‘Shape of Water & Big Little Lies Dominates Critics’ Choice Awards
Variety.com: “Get Out,” “The Shape of Water,” “Big Little Lies” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” were just some of the films and television series honored by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. and Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. Thursday at the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards.
Overall nominations leader “The Shape of Water” walked away with the most movie awards with four, including best picture and best director for Guillermo del Toro. On the television side, “Big Little Lies” also reigned with four wins, including yet another best limited series prize. “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won in the top drama and comedy fields.
Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”) and Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”) joined Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) in the winners circle for film acting honors, while Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”), Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”), Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) and Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”) were among the television acting victors.
The BFCA’s genre categories went to “Get Out” (best sci-fi/horror film), “Wonder Woman” (best action film) and “The Big Sick” (best comedy film). Screenplay honors went to “Get Out” and “Call Me by Your Name.”
“Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins presented Gal Gadot with the #SeeHer Award, honoring women who push boundaries and recognize the importance of accurately portraying women across the entertainment landscape.
At the end of a day that saw five women come forward with accusations of sexual misconduct aimed at James Franco, the “Disaster Artist” star won the award for best actor in a comedy. He did not attend the ceremony, and presenter Walton Goggins accepted on his behalf.
The “Time’s Up” movement was otherwise very much a topic at hand. Del Toro, Gadot, Kidman and Kumail Nanjiani all referenced the amplification of women’s voices in their speeches. Meanwhile, emcee Olivia Munn was joined by comedian Niecy Nash for a tongue-in-cheek “Toast to the Good Guys” bit, appreciating all the men who behaved themselves in 2017. The segment also referenced the recent “All the Money in the World” pay gap dispute: “Thank you to all the producers for paying Niecy and I the same and Mark Wahlberg a million bucks,” Munn said.
Full list of nominees and winners below.
FILM
Best Picture - “The Shape of Water”
Best Director - Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Best Actor - Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Best Actress - Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Best Young Actor/Actress - Brooklynn Prince, “The Florida Project”
Best Acting Ensemble - “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Adapted Screenplay - “Call Me by Your Name” (James Ivory)
Best Cinematography - “Blade Runner 2049” (Roger Deakins)
Best Costume Design - “Phantom Thread” (Mark Bridges)
Best Editing - “Baby Driver” (Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos) /“Dunkirk” (Lee Smith)
Best Hair and Makeup - “Darkest Hour”
Best Production Design - “The Shape of Water” (Paul Denham Austerberry; Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin)
Best Score - “The Shape of Water” (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Song - “Remember Me” from “Coco”
Best Visual Effects - “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Best Animated Feature - “Coco”
Best Action Movie - “Wonder Woman”
Best Comedy - “The Big Sick”
Best Actor in a Comedy - James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
Best Actress in a Comedy - Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie - “Get Out”
Best Foreign Language Film - “In the Fade”
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Best Drama Series - “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
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Overall nominations leader “The Shape of Water” walked away with the most movie awards with four, including best picture and best director for Guillermo del Toro. On the television side, “Big Little Lies” also reigned with four wins, including yet another best limited series prize. “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won in the top drama and comedy fields.
Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”) and Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”) joined Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) in the winners circle for film acting honors, while Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”), Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”), Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) and Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”) were among the television acting victors.
The BFCA’s genre categories went to “Get Out” (best sci-fi/horror film), “Wonder Woman” (best action film) and “The Big Sick” (best comedy film). Screenplay honors went to “Get Out” and “Call Me by Your Name.”
“Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins presented Gal Gadot with the #SeeHer Award, honoring women who push boundaries and recognize the importance of accurately portraying women across the entertainment landscape.
At the end of a day that saw five women come forward with accusations of sexual misconduct aimed at James Franco, the “Disaster Artist” star won the award for best actor in a comedy. He did not attend the ceremony, and presenter Walton Goggins accepted on his behalf.
The “Time’s Up” movement was otherwise very much a topic at hand. Del Toro, Gadot, Kidman and Kumail Nanjiani all referenced the amplification of women’s voices in their speeches. Meanwhile, emcee Olivia Munn was joined by comedian Niecy Nash for a tongue-in-cheek “Toast to the Good Guys” bit, appreciating all the men who behaved themselves in 2017. The segment also referenced the recent “All the Money in the World” pay gap dispute: “Thank you to all the producers for paying Niecy and I the same and Mark Wahlberg a million bucks,” Munn said.
Full list of nominees and winners below.
FILM
Best Picture - “The Shape of Water”
Best Director - Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Best Actor - Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Best Actress - Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Best Young Actor/Actress - Brooklynn Prince, “The Florida Project”
Best Acting Ensemble - “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Adapted Screenplay - “Call Me by Your Name” (James Ivory)
Best Cinematography - “Blade Runner 2049” (Roger Deakins)
Best Costume Design - “Phantom Thread” (Mark Bridges)
Best Editing - “Baby Driver” (Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos) /“Dunkirk” (Lee Smith)
Best Hair and Makeup - “Darkest Hour”
Best Production Design - “The Shape of Water” (Paul Denham Austerberry; Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin)
Best Score - “The Shape of Water” (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Song - “Remember Me” from “Coco”
Best Visual Effects - “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Best Animated Feature - “Coco”
Best Action Movie - “Wonder Woman”
Best Comedy - “The Big Sick”
Best Actor in a Comedy - James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
Best Actress in a Comedy - Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie - “Get Out”
Best Foreign Language Film - “In the Fade”
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series - “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
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