2024 Critics Choice Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ is the top winner

January 14, 2024

by Carla Hay

With eight prizes, Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer” (a drama about atomic bomb inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer) was the top winner at 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, which were presented on January 14, 2024, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Chelsea Handler hosted the show, which was televised in the U.S. on The CW. The Critics Association, a group of more than 650 film/TV journalists, vote for the Critics Choice Awards.

“Oppenheimer” won the awards for Best Picture, Best Director (for Christopher Nolan), Best Supporting Actor (for Robert Downey Jr.), Best Acting Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score and Best Visual Effects. Not far behind in getting prizes at the show was Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Barbie,” which won six awards: Best Comedy, Best Original Screenplay, Best Song (for “I’m Just Ken”), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Hair and Makeup. “Barbie” went into the ceremony with the most nominations (18), setting a record for the most Critics Choice Awards nominations in one year from a movie or TV show.

In the TV categories, FX on Hulu’s “The Bear” and Netflix’s “Beef” won the most prizes: four each. “The Bear” won Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series (for Jeremy Allen White), Best Actress in a Comedy Series (for Ayo Edebiri), and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (for Ebon Moss-Bachrach). The prizes for “Beef” were Best Limited Series, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (for Steven Yeun), Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (for Ali Wong), and Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (for Maria Bello).

“Barbie” star/producer Margot Robbie presented the SeeHer Award to America Ferrera, one of the co-stars of “Barbie.” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” director James Mangold presented Harrison Ford with the Career Achievement Award. Other presenters at the show included Abigail Spencer, Angela Bassett, Anthony Ramos, Ashley Madekwe, Awkwafina, Bella Ramsey, Brendan Fraser, Carla Gugino, Daniel Levy, David Duchovny, David Oyelowo, Donald Faison, Gael García Bernal, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jason Segel, Jenny Slate, Jessica Williams, John Krasinski, Jon Cryer, Kaley Cuoco, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy Moore, Meg Ryan, Natasha Lyonne, Nicholas Braun, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Dunster, Ramy Youssef, Sandra Oh and Vanessa Morgan.

Here is the complete list of nominees and winners for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards:

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FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE

• American Fiction
• Barbie
• The Color Purple
• The Holdovers
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Maestro
• Oppenheimer*
• Past Lives
• Poor Things
• Saltburn

BEST ACTOR

• Bradley Cooper – Maestro
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Colman Domingo – Rustin
• Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers*
• Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
• Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

BEST ACTRESS

• Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
• Greta Lee – Past Lives
• Carey Mulligan – Maestro
• Margot Robbie – Barbie
• Emma Stone – Poor Things*

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
• Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer*
• Ryan Gosling – Barbie
• Charles Melton – May December
• Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
• Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
• America Ferrera – Barbie
• Jodie Foster – Nyad
• Julianne Moore – May December
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers*

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

• Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Ariana Greenblatt – Barbie
• Calah Lane – Wonka
• Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall
• Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers*
• Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

• Air
• Barbie
• The Color Purple
• The Holdovers
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer*

BEST DIRECTOR

• Bradley Cooper – Maestro
• Greta Gerwig – Barbie
• Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
• Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer*
• Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
• Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Samy Burch – May December
• Alex Convery – Air
• Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer – Maestro
• Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie*
• David Hemingson – The Holdovers
• Celine Song – Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Kelly Fremon Craig – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
• Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers
• Cord Jefferson – American Fiction*
• Tony McNamara – Poor Things
• Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
• Eric Roth & Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Matthew Libatique – Maestro
• Rodrigo Prieto – Barbie
• Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Robbie Ryan – Poor Things
• Linus Sandgren – Saltburn
• Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer*

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx – Saltburn
• Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman – Oppenheimer
• Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie*
• James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek – Poor Things
• Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran – Asteroid City

BEST EDITING

• William Goldenberg – Air
• Nick Houy – Barbie
• Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer*
• Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Poor Things
• Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Michelle Tesoro – Maestro

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Jacqueline Durran – Barbie*
• Lindy Hemming – Wonka
• Francine Jamison-Tanchuck – The Color Purple
• Holly Waddington – Poor Things
• Jacqueline West – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Janty Yates, David Crossman – Napoleon

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

• Barbie*
• The Color Purple
• Maestro
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• Priscilla

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• The Creator
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Oppenheimer*
• Poor Things
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST COMEDY

• American Fiction
• Barbie*
• Bottoms
• The Holdovers
• No Hard Feelings
• Poor Things

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• The Boy and the Heron
• Elemental
• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse*
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Wish

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Anatomy of a Fall*
• Godzilla Minus One
• Perfect Days
• Society of the Snow
• The Taste of Things
• The Zone of Interest

BEST SONG

• “Dance the Night” – Barbie
• “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie*
• “Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• “Road to Freedom” – Rustin
• “This Wish” – Wish
• “What Was I Made For” – Barbie

BEST SCORE

• Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
• Michael Giacchino – Society of the Snow
• Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer*
• Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon
• Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt – Barbie

​​TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 29th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• The Crown (Netflix)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
• Loki (Disney+)
• The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
• Succession (HBO | Max)*
• Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max)*
• Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+)
• Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX)
• Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
• Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC)
• Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Justified: City Primeval (FX)
• Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max)*
• Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Khalid Abdalla – The Crown (Netflix)
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)*
• Ron Cephas Jones – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
• Matthew MacFadyen – Succession (HBO | Max)
• Ke Huy Quan – Loki (Disney+)
• Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
• Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)*
• Sophia Di Martino – Loki (Disney+)
• Celia Rose Gooding – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
• Karen Pittman – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
• Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets (Showtime)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Barry (HBO | Max)
• The Bear (FX)*
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
• Poker Face (Peacock)
• Reservation Dogs (FX)
• Shrinking (Apple TV+)
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Bill Hader – Barry (HBO | Max)
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Drew Tarver – The Other Two (HBO | Max)
• Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)*
• D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs (FX)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)*
• Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
• Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX)
• Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
• Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)*
• Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO | Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Paulina Alexis – Reservation Dogs (FX)
• Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)*
• Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

• Beef (Netflix)*
• Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
• Fargo (FX)
• Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
• Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
• Love & Death (HBO | Max)
• A Murder at the End of the World (FX)
• A Small Light (National Geographic)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)
• Finestkind (Paramount+)
• Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)
• No One Will Save You (Hulu)
• Quiz Lady (Hulu)*
• Reality (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
• Tom Holland – The Crowded Room (Apple TV+)
• David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)
• Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)
• Kiefer Sutherland – The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)
• Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)*

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You (Hulu)
• Carla Gugino – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
• Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
• Bel Powley – A Small Light (National Geographic)
• Sydney Sweeney – Reality (HBO | Max)
• Juno Temple – Fargo (FX)
• Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)*

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)*
• Taylor Kitsch – Painkiller (Netflix)
• Jesse Plemons – Love & Death (HBO | Max)
• Lewis Pullman – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
• Liev Schreiber – A Small Light (National Geographic)
• Justin Theroux – White House Plumbers (HBO | Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix)*
• Billie Boullet – A Small Light (National Geographic)
• Willa Fitzgerald – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
• Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
• Mary McDonnell – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
• Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

• Bargain (Paramount+)
• The Glory (Netflix)
• The Good Mothers (Hulu)
• The Interpreter of Silence (Hulu)
• Lupin (Netflix)*
• Mask Girl (Netflix)
• Moving (Hulu)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

• Bluey (Disney+)
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Harley Quinn (HBO | Max)
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)*
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
• Young Love (HBO | Max)

BEST TALK SHOW

• The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO | Max)*
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

• Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (Netflix)
• Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (Prime Video)
• John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO | Max)
• John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)*
• Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)
• Wanda Sykes – I’m an Entertainer (Netflix)

WINS BY FILM FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

OPPENHEIMER (Universal) – 8

Best Picture 

Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr. 

Best Acting Ensemble 

Best Director – Christopher Nolan 

Best Cinematography – Hoyte van Hoytema 

Best Editing – Jennifer Lame 

Best Visual Effects 

Best Score – Ludwig Göransson

BARBIE (Warner Bros.) – 6

Best Original Screenplay – Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

Best Production Design – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

Best Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran 

Best Hair & Makeup 

Best Comedy 

Best Song – “I’m Just Ken” 

THE HOLDOVERS (Focus) – 3

Best Actor – Paul Giamatti

Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Best Young Actor/Actress – Dominic Sessa

AMERICAN FICTION (Amazon) – 1 

Best Adapted Screenplay – Cord Jefferson 

ANATOMY OF A FALL (Neon) – 1

Best Foreign Language Film 

POOR THINGS (Searchlight) – 1

Best Actress – Emma Stone 

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Sony) – 1 

Best Animated Feature 

WINS BY SERIES FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

THE BEAR (FX) – 4

Best Comedy Series 

Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Jeremy Allen White 

Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Ayo Edebiri 

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Ebon Moss-Bachrach

BEEF (Netflix) – 4

Best Limited Series 

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Steven Yeun 

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Ali Wong 

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

SUCCESSION (HBO | Max) – 3

Best Drama Series 

Best Actor in a Drama Series – Kieran Culkin 

Best Actress in a Drama Series – Sarah Snook 

THE CROWN (Netflix) – 1 

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Elizabeth Debicki 

FELLOW TRAVELERS (Showtime) – 1 

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

JOHN MULANEY: BABY J (Netflix) – 1 

Best Comedy Special 

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER (HBO | Max) – 1 

Best Talk Show 

LUPIN (Netflix) – 1 

Best Foreign Language Series 

THE MORNING SHOW (Apple TV+) – 1 

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Billy Crudup 

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu) – 1

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Meryl Streep 

QUIZ LADY (Hulu) – 1 

Best Movie Made for Television 

SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF (Netflix) – 1 

Best Animated Series