Held on January 11, 2018 and hosted by first-timer Olivia Munn, the Critics’ Choice Awards celebrated the best in films and television of 2017 with a star-studded lineup of presenters and winners. Members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association threw their support behind The Shape of Water and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association handed Big Little Lies a big win at the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The Shape of Water and Big Little Lies each earned four awards, leading the list of winners.
The Shape of Water‘s wins came in the Best Picture, Best Director (Guillermo del Toro), Best Production Design (Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin), and Best Score (Alexandre Desplat) categories. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri followed close behind The Shape of Water with wins in the Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), and Best Acting Ensemble categories. Coco, Darkest Hour, Get Out, and I, Tonya each picked up two Critics’ Choice wins.
Big Little Lies took home wins in the Best Limited Series, Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series (Nicole Kidman), Best Supporting Actor (Alexander Skarsgård), and Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series (Laura Dern) categories. The Handmaid’s Tale earned three awards: Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series (Elisabeth Moss), and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Ann Dowd). And, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won in the Best Comedy Series and Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Rachel Brosnahan).
Critics’ Choice Awards Winners:
BEST PICTURE – The Shape of Water
BEST ACTOR – Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
BEST ACTRESS – Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Allison Janney, I, Tonya
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS – Brooklynn Prince, The Florida Project
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST DIRECTOR – Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Jordan Peele, Get Out
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin, The Shape of Water
BEST EDITING (TIE) – Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos, Baby Driver
BEST EDITING (TIE) – Lee Smith, Dunkirk
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP – Darkest Hour
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – War for the Planet of the Apes
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – Coco
BEST ACTION MOVIE – Wonder Woman
BEST COMEDY – The Big Sick
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – James Franco, The Disaster Artist
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE – Get Out
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – In The Fade
BEST SONG – “Remember Me” from Coco
BEST SCORE – Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
BEST COMEDY SERIES – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Ted Danson,The Good Place, NBC
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Walton Goggins, Vice Principals, HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
BEST DRAMA SERIES – The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – David Harbour, Stranger Things, Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES– Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu
BEST LIMITED SERIES – Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TV – The Wizard of Lies, HBO
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Ewan McGregor, Fargo, FX
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, HBO
BEST TALK SHOW – Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
BEST ANIMATED SERIES – Rick and Morty, Adult Swim
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Born This Way, A&E
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Shark Tank, ABC
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES – The Voice, NBC
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST – RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1