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max)
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Oppenheimer
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)
BEST SONG
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
BEST COMEDY (non-televised)
Barbie
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (non-televised)
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (non-televised)
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (non-televised)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (non-televised)
Anatomy of a Fall
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (non-televised)
Oppenheimer
