Excitement over the NFL Playoffs caused me to skip an event that I always look forward to covering every year. I missed the 24th Annual Critics Choice Awards and I apologize to my followers about that. On my social media feeds, I did say that I was going to post a recap to find out who won on Sunday night in the film categories, so let’s get into that:
Best Original Score:
- Kris Bowers, Green Book
- Nicholas Brittel, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
- Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther
- Justin Hurwitz, First Man (Winner)
- Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns
Best Original Song:
- “All the Stars”-Black Panther
- “Girl in the Movies”-Dumplin’
- “I’ll Fight”-RBG
- “The Place Where Lost Things Go”-Mary Poppins Returns
- “Shallow”-A Star is Born (Winner)
- “Trip a Little Light Fantastic”-Mary Poppins Returns
Best Foreign Language Film:
- Burning
- Capernaum
- Cold War
- Roma (Winner)
- Shoplifters
Best Animated Feature:
- The Grinch
- Incredibles 2
- Isle of Dogs
- Mirai
- Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Winner)
Best Visual Effects:
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther (Winner)
- First Man
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Mission: Impossible-Fallout
- Ready Player One
Best Costume Design:
- Alexandra Byrne, Mary Queen of Scots
- Ruth Carter, Black Panther (Winner)
- Julian Day, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Sandy Powell, The Favourite
- Sandy Powell, Mary Poppins Returns
Best Production Design:
- Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart, Black Panther (Winner)
- Eugenio Cabarello and Barbara Enriquez, Roma
- Nelson Coates and Andrew Baseman, Crazy Rich Asians
- Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton, The Favourite
- Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas, First Man
- John Myhre and Gordon Sim, Mary Poppins Returns
Best Editing:
- Jay Cassidy, A Star is Born
- Hank Corwin, Vice
- Tom Cross, First Man (Winner)
- Alfonso Cuarón and Adam Gough, Roma
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis, The Favourite
- Joe Walker, Widows
Best Cinematography:
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (Winner)
- James Laxton, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Matthew Libatique, A Star is Born
- Rachel Morrison, Black Panther
- Robbie Ryan, The Favourite
- Linus Sandgren, First Man
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther
- Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
- Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper and Will Fetters, A Star is Born
- Josh Singer, First Man
- Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Spike Lee and Kevin Willmott, BlacKkKlansman
Best Original Screenplay:
- Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
- Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
- Adam McKay, Vice
- Paul Schrader, First Reformed (Winner)
- Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
- Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski, A Quiet Place
Best Young Actor/Actress:
- Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade (Winner)
- Thomasin McKenzie, Leave No Trace
- Ed Oxenbould, Wildlife
- Millicent Simmonds, A Quiet Place
- Amanda Stenberg, The Hate U Give
- Sunny Suljic, Mid90s
Best Acting Ensemble:
- Black Panther
- Crazy Rich Asians
- The Favourite (Winner)
- Vice
- Widows
Best Supporting Actress:
- Amy Adams, Vice
- Claire Foy, First Man
- Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased
- Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
- Emma Stone, The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor:
- Mahershala Ali, Green Book (Winner)
- Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
- Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
- Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
- Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Best Actress:
- Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
- Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
- Glenn Close, The Wife (Winner)
- Toni Collette, Hereditary
- Olivia Colman, The Favourite
- Lady Gaga, A Star is Born (Winner)
- Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Actor:
- Christian Bale, Vice (Winner)
- Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
- Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
- Ryan Gosling, First Man
- Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
- Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Best Director:
- Damien Chazelle, First Man
- Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (Winner)
- Peter Farrelly, Green Book
- Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
- Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
- Adam McKay, Vice
Best Picture:
Winner:
Here is where you can find the full list of winners from the 24th Annual Critics Choice Awards. It’s a shame that I had to miss the ceremony this year but I had a really darn good reason! For the most part, it looked like I had a good idea of how everything was going to shake out.
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