2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners: 'Nomadland' And 'The Crown' Are Big Winners Again
Continuing the march through an odd awards season, the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards were held over the weekend, honoring the best in film and television. In a hybrid virtual ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs, the nominees appeared remotely from across the world, just like the recent Golden Globes. Also echoing the recent awards show, Nomadland and The Crown took some of the biggest prizes of the night, including respective wins for Best Picture and Best Drama Series.
Get the full list of 2021 Critics Choice Awards winners below.
On the film side, Mank and Minari were the frontrunners with 12 and 10 nominations each. But Nomadland won both Best Picture and Best Director for filmmaker Chloé Zhao. However, the film's star, Frances McDormand, was unable to pull off a win, and the award for Best Actress went to Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman. Mank and Minari didn't go home empty-handed though. Mank won Best Production Design and Minari landed Best Foreign Language film and an award for child star Alan Kim as Best Young Actor/Actress.
Meanwhile, in television, along with the Best Drama Series prize, The Crown also earned Best Actor in a Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama series for performances by Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin. Best Supporting Actress went to Gillian Anderson, continuing her awards streak for playing Margaret Thatcher.
On the comedy side of TV, Ted Lasso and Schitt's Creek walked away with the top awards. Ted Lasso won Best Comedy Series and Jason Sudeikis took home Best Actor in a Comedy Series. But Schitt's Creek also made a good showing with Catherine O'Hara winning Best Actress in a Comedy Series and Dan Levy getting Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
For the rest of the 2021 Critics Choice Awards winners, check out the full list below (winners appear in BOLD).
MOVIES
BEST PICTUREDa 5 BloodsMa Rainey's Black BottomMankMinariNews of the WorldWINNER: NomadlandOne Night in MiamiPromising Young WomanSound of MetalThe Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ACTOR
Ben Affleck – The Way Back
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
WINNER: Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black BottomTom Hanks – News of the World
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
WINNER: Carey Mulligan – Promising Young WomanZendaya – Malcolm & Marie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSWINNER: Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent MoviefilmEllen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ryder Allen – Palmer
Ibrahima Gueye – The Life Ahead
WINNER: Alan Kim – MinariTalia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Caoilinn Springall – The Midnight Sky
Helena Zengel – News of the World
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLEDa 5 BloodsJudas and the Black MessiahMa Rainey's Black BottomMinariOne Night in MiamiWINNER: The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
WINNER: Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
WINNER: Emerald Fennell – Promising Young WomanJack Fincher – Mank
Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Darius Marder & Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies – News of the World
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller – The Father
Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami
Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt – First Cow
Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
WINNER: Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow
Erik Messerschmidt – Mank
Lachlan Milne – Minari
WINNER: Joshua James Richards – NomadlandNewton Thomas Sigel – Da 5 Bloods
Hoyte Van Hoytema – Tenet
Dariusz Wolski – News of the World
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Cristina Casali, Charlotte Dirickx – The Personal History of David Copperfield
David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan – News of the World
Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas – Tenet
WINNER: Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale – MankKave Quinn, Stella Fox – Emma
Mark Ricker, Karen O'Hara & Diana Stoughton – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
BEST EDITINGWINNER (TIE): Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7Kirk Baxter – Mank
Jennifer Lame – Tenet
Yorgos Lamprinos – The Father
WINNER (TIE): Mikkel E. G. Nielsen – Sound of MetalChloé Zhao – Nomadland
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alexandra Byrne – Emma
Bina Daigeler – Mulan
Suzie Harman & Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield
WINNER: Ann Roth – Ma Rainey's Black BottomNancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman
Trish Summerville – Mank
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUPEmmaHillbilly ElegyWINNER: Ma Rainey's Black BottomMankPromising Young WomanThe United States vs. Billie Holiday
BEST VISUAL EFFECTSGreyhoundThe Invisible ManMankThe Midnight SkyMulanWINNER: TenetWonder Woman 1984
BEST COMEDYBorat Subsequent MoviefilmThe Forty-Year-Old VersionThe King of Staten IslandOn the RocksWINNER: Palm SpringsThe Prom
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMAnother RoundCollectiveLa LloronaThe Life AheadWINNER: MinariTwo of Us
BEST SONG
"Everybody Cries" – The Outpost
"Fight for You" – Judas and the Black Messiah
"Husavik (My Home Town)" – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
"Io sì (Seen)" – The Life Ahead
WINNER: "Speak Now" – One Night in Miami"Tigress & Tweed" – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky
Ludwig Göransson – Tenet
James Newton Howard – News of the World
Emile Mosseri – Minari
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Mank
WINNER: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste – Soul
TV
BEST DRAMA SERIES Better Call Saul (AMC)WINNER: The Crown (Netflix)The Good Fight (CBS All Access)Lovecraft Country (HBO)The Mandalorian (Disney+)Ozark (Netflix)Perry Mason (HBO)This Is Us (NBC)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
WINNER: Josh O'Connor – The Crown (Netflix)Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
WINNER: Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix)Claire Danes – Homeland (Showtime)
Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix)
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
John Lithgow – Perry Mason (HBO)
Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix)
Tom Pelphrey – Ozark (Netflix)
WINNER: Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES WINNER: Gillian Anderson – The Crown (Netflix)Cynthia Erivo – The Outsider (HBO)
Julia Garner – Ozark (Netflix)
Janet McTeer – Ozark (Netflix)
Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC)
BEST COMEDY SERIES Better Things (FX)The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)Mom (CBS)PEN15 (Hulu)Ramy (Hulu)Schitt's Creek (Pop)WINNER: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Hank Azaria – Brockmire (IFC)
Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu)
Eugene Levy – Schitt's Creek (Pop)
WINNER: Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX)
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix)
Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
WINNER: Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek (Pop)Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
William Fichtner – Mom (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
WINNER: Daniel Levy – Schitt's Creek (Pop)Alex Newell – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Mark Proksch – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Andrew Rannells – Black Monday (Showtime)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Lecy Goranson – The Conners (ABC)
Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time (Pop)
Annie Murphy – Schitt's Creek (Pop)
Ashley Park – Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Jaime Pressly – Mom (CBS)
WINNER: Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
BEST LIMITED SERIES I May Destroy You (HBO)Mrs. America (FX)Normal People (Hulu)The Plot Against America (HBO)WINNER: The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)Small Axe (Amazon Studios)The Undoing (HBO)Unorthodox (Netflix)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Bad Education (HBO)Between the World and Me (HBO)The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)WINNER: Hamilton (Disney+)Sylvie's Love (Amazon Studios)What the Constitution Means to Me (Amazon Studios)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION WINNER: John Boyega – Small Axe (Amazon Studios)Hugh Grant – The Undoing (HBO)
Paul Mescal – Normal People (Hulu)
Chris Rock – Fargo (FX)
Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
Morgan Spector – The Plot Against America (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America (FX)
Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You (HBO)
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People (Hulu)
Shira Haas – Unorthodox (Netflix)
WINNER: Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)Tessa Thompson – Sylvie's Love (Amazon Studios)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Daveed Diggs – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)
Joshua Caleb Johnson – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)
Dylan McDermott – Hollywood (Netflix)
WINNER: Donald Sutherland – The Undoing (HBO)Glynn Turman – Fargo (FX)
John Turturro – The Plot Against America (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION WINNER: Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America (FX)Betsy Brandt – Soulmates (AMC)
Marielle Heller – The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)
Margo Martindale – Mrs. America (FX)
Winona Ryder – The Plot Against America (HBO)
Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America (FX)
BEST TALK SHOW Desus & Mero (Showtime)Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)WINNER: Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (Netflix)Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix)WINNER (TIE): Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix)Marc Maron: End Times Fun (Netflix)WINNER (TIE): Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (Netflix)Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix)
BEST SHORT FORM SERIES The Andy Cohen Diaries (Quibi)WINNER: Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler (AMC/Youtube)Mapleworth Murders (Quibi)Nikki Fre$h (Quibi)Reno 911! (Quibi)Tooning Out the News (CBS All Access)