TV series honors go to "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Americans"
“Roma” is the top winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards, winning best picture, foreign language film and a pair of individual honors–best director and cinematographer–for Alfonso Cuaron.
The 24th annual ceremony held Sunday at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California, also split the top actress award between Glenn Close for “The Wife” and Lady Gaga for “A Star Is Born.” The split win comes a week after Close won the Golden Globe Award for best actress in a film drama, an award that many expected Lady Gaga would win.
“The Americans” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” tied for top television winners with three apiece. “Maisel” won the top comedy honor for the second year in a row, and series star Rachel Brosnahan also was a repeat winner for best actress in a comedy series. “The Americans” earned best drama series distinction.
“Black Panther” and “Vice” each won three awards, including a pair of acting honors for Christian Bale for his portrayal of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
The best actress prize wasn’t the only award that resulted in a tie: Amy Adams and Patricia Arquette split the best actress in a limited series or movie made for television honor.
Elsie Fisher won the best new actress honor for her breakthrough role in “Eighth Grade.”
The show was broadcast live on the CW network and hosted by Taye Diggs.
Here’s a rundown of the evening’s winners:
FILM WINNERS FOR THE 24TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
BEST PICTURE
Roma
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – Vice
BEST ACTRESS
(A TIE)
Glenn Close – The Wife
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 Cuarón – Roma
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Paul Schrader – First Reformed
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alfonso Cuarón – 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 OR HORROR MOVIE
A Quiet Place
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Roma
BEST SONG
Shallow – A Star Is Born
BEST SCORE
Justin Hurwitz – First Man
TELEVISION WINNERS FOR THE 24TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Americans (FX)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve (BBC America)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Noah Emmerich – The Americans (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Thandie Newton – Westworld (HBO)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
(A TIE)
Amy Adams – Sharp Objects (HBO)
Patricia Arquette – Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal (Amazon)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Patricia Clarkson – Sharp Objects (HBO)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
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