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Avengers: Endgame, Joker, and Watchmen Walk Away Winners From the Critic’s Choice Awards

Joker

Joker and Watchmen both took home multiple prizes from the 2020 Critics Choice Awards.

Joaquin Phoenix won for “Best Actor” for his lead portrayal in Joker. It also saw another win for Hildur Guðnadóttir for “Best Score.”

The film lost “Best Picture,” “Best Adapted Screenplay,” “Best Cinematography,” “Best Production Design,” and “Best Hair and Makeup.”

Avengers: Endgame won for “Best Visual Effects” and “Best Action Movie” where it beat Spider-Man: Far From Home. The movie lost “Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie.”

Watchmen picked up actor wins but lost “Best Drama Series.” Regina King won for “Best Actress in a Drama Series” while Jean Smart won for “Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.” Tim Blake Nelson was also nominated for “Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series” but did not win.

Check out the full list of nominees and winners below.

FILM

Best Picture

1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas — Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro — The Irishman
Leonardo DiCaprio — Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Adam Driver — Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy — Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix — Joker
Adam Sandler — Uncut Gems

Best Actress

Awkwafina — The Farewell
Cynthia Erivo — Harriet
Scarlett Johansson — Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o — Us
Saoirse Ronan — Little Women
Charlize Theron — Bombshell
Renée Zellweger — Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe — The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks — A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins — The Two Popes
Al Pacino — The Irishman
Joe Pesci — The Irishman
Brad Pitt — Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern — Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson — Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez — Hustlers
Florence Pugh — Little Women
Margot Robbie — Bombshell
Zhao Shuzhen — The Farewell 

Best Young Actor/Actress

Julia Butters — Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Roman Griffin Davis — Jojo Rabbit
Noah Jupe — Honey Boy
Thomas McKenzie — Jojo Rabbit
Shahadi Wright Joseph — Us
Archie Yates — Jojo Rabbit

Best Acting Ensemble

Bombshell
The Irishman
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Director

Noah Baumbach — Marriage Story
Greta Gerwig — Little Women
Bong Joon Ho — Parasite
Sam Mendes — 1917
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie — Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese — The Irishman 
Quentin Tarantino — Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach — Marriage Story
Rian Johnson — Knives Out
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won — Parasite
Quentin Tarantino — Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Lulu Wang — The Farewell

Best Adapted Screenplay

Greta Gerwig — Little Women
Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue — A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony McCarten — The Two Popes 
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver — Joker
Taika Waititi — Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian — The Irishman

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke — The Lighthouse
Roger Deakins — 1917
Phedon Papamichael — Ford v Ferrari
Rodrigo Prieto — The Irishman
Robert Richardson — Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood 
Lawrence Sher — Joker

Best Production Design

Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran — Joker
Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales — 1917
Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman — Little Women
Lee Ha Jun — Parasite
Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bob Shaw, Regina Graves — The Irishman
Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell — Downton Abbey

Best Editing

Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie — Uncut Gems
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker — Ford v Ferrari
Yang Jinmo — Parasite
Fred Raskin — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Thelma Schoonmaker — The Irishman
Lee Smith — 1917

Best Costume Design

Ruth E. Carter — Dolemite Is My Name
Julian Day — Rocketman
Jacqueline Durran — Little Women
Arianne Phillips — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson — The Irishman
Anna Robbins — Downton Abbey

Best Hair and Makeup

Bombshell
Dolemite Is My Name
The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman

Best Visual Effects

1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
The Lion King

Best Animated Feature

Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best Action Movie

1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far From Home

Best Comedy

Booksmart
Dolemite Is My Name
The Farewell
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out

Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie

Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
Midsommar
Us

Best Foreign Language Film

Atlantics
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Song

“Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“I’m Standing With You” – Breakthrough
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen II
“Speechless” – Aladdin
“Spirit “– The Lion King
“Stand Up” – Harriet

Best Score

Michael Abels – Us
Alexandre Desplat – Little Women
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
Randy Newman – Marriage Story
Thomas Newman – 1917
Robbie Robertson – The Irishman

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series

The Crown (Netflix)
David Makes Man (OWN)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Pose (FX)
Succession (HBO)
This Is Us (NBC)
Watchmen (HBO)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Mike Colter – Evil (CBS)
Paul Giamatti – Billions (Showtime)
Kit Harington – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor (ABC)
Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix)
Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America)
Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (HBO)
Regina King – Watchmen (HBO)
Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX)
Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Asante Blackk – This Is Us (NBC)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple)
Asia Kate Dillon – Billions (Showtime)
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
Delroy Lindo – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Tim Blake Nelson – Watchmen (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown (Netflix)
Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies (HBO)
Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Jean Smart – Watchmen (HBO)
Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies (HBO)
Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)

Best Comedy Series

Barry (HBO)
Fleabag (Amazon)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Mom (CBS)
One Day at a Time (Netflix)
PEN15 (Hulu)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Ted Danson – The Good Place (NBC)
Walton Goggins – The Unicorn (CBS)
Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Paul Rudd – Living with Yourself (Netflix)
Bashir Salahuddin – Sherman’s Showcase (IFC)
Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix)
Alison Brie – GLOW (Netflix)
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Kirsten Dunst – On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO)
Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag (Amazon)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
Anthony Carrigan – Barry (HBO)
William Jackson Harper – The Good Place (NBC)
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Nico Santos – Superstore (NBC)
Andrew Scott – Fleabag (Amazon)
Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place (NBC)
Sian Clifford – Fleabag (Amazon)
Betty Gilpin – GLOW (Netflix)
Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time (Netflix)
Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Molly Shannon – The Other Two (Comedy Central)

Best Limited Series

Catch-22 (Hulu)
Chernobyl (HBO)
Fosse/Verdon (FX)
The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
When They See Us (Netflix)
Years and Years (HBO)

Best Movie Made for Television

Brexit (HBO)
Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
Guava Island (Amazon)
Native Son (HBO)
Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Christopher Abbott – Catch-22 (Hulu)
Mahershala Ali – True Detective (HBO)
Russell Crowe – The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
Jared Harris – Chernobyl (HBO)
Jharrel Jerome – When They See Us (Netflix)
Sam Rockwell – Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Noah Wyle – The Red Line (CBS)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Kaitlyn Dever – Unbelievable (Netflix)
Anne Hathaway – Modern Love (Amazon)
Megan Hilty – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)
Joey King – The Act (Hulu)
Jessie Mueller – Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)
Merritt Wever – Unbelievable (Netflix)
Michelle Williams – Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Asante Blackk – When They See Us (Netflix)
George Clooney – Catch-22 (Hulu)
John Leguizamo – When They See Us (Netflix)
Dev Patel – Modern Love (Amazon)
Jesse Plemons – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
Stellan Skarsgård – Chernobyl (HBO)
Russell Tovey – Years and Years (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Patricia Arquette – The Act (Hulu)
Marsha Stephanie Blake – When They See Us (Netflix)
Toni Collette – Unbelievable (Netflix)
Niecy Nash – When They See Us (Netflix)
Margaret Qualley – Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Emma Thompson – Years and Years (HBO)
Emily Watson – Chernobyl (HBO)

Best Animated Series

Big Mouth (Netflix)
BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)
The Simpsons (Fox)
Undone (Amazon)

Best Talk Show

Desus & Mero (Showtime)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)

Best Comedy Special

Amy Schumer: Growing (Netflix)
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (Netflix)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC)
Ramy Youssef: Feelings (HBO)
Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby (Netflix)
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (Netflix)
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (Netflix)

Comic Geeks Dominate the People’s Choice Awards

The nominations for the People’s Choice Awards hit this week and geeks dominated the awards show including 3 out of 5 slots for favorite movie. This award show is a bit different in that anyone can vote, unlike secret crazy ballots like the Academy Awards. So, exercise your ability to and cast your vote today. Comic book related properties had 29 nominations out of 81 slots (not counting music, comedies, etc.) with entire categories dedicated to movies based on comic books. Not bad.

Here’s the standouts…

Favorite Movie:

  • The Amazing Spider-Man
  • The Avengers
  • The Dark Knight Rises
  • The Hunger Games
  • Snow White and the Huntsman

Favorite Movie Actor:

  • Channing Tatum
  • Johnny Depp
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
  • Robert Downey, Jr.
  • Will Smith

Favorite Movie Actress:

  • Anne Hathaway
  • Emma Stone
  • Jennifer Lawrence
  • Mila Kunis
  • Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Action Movie:

  • The Amazing Spider-Man
  • The Avengers
  • The Dark Knight Rises
  • The Hunger Games
  • Men In Black 3

Favorite Action Movie Star:

  • Chris Evans
  • Chris Hemsworth
  • Christian Bale
  • Robert Downey, Jr.
  • Will Smith

Favorite Face of Heroism:

  • Anne Hathaway
    The Dark Knight Rises
  • Emma Stone
    The Amazing Spider-Man
  • Jennifer Lawrence
    The Hunger Games
  • Kristen Stewart
    Snow White and the Huntsman
  • Scarlett Johansson
    The Avengers

Favorite Movie Franchise:

  • The Avengers
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Hunger Games
  • Madagascar
  • Spider-Man

Favorite Movie Superhero:

  • Andrew Garfield
    as Spider-Man
  • Chris Evans
    as Captain America
  • Chris Hemsworth
    as Thor
  • Christian Bale
    as Batman
  • Robert Downey, Jr.
    as Iron Man

Favorite On-screen Chemistry:

  • Emma / Andrew
    The Amazing Spider-Man
  • Jennifer / Josh / Liam
    The Hunger Games
  • Kristen / Chris
    Snow White and the Huntsman
  • Rachel / Channing
    The Vow
  • Scarlett / Jeremy
    The Avengers

Favorite Cable TV Drama:

  • Burn Notice
  • Leverage
  • Pretty Little Liars
  • The Walking Dead
  • White Collar

Favorite Sci-fi/Fantasy Show:

  • Doctor Who
  • Once Upon a Time
  • Supernatural
  • The Vampire Diaries
  • The Walking Dead

Favorite New TV Drama:

  • 666 Park Avenue
  • Arrow
  • Beauty & The Beast
  • Chicago Fire
  • Elementary
  • Emily Owens M.D.
  • Last Resort
  • The Mob Doctor
  • Nashville
  • Revolution
  • Vegas