Emma Corrin has won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She plays Lady Diana Spencer in ‘The Crown’. Image: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images via AFP
The annual Critics Choice Awards were held on Sunday. Here’s a full roundup of all the winners across both film and television.
Emma Corrin has won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She plays Lady Diana Spencer in ‘The Crown’. Image: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images via AFP
The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards were held as both an in-person and virtual hybrid show on Sunday 7 March.
The awards show was hosted by the American actor and singer Taye Diggs. Presenters took the stage in Los Angeles, California, while others joined in virtually from across the world.
Netflix received 46 film nominations and 26 television nominations, adding up to a total of 72 nominations for the streaming platform.
HBO was the second most nominated across film and television with 24 nods. Amazon received 18 nominations. A24 was the second most nominated film studio with 24 nods.
Nomadland led the film category with four awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (Chloe Zhao) and Best Cinematography (Joshua James Richard).
Chloe Zhao is the first woman of Chinese descent to win as director or writer.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starred two powerhouse actors in Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman.
This film took home three awards Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman),Best Costume Design and Best Hair and Makeup.
The Crown took home four awards — the most in the television category. These were for Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series (Josh O’Connor), Best Actress in a Drama Series (Emma Corrin), and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Gillian Anderson).
In the category of comedy, Ted Lasso won all three awards the show was nominated for. These were Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Jason Sudeikis) and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Hannah Waddingham).
The Queen’s Gambit took home the Best Limited Series award and its leading lady Anya Taylor Joy won Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.
According to the Critics Choice Association, the SeeHer award acknowledges a woman who pushes boundaries, defies stereotypes and acknowledges the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape.
Zendaya took home the 2021 SeeHer award which was presented to her by her Malcolm and Marie co-star, John David Washington.
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