Critics Choice Awards 2022 Winners (Updating Live)

Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer will host as the Critics Choice Association honors the best of film and TV for 2022, broadcast live on the CW and TBS.

Sunday’s ceremony comes amid a busy weekend of awards, with the DGA Awards and Annie Awards held Saturday night and the BAFTA Awards presented in London earlier Sunday, not to mention the SXSW festival running over the weekend in Austin, Texas.

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Sunday’s Critics Choice ceremony unfolds with celebrations held in both Los Angeles and London, as the Critics Choice Association (CCA) added the satellite location to include nominees who also attended the BAFTAs. The Los Angeles portion of the ceremony is held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, while stars gather for a late-night event at the Savoy Hotel in London.

Awarded by the CCA, the Critics Choice Awards traditionally head off awards season, taking place in early January. This year’s event was initially scheduled for Jan. 9, but was delayed due to concerns over the late December COVID-19 surge.

For 2022, the film categories are led by “Belfast” and “West Side Story,” each of which have earned 11 nominations, including best picture, while the television categories see “Succession” out front with eight nods, followed by “Mare of Easttown” (five nominations), plus “Ted Lasso” and “Only Murders in the Building” (with four nods apiece).

During the telecast — produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment — Jimmy Kimmel will honor comedian and actor Billy Crystal with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Issa Rae will take the stage to honor actor Halle Berry with the SeeHer Award.

As Will Smith ascended the stage to accept the best actor award for his performance in “King Richard,” he pointed out Venus and Serena Williams and their sister, Isha Price sitting at the film’s table in the ballroom.

“Thank you for entrusting me with your story,” Smith told them. “What your family was able to do inspired everyone in this room, everyone in this country and everyone around the world. You all define the American dream.”

He also dedicated the award to their mother, Oracene Price, who held a very “quiet role” in their family’s story for years.

“Your father didn’t do it alone; it would be disingenuous for me to accept this award without acknowledging Aunjanue Ellis,” Smith added as the room burst into applause and cheers. Around this time, the “Please Wrap Up” signal began to blare as Smith joked, “I think best actor should get a little more time.”

About an hour before Smith took the stage, “The White Lotus” stars Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge kicked off the ceremony with the first honors of the night, awarded best supporting actor and actress in a limited series for the hit HBO comedy.

In what will surely be the cutest moment of the night, “Minari’s” Alan Kim presented “Belfast’s” Jude Hill with the best young actor honor. Hill is already a double winner, with his movie dad Jamie Dornan joining him onstage to accept the film’s award for best ensemble.

“Critics are not usually very nice to me. So this is a change,” Dornan quipped. “It doesn’t actually say ‘Belfast’ on this, can I just make this clear, so this might not be right.”

The duo were honored for their work in the film, which dramatizes filmmaker Kenneth Branagh’s childhood, alongside Ciaran Hinds and Caitriona Balfe (who looked on from the ceremony in London), plus Judi Dench.

On the TV side of things, the “Ted Lasso” crew also had much reason to toast in London, as the Apple TV plus comedy series swept their categories for the second year running. The Apple TV plus show picked up the best comedy prize, after Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham nabbed back to back honors for supporting actor and actress. (Creator and star Jason Sudeikis won the best comedy actor prize but was unable to attend the ceremony.)

Waddingham accepted the prize, standing alongside Goldstein and Juno Temple, and used the moment to remember the crisis in Ukraine.

“It would be remiss of us to not throw the focus to the most important thing that is happening in the world at the moment,” Waddingham said, getting emotional. “Our beautiful brothers and sisters, and for me more importantly, the babies in the Ukraine that are being utterly decimated at the moment from this putrid, putrid torrent of abuse.”

She continued: “Please think of them as much as you can and give as much as you can. We are so grateful for this, but may this stop. May this stop, please.”

When Kieran Culkin accepted the supporting actor in a drama prize for “Succession,” he admitted he wasn’t expecting to win and didn’t prepare a speech.

“I was really looking forward to that relief fo them not saying my name. It’s the dream job; I’ve been spoiled rotten,” Culkin said before rambling off some fun facts about his on-screen family, including his “Succession” sister Sarah Snook — who was then named best supporting actress in a drama winner — who had to skip the ceremony.

Comedy actress winner Jean Smart called her role on “Hacks” a “gift on a silver platter,” before dedicating her trophy to the series creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, who welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Saturday. Smart explained that on Friday, Aniello was at home on her computer, watching a remote feed and directing an upcoming Season 2 episode between contractions.

“I kid you not. This woman is my idol,” Smart said.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage – “Pig”
Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog”
Peter Dinklage – “Cyrano”
Andrew Garfield – “tick, tick…Boom!”
Will Smith – “King Richard”
Denzel Washington – “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Olivia Colman – “The Lost Daughter”
Lady Gaga – “House of Gucci”
Alana Haim – “Licorice Pizza”
Nicole Kidman – “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart – “Spencer”

Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Dornan – “Belfast”
Ciarán Hinds – “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur – “CODA”
Jared Leto – “House of Gucci”
J.K. Simmons – “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Power of the Dog”

Best Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe – “Belfast”
Ariana DeBose – “West Side Story”
Ann Dowd – “Mass”
Kirsten Dunst – “The Power of the Dog”
Aunjanue Ellis – “King Richard”
Rita Moreno – “West Side Story”

Best Young Actor/Actress
Jude Hill – “Belfast”
Cooper Hoffman – “Licorice Pizza”
Emilia Jones – “CODA”
Woody Norman – “C’mon C’mon”
Saniyya Sidney – “King Richard”
Rachel Zegler – “West Side Story”

Best Acting Ensemble
“Belfast”
“Don’t Look Up”
“The Harder They Fall”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – “Licorice Pizza”
Kenneth Branagh – “Belfast”
Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog”
Guillermo del Toro – “Nightmare Alley”
Steven Spielberg – “West Side Story”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune”

Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson – “Licorice Pizza”
Zach Baylin – “King Richard”
Kenneth Branagh – “Belfast”
Adam McKay, David Sirota – “Don’t Look Up”
Aaron Sorkin – “Being the Ricardos”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog”
Maggie Gyllenhaal – “The Lost Daughter”
Siân Heder – “CODA”
Tony Kushner – “West Side Story”
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth – “Dune”

Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel – “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Greig Fraser – “Dune”
Janusz Kaminski – “West Side Story”
Dan Laustsen – “Nightmare Alley”
Ari Wegner – “The Power of the Dog”
Haris Zambarloukos – “Belfast”

Best Production Design
Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards – “Belfast”
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – “Nightmare Alley”
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – “The French Dispatch”
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – “West Side Story”
Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – “Dune”

Best Editing
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – “West Side Story”
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – “Belfast”
Andy Jurgensen – “Licorice Pizza”
Peter Sciberras – “The Power of the Dog”
Joe Walker – “Dune”

Best Costume Design
Jenny Beavan – “Cruella”
Luis Sequeira – “Nightmare Alley”
Paul Tazewell – “West Side Story”
Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan – “Dune”
Janty Yates – “House of Gucci”

Best Hair and Makeup
“Cruella”
“Dune”
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
“House of Gucci”
“Nightmare Alley”

Best Visual Effects
“Dune”
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“Nightmare Alley”
“No Time to Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

Best Comedy
“Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Free Guy”
“The French Dispatch”
“Licorice Pizza”

Best Animated Feature
“Encanto”
“Flee”
“Luca”
“The Mitchells vs the Machines”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”

Best Foreign Language Film
“A Hero”
“Drive My Car”
“Flee”
“The Hand of God”
“The Worst Person in the World”

Best Song
Be Alive – “King Richard”
Dos Oruguitas – “Encanto”
Guns Go Bang – “The Harder They Fall”
Just Look Up – “Don’t Look Up”
No Time to Die – “No Time to Die”

Best Score
Nicholas Britell – “Don’t Look Up”
Jonny Greenwood – “The Power of the Dog”
Jonny Greenwood – Spencer”
Nathan Johnson – “Nightmare Alley”
Hans Zimmer – “Dune”

Best Comedy Series
“The Great” (Hulu)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Insecure” (HBO)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“The Other Two” (HBO Max)
“Reservation Dogs” (FX on Hulu)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

Best Limited Series
“Dopesick” (Hulu)
“Dr. Death” (Peacock)
“It’s a Sin” (HBO Max)
“Maid” (Netflix)
“Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
“Midnight Mass” (Netflix)
“The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
“WandaVision” (Disney Plus)

Best Movie Made for Television
“Come From Away” (Apple TV Plus)
“List of a Lifetime” (Lifetime)
“The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” (Amazon Prime Video)
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” (Lifetime)
“Oslo” (HBO)
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” (The Roku Channel)

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us” (NBC)
Mike Colter – “Evil” (Paramount Plus)
Brian Cox – “Succession” (HBO)
Lee Jung-jae – “Squid Game” (Netflix)
Billy Porter – “Pose” (FX)
Jeremy Strong – “Succession” (HBO)

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba – “In Treatment” (HBO)
Chiara Aurelia – “Cruel Summer” (Freeform)
Christine Baranski – “The Good Fight” (Paramount Plus)
Katja Herbers – “Evil” (Paramount Plus)
Melanie Lynskey – “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
MJ Rodriguez – “Pose” (FX)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nicholas Braun – “Succession” (HBO)
Billy Crudup – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV Plus)
Kieran Culkin – “Succession” (HBO)
Justin Hartley – “This Is Us” (NBC)
Matthew Macfadyen – “Succession” (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin – “The Good Fight” (Paramount Plus)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Andrea Martin – “Evil” (Paramount Plus)
Audra McDonald – “The Good Fight” (Paramount Plus)
Christine Lahti – “Evil” (Paramount Plus)
J. Smith-Cameron – “Succession” (HBO)
Sarah Snook – “Succession” (HBO)
Susan Kelechi Watson – “This Is Us” (NBC)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Iain Armitage – “Young Sheldon” (CBS)
Nicholas Hoult – “The Great” (Hulu)
Steve Martin – “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Martin Short – “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Jason Sudeikis – “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Elle Fanning – “The Great” (Hulu)
Renée Elise Goldsberry – “Girls5eva” (Peacock)
Selena Gomez – “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Sandra Oh – “The Chair” (Netflix)
Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO)
Jean Smart – “Hacks” (HBO Max)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ncuti Gatwa – “Sex Education” (Netflix)
Brett Goldstein – “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)
Harvey Guillén – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones – “Ghosts” (CBS)
Ray Romano – “Made for Love” (HBO Max)
Bowen Yang – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder – “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Kristin Chenoweth – “Schmigadoon!” (Apple TV Plus)
Molly Shannon – “The Other Two” (HBO Max)
Cecily Strong – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Josie Totah – “Saved By the Bell” (Peacock)
Hannah Waddingham – “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Olly Alexander – “It’s a Sin” (HBO Max)
Paul Bettany – “WandaVision” (Disney Plus)
William Jackson Harper – “Love Life” (HBO Max)
Joshua Jackson – “Dr. Death” (Peacock)
Michael Keaton – “Dopesick” (Hulu)
Hamish Linklater – “Midnight Mass” (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Danielle Brooks – “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” (Lifetime)
Cynthia Erivo – “Genius: Aretha” (National Geographic)
Thuso Mbedu – “The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
Elizabeth Olsen – “WandaVision” (Disney Plus)
Margaret Qualley – “Maid” (Netflix)
Kate Winslet – “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Murray Bartlett – “The White Lotus” (HBO)
Zach Gilford – “Midnight Mass” (Netflix)
William Jackson Harper – “The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
Evan Peters – “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
Christian Slater – “Dr. Death” (Peacock)
Courtney B. Vance – “Genius: Aretha” (National Geographic)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge – “The White Lotus” (HBO)
Kaitlyn Dever – “Dopesick” (Hulu)
Kathryn Hahn – “WandaVision” (Disney Plus)
Melissa McCarthy – “Nine Perfect Strangers” (Hulu)
Julianne Nicholson – “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
Jean Smart – “Mare of Easttown” (HBO)

Best Foreign Language Series
“Acapulco” (Apple TV Plus)
“Call My Agent!” (Netflix)
“Lupin” (Netflix)
“Money Heist” (Netflix)
“Narcos: Mexico” (Netflix)
“Squid Game” (Netflix)

Best Animated Series
“Big Mouth” (Netflix)
“Bluey” (Disney Plus)
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
“The Great North” (Fox)
“Q-Force” (Netflix)
“What If…?” (Disney Plus)

Best Talk Show
“The Amber Ruffin Show” (Peacock)
“Desus & Mero” (Showtime)
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Syndicated)
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)
“Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” (Bravo)

Best Comedy Special
“Bo Burnham: Inside” (Netflix)
“Good Timing with Jo Firestone” (Peacock)
“James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999” (Vimeo)
“Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy” (Peacock)
“Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American” (Netflix)
“Trixie Mattel: One Night Only” (YouTube)

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