Forest Gump said it best: “Award shows are like a box or chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.”
Okay, so maybe the fictional character didn’t actually say that, but it sure is true. The movie The Favourite lead the pack at the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards with an astounding 14 nominations but left the evening with only two wins.
Meanwhile, the Marvel superhero movie Black Panther, which took home nothing at the Golden Globes, won three awards. However, the big winner of the night belongs to Roma which won for Best Picture, Foreign Language Film, Director and Cinematography.
Airing last night on the The CW, the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Award were held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show was hosted by Taye Diggs.
Although not as high profile or recognized as the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards, the Critics’ Choice Awards might actually appeal better to everyday audience members since their awards include more genre-specific ones, and it is considered by some as one of the most accurate predictors of the upcoming Oscars.
The awards show is presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and gives awards to both movie and television.
As for the television half of the award show, FX’s The Americans tied with Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for three wins, FX’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won two awards and NBC was the only traditional TV network to win an award for Best TV Movie (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert).
Here is the complete list of this year’s winners:
Critics Choice Awards 2019: Movie winners
Best Picture: Roma
Best Actor: Christian Bale (Vice)
Best Actress: Glenn Close (The Wife) and Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Best Young Actor/Actress: Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Best Acting Ensemble: The Favourite
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader (First Reformed)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Best Cinematography: Alfonzo Cuaron (Roma)
Best Production Design: Hannah Beachler, Jay Hart (Black Panther)
Best Editing: Tom Cross (First Man)
Best Costume Design: Ruth Carter (Black Panther)
Best Hair and Makeup: Vice
Best Visual Effects: Black Panther
Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Action Movie: Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Best Comedy: Crazy Rich Asians
Best Actor in a Comedy: Christian Bale (Vice)
Best Actress in a Comedy: Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: A Quiet Place
Best Foreign-Language Film: Roma
Best Song: “Shallow” (A Star is Born)
Best Score: Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
Critics Choice Awards 2019: TV winners
Best Drama Series: The Americans
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Emmerich (The Americans)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Best Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Bill Hader (Barry)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Henry Winkler
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Best Limited Series: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Movie Made for TV: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Best Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series: Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series: Amy Adams (Sharp Objects) and Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora)
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series: Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal)
Best Supprting Actress in a Move Made for TV or Limited Series: Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects)
Best Animated Series: Bojack Horseman