film / tv / politics / social media / lists celeb / pajiba love / misc / about / cbr
film / tv / politics / web / celeb

Critics-Choice-Awards-2021-Ashleigh-Parker-1305879112.jpg

And The Winners Of The 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards Are...

By Kristy Puchko | TV | March 8, 2021 |

By Kristy Puchko | TV | March 8, 2021 |


Critics-Choice-Awards-2021-Ashleigh-Parker-1305879112.jpg

Last night, the 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards was held remotely but still boasted plenty of stars and big wins.

Ahead of the Oscar nominations, Chloé Zhao is continuing her dominance of Best Director with Nomadland. Maria Bakalova and Carrie Mulligan held strong as frontrunners. Pajiba favorites Ted Lasso and Schitt’s Creek got lots of love. Regrettably, my enthusiasm for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga was not shared by my fellow Critics Choice Association members.

Here’s the list of winners, plus links to Pajiba’s reviews! (Click through for bonus fun!)

FILM

Best Picture
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
David Fincher, Mank
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Actor
Ben Affleck, The Way Back
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Tom Hanks, News of the World
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman, Mank
Steven Yeun, Minari

Best Actress
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Zendaya, Malcolm & Marie

Best Supporting Actor
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

Best Young Actor/Actress
Ryder Allen, Palmer
Ibrahima Gueye, The Life Ahead
Alan Kim, Minari
Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Caoilinn Springall, The Midnight Sky
Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best Acting Ensemble
Da 5 Bloods
Judas and the Black Messiah
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Original Screenplay
Mank
Minari
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Father
First Cow
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
News of the World
Nomadland
One Night in Miami

Best Production Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Tenet

Best Cinematography
Da 5 Bloods
First Cow
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet

Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Promising Young Woman

Best Editing
The Father
Mank
Nomadland
Sound of Metal
Tenet
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Hair and Makeup
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Promising Young Woman
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Visual Effects
Greyhound
The Invisible Man
Mank
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Score
The Midnight Sky
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Tenet

Best Song
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga — “Husavik (My Home Town)”
The Life Ahead - “Io Si (Seen)”
Judas and the Black Messiah — “Fight for You”
One Night in Miami — “Speak Now
The Outpost — “Everybody Cries”
The United States vs. Billie Holiday — “Tigress & Tweed”

Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round
Collective
La Llorona
The Life Ahead
Minari
Two Of Us

Best Comedy
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Forty-Year-Old Version
The King of Staten Island
On the Rocks
Palm Springs
The Prom

TELEVISION:

Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Good Fight
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Perry Mason
This Is Us

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman — Ozark
Sterling K. Brown — This Is Us
Jonathan Majors — Lovecraft Country
Josh O’Connor — The Crown
Bob Odenkirk — Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys — Perry Mason

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski — The Good Fight
Olivia Colman — The Crown
Emma Corrin — The Crown
Claire Danes — Homeland
Laura Linney — Ozark
Jurnee Smollett — Lovecraft Country

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks — Better Call Saul
Justin Hartley — This Is Us
John Lithgow — Perry Mason
Tobias Menzies — The Crown
Tom Pelphrey — Ozark
Michael K. Williams — Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson — The Crown
Cynthia Erivo — The Outsider
Julia Garner — Ozark
Janet McTeer — Ozark
Wunmi Mosaku — Lovecraft Country
Rhea Seehorn — Better Call Saul

Best Comedy Series
Better Things
The Flight Attendant
Mom
Pen15
Ramy
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso
What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Hank Azaria — Brockmire
Matt Berry — What We Do in the Shadows
Nicholas Hoult — The Great
Eugene Levy — Schitt’s Creek
Jason Sudeikis — Ted Lasso
Ramy Youssef — Ramy

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon — Better Things
Christina Applegate — Dead to Me
Kaley Cuoco — The Flight Attendant
Natasia Demetriou — What We Do in the Shadows
Catherine O’Hara — Schitt’s Creek
Issa Rae — Insecure

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
William Fichtner — Mom
Harvey Guillén — What We Do in the Shadows
Daniel Levy — Schitt’s Creek
Alex Newell — Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
Mark Proksch — What We Do in the Shadows
Andrew Rannells — Black Monday

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Lecy Goranson — The Conners
Rita Moreno — One Day at a Time
Annie Murphy — Schitt’s Creek
Ashley Park — Emily in Paris
Jaime Pressly — Mom
Hannah Waddingham — Ted Lasso

Best Limited Series
I May Destroy You
Mrs. America
Normal People
The Plot Against America
The Queen’s Gambit
Small Axe
The Undoing
Unorthodox

TV Movie
Bad Education
Between the World and Me
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Hamilton
Sylvie’s Love
What the Constitution Means to Me

Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
John Boyega — Small Axe
Hugh Grant — The Undoing
Paul Mescal — Normal People
Chris Rock — Fargo
Mark Ruffalo — I Know This Much is True
Morgan Spector — The Plot Against America

Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Cate Blanchett — Mrs. America
Michaela Coel — I May Destroy You
Daisy Edgar-Jones — Normal People
Shira Haas — Unorthodox
Anya Taylor-Joy — The Queen’s Gambit
Tessa Thompson — Sylvie’s Love

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Daveed Diggs — The Good Lord Bird
Joshua Caleb Johnson — The Good Lord Bird
Dylan McDermott — Hollywood
Donald Sutherland — The Undoing
Glynn Turman — Fargo
John Turturro — The Plot Against America

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Uzo Aduba — Mrs. America
Betsy Brandt — Soulmates
Marielle Heller — The Queen’s Gambit
Margo Martindale — Mrs. America
Winona Ryder — The Plot Against America
Tracey Ullman — Mrs. America

Best Talk Show
Desus & Mero
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Red Table Talk

Best Comedy Special
Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
Marc Maron: End Times Fun
Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

If your favorite film of 2020 wasn’t named here, it might have won praise in CCA’s First Annual Super Awards or our Documentary Awards.

Which Critics Choice Award win are you most fired up about?