Critics Choice Awards 2023: Complete Winners List

The Critics Choice Awards, which honor the best in film and television, has announced the winners for the particular deserving awards in its 28th ceremony, which was held on Sunday, 15th January. The list features a diverse array of talented actors, directors, and films, showcasing the very best in entertainment from the past year.

Undoubtedly, the awards season is in full swing right now, as last week, the Golden Globe Awards also featured a slew of superstars and honored them with what they deserved.

With a mix of both critically acclaimed favorites and lesser-known gems, the Critics Choice Awards list offers something for everyone and is a true reflection of the state of the industry. Let’s take a look at both the nominees and the winners.

Critics Choice Awards 2023 Winners List (Film):

Best Picture (Nominees & Winner)

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Babylon
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Elvis
• The Fabelmans
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• RRR
• Tár
• Top Gun: Maverick
• Women Talking

Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)

Best Animated Film (Nominees & Winner)

• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Turning Red
• Wendell & Wild

WINNER: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Comedy (Nominees & Winner)

• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Bros
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Triangle of Sadness
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (WINNER)

Best Foreign Language Film (Nominees & Winner)

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Argentina, 1985
• Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
• Close
• Decision to Leave

RRR (WINNER)

Best Actress (Nominees & Winner)

• Viola Davis – The Woman King
• Danielle Deadwyler – Till
• Margot Robbie – Babylon
• Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
• Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Cate Blanchett – Tár (WINNER)

Best Supporting Actress (Nominees & Winner)

• Jessie Buckley – Women Talking
• Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (WINNER)

Best Actor (Nominees & Winner)

• Austin Butler – Elvis
• Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick
• Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Paul Mescal – Aftersun
• Bill Nighy – Living

Brendan Fraser – The Whale (WINNER)

Best Supporting Actor (Nominees & Winner)

• Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
• Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
• Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway

Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)

Best Young Actor/Actress (Nominees & Winner)

• Frankie Corio – Aftersun
• Jalyn Hall – Till
• Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy
• Banks Repeta – Armageddon Time
• Sadie Sink – The Whale

Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans (WINNER)

Best Acting Ensemble (Nominees & Winner)

• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• The Woman King
• Women Talking

WINNER: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Director (Nominees & Winner)

• James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
• Damien Chazelle, Babylon
• Todd Field, Tár
• Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
• Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Sarah Polley, Women Talking
• Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King
• S. S. Rajamouli, RRR
• Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

WINNER: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Visual Effects (Nominees & Winner)

• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• RRR
• Top Gun: Maverick

WINNER: Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Song (Nominees & Winner)

• “Carolina” – Where the Crawdads Sing
• “Ciao Papa” – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• “Hold My Hand” – Top Gun: Maverick
• “Lift Me Up” – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• “New Body Rhumba” – White Noise

“Naatu Naatu” – RRR (WINNER)

Best Original Screenplay (Nominees & Winner)

• Todd Field, Tár
• Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
• Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans
• Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

WINNER: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominees & Winner)

• Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale
• Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
• Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Rebecca Lenkiewicz, She Said

WINNER: Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Best Cinematography (Nominees & Winner)

• Russell Carpenter, Avatar: The Way of Water
• Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
• Florian Hoffmeister, Tár
• Janusz Kaminski, The Fabelmans
• Linus Sandgren, Babylon

WINNER: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Production Design (Nominees & Winner)

• Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara, The Fabelmans
• Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole, Avatar: The Way of Water
• Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim, Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn, Elvis

WINNER: Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino, Babylon

Best Editing (Nominees & Winner)

• Tom Cross, Babylon
• Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: Maverick
• Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
• Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond, Elvis
• Monika Willi, Tár

WINNER: Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Costume Design (Nominees & Winner)

• Jenny Eagan, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Catherine Martin, Elvis
• Gersha Phillips, The Woman King
• Mary Zophres, Babylon

WINNER: Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Hair and Makeup (Nominees & Winner)

• Babylon
• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Whale

WINNER: Elvis

Best Score (Nominees & Winner)

• Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Michael Giacchino, The Batman
• Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking
• Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
• John Williams, The Fabelmans

WINNER: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Tár

Critics Choice Awards 2023 Winners List (TV):

Best Drama Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Andor (Disney+)
• Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• Euphoria (HBO)
• The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• House of the Dragon (HBO)
• Severance (Apple TV+)
• Yellowstone (Paramount Network)

Better Call Saul (AMC) (WINNER)

Best Comedy Special (Nominees & Winner)

• Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune (Netflix)
• Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO)
• Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual (Netflix)
• Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth (HBO)
• Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early (Peacock)

WINNER: Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Netflix)

Best Animated Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Bluey (Disney+)
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
• Undone (Prime Video)

WINNER: Harley Quinn (HBO Max)

Best Foreign Language Series (Nominees & Winner)

• 1899 (Netflix)
• Borgen (Netflix)
• Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix)
• Garcia! (HBO Max)
• The Kingdom Exodus (MUBI)
• Kleo (Netflix)
• My Brilliant Friend (HBO)
• Tehran (Apple TV+)

WINNER: Pachinko (Apple TV+)

Best Talk Show (Nominees & Winner)

• The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)

WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Best Comedy Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Barry (HBO)
• The Bear (FX)
• Better Things (FX)
• Ghosts (CBS)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Reboot (Hulu)
• Reservation Dogs (FX)

WINNER: Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best Limited Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Gaslit (Starz)
• The Girl from Plainville (Hulu)
• The Offer (Paramount+)
• Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
• Station Eleven (HBO Max)
• This Is Going to Hurt (AMC+)
• Under the Banner of Heaven (FX)

WINNER: The Dropout (Hulu)

Best Movie Made For Television (Nominees & Winner)

• Fresh (Hulu)
• Prey (Hulu)
• Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
• The Survivor (HBO)
• Three Months (Paramount+)

WINNER: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Best Actor in a Drama Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
• Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
• Diego Luna – Andor (Disney+)
• Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV+)
• Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)

WINNER: Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Andre Braugher – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• Ismael Cruz Córdova – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video)
• Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)
• John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)
• Matt Smith – House of the Dragon (HBO)

WINNER: Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Actress In A Drama Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
• Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix)
• Mandy Moore – This Is Us (NBC)
• Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone (Paramount Network)

WINNER: Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Milly Alcock – House of the Dragon (HBO)
• Carol Burnett – Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Julia Garner – Ozark (Netflix)
• Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC)

WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)

Best Actor In A Comedy Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
• Keegan-Michael Key – Reboot (Hulu)
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs (FX)

WINNER: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
• Leslie Jordan – Call Me Kat (Fox)
• James Marsden – Dead to Me (Netflix)
• Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

WINNER: Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)

Best Actress In A Comedy Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
• Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock)
• Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX)

WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series (Nominees & Winner)

• Paulina Alexis – Reservation Dogs (FX)
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)
• Marcia Gay Harden – Uncoupled (Netflix)
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)

WINNER: Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie Made For Television (Nominees & Winner)

• Ben Foster – The Survivor (HBO)
• Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven (FX)
• Samuel L. Jackson – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
• Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
• Ben Whishaw – This is Going to Hurt (AMC+)

WINNER: Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Best Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie Made For Television (Nominees & Winner)

• Julia Garner – Inventing Anna (Netflix)
• Lily James – Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
• Amber Midthunder – Prey (Hulu)
• Julia Roberts – Gaslit (Starz)
• Michelle Pfeiffer – The First Lady (Showtime)

WINNER: Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout (Hulu)

Best Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie Made For Television (Nominees & Winner)

• Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
• Domhnall Gleeson – The Patient (FX)
• Matthew Goode – The Offer (Paramount+)
• Ray Liotta – Black Bird (Apple TV+)
• Shea Whigham – Gaslit (Starz)

WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie Made For Television (Nominees & Winner)

• Claire Danes – Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
• Dominique Fishback – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
• Betty Gilpin – Gaslit (Starz)
• Melanie Lynskey – Candy (Hulu)
• Juno Temple – The Offer (Paramount+)

WINNER: Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)