‘Everything,’ ‘Saul’ win 8 Critics Choice Awards
Brendan Fraser picked up best actor for his role in film festival darling “The Whale” at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards.
Fraser had some mighty competition for the award: Austin Butler, star of “Elvis,” Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Tom Cruise (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) and Bill Nighy (“Living”).
Ultimately, the organization — made of up more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists — picked Fraser, whose turn as a reclusive, obese teacher in the Darren Aronofsky film has turned heads since its standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
Though the film has spurred some backlash, Fraser ended his speech with a message of hope.
“If you — like a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie — in any way struggle with obesity, or you just feel like you’re in a dark sea, I want you to know that if you, too, can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light, good things will happen,” he said.
In film, the big winner was “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which won five awards, including best picture. “Better Call Saul” was the top television awards winner, with three, including best drama series.
Here is the complete list of winners:
FILM
Best Picture: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Best Young Actor or Actress:
Gabriel LaBelle, “The Fabelmans”
Best Acting Ensemble: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Best Original Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley, “Women Talking”
Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick”
Best Production Design: Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, “Babylon”
Best Editing: Paul Rogers, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Costume Design: Ruth E. Carter, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Best Hair and Makeup: “Elvis”
Best Visual Effects: “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Best Comedy: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Best Animated Feature: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Best Foreign Language Film: “RRR”
Best Song: “Naatu Naatu,” “RRR”
Best Score: Hildur Gudnadóttir, “Tár”
TELEVISION Best Drama Series:
“Better Call Saul”
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya, “Euphoria”
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Giancarlo Esposito, “Better Call Saul”
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
Best Comedy Series:
“Abbott Elementary”
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Best Limited Series:
“The Dropout”
Best Movie Made for Television: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Niecy Nash- Betts, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Best Animated Series: “Harley Quinn”
Best Foreign Language Series: “Pachinko”
Best Comedy Special: “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special”
Best Talk Show: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
SeeHer Award: Janelle Monáe
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jeff Bridges