The 2023 Critics Choice Awards winners include Janelle Monáe and Jeff Bridges getting special honors.
Bridges received the Critics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.
Monáe, fresh off a critically acclaimed turn in Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery, will take home the SeeHer Award. The award, in its seventh year, goes to a recipient “who advocates for gender equality, portrays characters with authenticity, defies stereotypes and pushes boundaries.” Previous honorees include Zendaya, Halle Berry, Kristen Stewart, Claire Foy, Viola Davis, Gal Gadot and Kristen Bell. Kate Hudson presented the award to her non-binary Glass Onion co-star.
Janelle Monáe accepts the #SeeHer Award onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Abbott Elementary led the nominations for TV, coming in with six, while Everything Everywhere All At Once garnered a whopping 14 nods. The Critics Choice Awards, historically, tend to be great predictors of the Oscars.
The 2023 ceremony was a little less star-studded than originally planned, as stars including Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Pfeiffer were forced to sit out the celebrations after testing positive for COVID-19.
Check out all of the 2023 Critics Choice Awards winners and nominees below and check back frequently for updates!
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2023 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Best Drama Series
- Andor (Disney+)
- Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
- Better Call Saul (AMC)
- The Crown (Netflix)
- Euphoria (HBO)
- The Good Fight (Paramount+)
- House of the Dragon (HBO)
- Severance (Apple TV+)
- Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Diego Luna, Andor
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Antony Starr, The Boys
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Christine Baranski, The Good Fight
- Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Mandy Moore, This Is Us
- Kelly Reilly, Yellowstone
- Zendaya, Euphoria
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Andre Braugher, The Good Fight
- Ismael Cruz Córdova, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
- Michael Emerson, Evil
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul WINNER
- John Lithgow, The Old Man
- Matt Smith, House of the Dragon
Giancarlo Esposito accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for “Better Call Saul” onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Milly Alcock, House of the Dragon
- Carol Burnett, Better Call Saul
- Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus WINNER
- Julia Garner, Ozark
- Audra McDonald, The Good Fight
- Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
Jennifer Coolidge accepts the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for “The White Lotus” onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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Best Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Barry (HBO)
- The Bear (FX)
- Better Things (FX)
- Ghosts (CBS)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Reboot (Hulu)
- Reservation Dogs (FX)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
- Bill Hader, Barry
- Keegan-Michael Key, Reboot
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
- D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
- Renée Elise Goldsberry, Girls5eva
- Devery Jacobs, Reservation Dogs
- Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Brandon Scott Jones, Ghosts
- Leslie Jordan, Call Me Kat
- James Marsden, Dead to Me
- Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary
- Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
- Henry Winkler, Barry WINNER
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Henry Winkler accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award for “Barry” and Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for “Abbott Elementary” onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Paulina Alexis, Reservation Dogs
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Marcia Gay Harden, Uncoupled
- Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
- Annie Potts, Young Sheldon
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary WINNER
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Best Limited Series
- The Dropout (Hulu)
- Gaslit (Starz)
- The Girl from Plainville (Hulu)
- The Offer (Paramount+)
- Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
- Station Eleven (HBO Max)
- This Is Going to Hurt (AMC+)
- Under the Banner of Heaven (FX)
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Best Movie Made for Television
- Fresh (Hulu)
- Prey (Hulu)
- Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
- The Survivor (HBO)
- Three Months (Paramount+)
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Ben Foster, The Survivor
- Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
- Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
- Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
- Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy
- Ben Whishaw, This Is Going to Hurt
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
- Lily James, Pam & Tommy
- Amber Midthunder, Prey
- Julia Roberts, Gaslit
- Michelle Pfeiffer, The First Lady
- Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales
- Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
- Matthew Goode, The Offer
- Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird WINNER
- Ray Liotta, Black Bird
- Shea Whigham, Gaslit
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Claire Danes, Fleishman Is In Trouble
- Dominique Fishback, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
- Betty Gilpin, Gaslit
- Melanie Lynskey, Candy
- Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story WINNER
- Juno Temple, The Offer
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Best Foreign Language Series
- 1899 (Netflix)
- Borgen (Netflix)
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix)
- Garcia! (HBO Max)
- The Kingdom Exodus (MUBI)
- Kleo (Netflix)
- My Brilliant Friend (HBO)
- Pachinko (Apple TV+)
- Tehran (Apple TV+)
Best Animated Series
- Bluey (Disney+)
- Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
- Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
- Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
- Undone (Prime Video)
Best Talk Show
- The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
Best Comedy Special
- Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune (Netflix)
- Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO)
- Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual (Netflix)
- Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth (HBO)
- Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Netflix)
- Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early (Peacock)
Best Picture
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Fabelmans
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- RRR
- Tár
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Women Talking
Best Actor
- Austin Butler – Elvis
- Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick
- Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brendan Fraser – The Whale
- Paul Mescal – Aftersun
- Bill Nighy – Living
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Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett – Tár
- Viola Davis – The Woman King
- Danielle Deadwyler – Till
- Margot Robbie – Babylon
- Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
- Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor
- Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
- Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
- Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Best Supporting Actress
- Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Jessie Buckley – Women Talking
- Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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Best Young Actor/Actress
- Frankie Corio – Aftersun
- Jalyn Hall – Till
- Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
- Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy
- Banks Repeta – Armageddon Time
- Sadie Sink – The Whale
Best Acting Ensemble
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Fabelmans
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- The Woman King
- Women Talking
Best Director
- James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Damien Chazelle – Babylon
- Todd Field – Tár
- Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Sarah Polley – Women Talking
- Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King
- S. S. Rajamouli – RRR
- Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Best Original Screenplay
- Todd Field – Tár
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans
- Charlotte Wells – Aftersun
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Samuel D. Hunter – The Whale
- Kazuo Ishiguro – Living
- Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said
- Sarah Polley – Women Talking
Best Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Roger Deakins – Empire of Light
- Florian Hoffmeister – Tár
- Janusz Kaminski – The Fabelmans
- Claudio Miranda – Top Gun: Maverick
- Linus Sandgren – Babylon
Best Production Design
- Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara – The Fabelmans
- Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn – Elvis
- Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino – Babylon
Best Editing
- Tom Cross – Babylon
- Eddie Hamilton – Top Gun: Maverick
- Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Paul Rogers – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond – Elvis
- Monika Willi – Tár
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Best Costume Design
- Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Jenny Eagan – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Shirley Kurata – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Catherine Martin – Elvis
- Gersha Phillips – The Woman King
- Mary Zophres – Babylon
Best Hair and Makeup
- Babylon
- The Batman
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Whale
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- RRR
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Comedy
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Bros
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Triangle of Sadness
- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Best Animated Feature
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Turning Red
- Wendell & Wild
Best Foreign Language Film
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Argentina, 1985
- Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
- Close
- Decision to Leave
- RRR WINNER
Best Song
- “Carolina,” written and performed by Taylor Swift – Where the Crawdads Sing
- “Ciao Papa,” written by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz and Guillermo del Toro; performed by Gregory Man – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- “Hold My Hand,” written by Lady Gaga and BloodPop; performed by Lady Gaga – Top Gun: Maverick
- “Lift Me Up,” written by Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Tems; performed by Rihanna – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- “Naatu Naatu,” written by M. M. Keeravani and Chandrabose; performed by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava– RRR
- “New Body Rhumba,” written by Pat Mahoney, James Murphy, and Nancy Whang; performed by LCD Soundsystem – White Noise
Best Score
- Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Michael Giacchino – The Batman
- Hildur Guðnadóttir – Tár
- Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking
- Justin Hurwitz – Babylon
- John Williams – The Fabelmans