The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards happened on Sunday with many notable names in attendance. Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer turned the hosts for the evening as the best of films and TV were announced. The Power Of The Dog continued its winning streak here at Critics Awards as it bagged a total of four awards.
In the films categories, Belfast and West Side Story were at the top of the list for maximum nominations. Both the film’s bagged 11 nominations each, however, towards the end of the awards ceremony, The Power Of The Dog emerged as the clear winner. Jane Campion’s film is dominating the awards season this year with a clear vision for Academy Awards where they’ve earned 12 nominations.
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast closely followed behind nabbing three awards each. Moreover, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story claimed two awards for this season. In the acting arena, Will Smith claimed the top award for the evening for the film King Richard.
List Of The Winners At The Critics Choice Awards, 2022
Best Picture
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
Tick, Tick… Boom!
West Side Story
The Power Of The Dog (Winner)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick… Boom!
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Will Smith – King Richard (Winner)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Winner)
Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA (Winner)
Jared Leto – House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe – Belfast
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (Winner)
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Rita Moreno – West Side Story
Best Young Actor/Actress
Jude Hill – Belfast (Winner)
Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Saniyya Sidney – King Richard
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
Best Acting Ensemble
Belfast (Winner)
Don’t Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Winner)
Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Zach Baylin – King Richard
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Winner)
Adam McKay – David Sirota, Don’t Look Up
Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Winner)
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Siân Heder – CODA
Tony Kushner – West Side Story
Jon Spaihts – Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Dune
Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Greig Fraser – Dune
Janusz Kaminski – West Side Story
Dan Laustsen – Nightmare Alley
Haris – Belfast
Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog (Winner)
The television arena witnessed the domination of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso. The show claimed awards for all four categories in which it was nominated. Following it, HBO’s show Succession bagged a total of three awards including that for Best Drama Series. Moreover, Netflix’s Squid Game made a surprise entry as the lead Lee Jung-Jae was awarded Best Actor in a Drama Series.
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