‘One Battle,’ Chalamet and Buckley Top Critics Choice Awards Ceremonies
Setting the tone for the awards season to come that stretches into the Oscars in mid-March, “One Battle After Another” claimed its first televised best-picture prize at the Critics Choice Awards. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film about a burned-out revolutionary searching for his daughter, also honored the helmer known as PTA with best directing and adapted screenplay trophies. “This is the best time I ever had making a...
‘Sinners’ Leads Film Nominations, ‘Adolescence’ Tops TV Field for 31st Critics Choice Awards
The awards season race kicked into high gear Friday as the Critics Choice Association (CCA) unveiled nominations for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners dominated the film categories with 17 nominations, while the limited series Adolescence led the television contenders with six. Sinners received recognition across nearly every major category, including Best Picture, with Coogler earning nods for Best...
‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, Brody and Moore Score Top Acting Prizes
In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, it was only fitting that dozens of firefighters walked into Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar to as standing ovation that kicked off the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler. After some jokes chiding the ongoing Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni scandal, the show got down to the business at hand: recognizing the absolute best in film and television over the past year....
‘Conclave,’ ‘Wicked’ Top Critics Choice Film Nominees With 11 Nominations Each
Awards season came into clearer focus today with the announcement of the film nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Two already highly-acclaimed films dominated the board: Wicked and Conclave, with each earning 11 nominations, followed by 10 nods for Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez. The Brutalist racked up nine nominations. Conclave was nominated for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble, with Ralph Fiennes recognized...
‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘The Bear’ and ‘Succession’ Score at Critics Choice Awards
From the moment host Chelsea Handler’s first joke landed during her monologue, the Critics Choice Awards honoring the best in film and television was off and running. The ceremonies, televised live on the CW Sunday, January 14, came just one week after a massive awards show hosting fail at the Golden Globes by a former flame of Handler’s, Jo Koy. Isn’t it ironic. Huge and lengthy applause came when Handler lauded her writers, not only...