Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in “Baby Reindeer” (Photo by Ed Miller/Netflix)
Film Independent, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, handed out top honors February 22 at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Hosted for the second year in a row by acclaimed comedian Aidy Bryant, the awards ceremony was broadcast live on IMDb’s and Film Independent’s YouTube channels. The Spirit Awards are Film Independent’s largest annual celebration, making year-round programming for filmmakers and film loving audiences possible, while amplifying the voices of independent storytellers and celebrating their diversity, originality and uniqueness of vision.
This year’s ceremony, the 40th in Film Independent’s history, celebrated both the best of the past year in film and television as well as the organization’s storied history of supporting independent artists. This included paying touching tribute to Josh Welsh, the beloved longtime president of Film Independent who passed away recently after a courageous five-year battle with cancer.
For this year’s awards, Anora led the way in the film categories with three wins, including Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison. Among the other films and artists honored, A Real Pain won Best Supporting Performance for Kieran Culkin and Best Screenplay for Jesse Eisenberg; Maisy Stella won Best Breakthrough Performance for My Old Ass; Dìdi won Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay for Sean Wang; Flow won Best International Film; No Other Land won Best Documentary; Best Cinematography went to Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys; and Hansjörg Weissbrich won Best Editing for September 5.
For the fifth time in its history, the Spirit Awards also honored exceptional content in television. This year’s major winners in the TV categories were Baby Reindeer, which won three awards including Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series for Richard Gadd, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series for Nava Mau, and Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series for Jessica Gunning; Shōgun, which won Best New Scripted Series; Hollywood Black, which won Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series; and How to Die Alone, which won Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series.
The 17th annual Robert Altman Award, which was created in 2008 in honor of legendary film director Robert Altman, who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts, was awarded to His Three Daughters director Azazel Jacobs, alongside casting director Nicole Arbusto, as well as ensemble cast members Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr. and Jay O. Sanders.
Girls Will Be Girls was honored with the John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. Also celebrated were the previously announced honors including Sarah Friedland of Familiar Touch with the Someone to Watch Award, recognizing a filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition; Rachel Elizabeth Seed of A Photographic Memory with the Truer Than Fiction Award, presented to an emerging director of nonfiction features who has yet to receive significant recognition; and Sarah Winshall with the Producers Award, honoring emerging producers who demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films with limited resources.
The winners of the Film Independent Spirit Awards are voted on by Film Independent Members. Membership is open to the public.
Film Independent Spirit Awards are supported by Premier Sponsor Lavazza Coffee, Principal Sponsor IMDbPro and Official Partners Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, FIJI Water and Miraval. Easterseals Disability Services is the accessibility partner. Hotel Casa del Mar and The Georgian are the Official Hotels. Pentagram is the Visual Branding Partner. Getty Images is the Official Photographer. Vision Media is the exclusive screening partner. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Caffeine Post, Cast & Crew, eTech Rentals, Illuminar and Town and Country Event Rentals are Official Providers.
Here is the complete list of nominees and winners for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
*=winner
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
Anora* Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan*
I Saw the TV Glow Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
Nickel Boys Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Sing Sing Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
The Substance Producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to director and producer)
Dìdi* Director/Producer: Sean Wang* Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters*
In the Summers Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio Producers: Janek Ambros, Lynette Coll, Alexander Dinelaris, Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Cristóbal Güell, Sergio Alberto Lira, Rob Quadrino, Jan Suter, Daniel Tantalean, Nando Vila, Slava Vladimirov, Stephanie Yankwitt
Janet Planet Director/Producer: Annie Baker Producers: Andrew Goldman, Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng
The Piano Lesson Director: Malcolm Washington Producers: Todd Black, Denzel Washington
Problemista Director/Producer: Julio Torres Producers: Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Big Boys Writer/Director/Producer: Corey Sherman Producer: Allison Tate
Ghostlight Writer/Director: Kelly O’Sullivan Director/Producer: Alex Thompson Producers: Pierce Cravens, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Eddie Linker, Alex Wilson
Girls Will Be Girls* Writer/Director/Producer: Shuchi Talati* Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne*
Jazzy Writer/Director/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer/Producer: Lainey Shangreaux Writers: Andrew Hajek, Vanara Taing Producers: Miranda Bailey, Tommy Heitkamp, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Elliott Whitton
The People’s Joker Writer/Director: Vera Drew Writer: Bri LeRose Producer: Joey Lyons
BEST DIRECTOR
Ali Abbasi The Apprentice
Sean Baker* Anora*
Brady Corbet The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Heretic
Jesse Eisenberg* A Real Pain*
Megan Park My Old Ass
Aaron Schimberg A Different Man
Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Joanna Arnow The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Annie Baker Janet Planet
India Donaldson Good One
Julio Torres Problemista
Sean Wang* Dìdi*
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Amy Adams Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer Ghostlight
Mikey Madison* Anora*
Demi Moore The Substance
Hunter Schafer Cuckoo
Justice Smith I Saw the TV Glow
June Squibb Thelma
Sebastian Stan The Apprentice
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Yura Borisov Anora
Joan Chen Dìdi
Kieran Culkin* A Real Pain*
Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane Between the Temples
Karren Karagulian Anora
Kani Kusruti Girls Will Be Girls
Brigette Lundy-Paine I Saw the TV Glow
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin Sing Sing
Adam Pearson A Different Man
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Isaac Krasner Big Boys
Katy O’Brian Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park National Anthem
René Pérez Joglar In the Summers
Maisy Stella* My Old Ass*
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dinh Duy Hung Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Jomo Fray* Nickel Boys*
Maria von Hausswolff Janet Planet
Juan Pablo Ramírez La Cocina
Rina Yang The Fire Inside
BEST EDITING
Laura Colwell, Vanara Taing Jazzy
Olivier Bugge Coutté, Olivia Neergaard-Holm The Apprentice
Anne McCabe Nightbitch
Hansjörg Weissbrich* September 5
Arielle Zakowski Dìdi
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast.
His Three Daughters Director: Azazel Jacobs Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
Gaucho Gaucho Directors/Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw Producers: Christos Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O’Reilly, Matthew Perniciaro
Hummingbirds Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras Co-Directors/Producers: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow
No Other Land* Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor* Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning*
Patrice: The Movie Director: Ted Passon Producers: Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director: Johan Grimonprez Producers: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Award given to the director)
All We Imagine as Light France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg Director: Payal Kapadia
Black Dog China Director: Guan Hu
Flow* Latvia, France, Belgium* Director: Gints Zilbalodis*
Green Border Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium Director: Agnieszka Holland
Hard Truths United Kingdom Director: Mike Leigh
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey
The Producers Award, now in its 28th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Alex Coco
Sarah Winshall*
Zoë Worth
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 31st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Nicholas Colia Director of Griffin in Summer
Sarah Friedland* Director of Familiar Touch*
Pham Thien An Director of Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 30th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Directors of Sugarcane
Carla Gutiérrez Director of Frida
Rachel Elizabeth Seed* Director of A Photographic Memory
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color Executive Producers: Idris Elba, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jamilla Dumbuya, Jos Cushing, Khaled Gad, Matt Robins, Chris Muckle, Sean David Johnson, Simon Raikes Co-Executive Producer: Annabel Hobley
Hollywood Black* Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart* Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown, Laurens Grant*
Photographer Executive Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan Co-Executive Producers: Anna Barnes, Brent Kunkle
Ren Faire Executive Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Dani Bernfeld, Lance Oppenheim, David Gauvey Herbert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez Co-Executive Producers: Abigail Rowe, Christian Vasquez, Max Allman
Social Studies Creator/Executive Producer: Lauren Greenfield Executive Producers: Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea van Beuren, Frank Evers, Caryn Capotosto
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Baby Reindeer Creator/Executive Producer: Richard Gadd Executive Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
Diarra From Detroit Creator/Executive Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg Co-Executive Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
English Teacher Creator/Executive Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez Executive Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King Co-Executive Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
Fantasmas Creator/Executive Producer: Julio Torres Executive Producers: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell Co-Executive Producer: Ali Herting
Shōgun* Creators/Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Brian Jordan Alvarez English Teacher
Richard Gadd* Baby Reindeer
Lily Gladstone Under the Bridge
Kathryn Hahn Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti The Penguin
Julianne Moore Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada Shōgun
Anna Sawai Shōgun
Andrew Scott Ripley
Julio Torres Fantasmas
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Tadanobu Asano Shōgun
Enrico Colantoni English Teacher
Betty Gilpin Three Women
Chloe Guidry Under the Bridge
Moeka Hoshi Shōgun
Stephanie Koenig English Teacher
Patti LuPone Agatha All Along
Nava Mau* Baby Reindeer
Ruth Negga Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee Expats
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Jessica Gunning* Baby Reindeer
Diarra Kilpatrick Diarra From Detroit
Joe Locke Agatha All Along
Megan Stott Penelope
Hoa Xuande The Sympathizer
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
How to Die Alone Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris “CP” Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims
Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in “Past Lives” (Photo courtesy of A24)
Erika Alexander and Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction” (Photo by Claire Folger/Orion Pictures)
Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers” (Photo by Seacia Pavao/Focus Features)
Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in “Beef” (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
The following is a press release from Film Independent:
Film Independent, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, handed out top honors o February 25 at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Hosted by beloved comedian Aidy Bryant, the awards ceremony was broadcast live on IMDb’s YouTube channel, as well as Film Independent’s YouTube and X (Twitter) accounts. The Spirit Awards are Film Independent’s largest annual celebration, making year-round programming for filmmakers and film loving audiences possible while amplifying the voices of independent storytellers and celebrating their diversity, originality and uniqueness of vision.
This year’s ceremony, the 39th in Film Independent’s history, celebrated a wide variety of films, television shows and artists, with no individual film or show walking away with more than three awards.
In the film awards categories, Past Lives won for Best Feature and Best Director for Celine Song, while The Holdovers came away with the most awards of the night with three, including Best Supporting Performance for Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Best Breakthrough Performance for Dominic Sessa and Best Cinematography for Eigil Bryld. Among the other films and artists honored, American Fiction won Best Actor for Jeffrey Wright and Best Screenplay for Cord Jefferson; A Thousand and One won Best First Feature; Best First Screenplay went to May December, written by Samy Birch with story by Samy Birch and Alex Mechanik; Anatomy of a Fall won Best International Film; Four Daughters won Best Documentary; and Daniel Garber won Best Editing for How to Blow Up a Pipeline.
For the fourth time in its history, this year’s Spirit Awards also honored exceptional content in television. This year’s major winners in the TV categories were Beef, which won Best New Scripted Series and Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series for Ali Wong; Dear Mama, which won Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series; Nick Offerman of The Last of Us, who won Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series; Jury Duty, which won Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series; and Keivonn Montreal Woodard of The Last of Us, who won the new this year Best Breakthrough in a New Scripted Series award.
The 16th annual Robert Altman Award, which was created in 2008 in honor of legendary film director Robert Altman, who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts, was awarded to Showing Up director Kelly Reichardt, alongside casting director Gayle Keller, as well as ensemble cast members André Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Heather Lawless, James Le Gros, John Magaro, Matt Malloy, Amanda Plummer, Maryann Plunkett, Denzel Rodriguez and Michelle Williams.
Also celebrated were Fremont, with the John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000; Monica Sorelle of Mountains with the Someone to Watch Award, recognizing a filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition; Set Hernandez of unseen with the Truer Than Fiction Award, presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has yet to receive significant recognition; and Monique Walton with the Producers Award, honoring emerging producers who demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films with limited resources.
The winners of the Film Independent Spirit Awards are voted on by Film Independent Members. Membership is open to the public.
Film Independent Spirit Awards are supported by Premier Sponsor Lavazza Coffee, Principal Sponsor IMDbPro and Official Partners Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, FIJI Water, Petite Fleur Champagne and Stella Artois. Easterseals Disability Services is the accessibility partner. Hotel Casa del Mar, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows and The Georgian are the Official Hotels. Pentagram is the Visual Branding Partner. Getty Images is the Official Photographer. Vision Media is the exclusive screening partner. Caffeine Post, eTech Rentals, Illuminar and Town and Country Event Rentals are Official Providers.
Here is the complete list of nominees and winners for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
*=winner
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer.)
All of Us Strangers Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
American Fiction Producers: Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson, Nikos Karamigios, Ben LeClair
May December Producers: Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Christine Vachon
Passages Producers: Michel Merkt, Saïd Ben Saïd
Past Lives* Producers: David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon*
We Grown Now Producers: Minhal Baig, Joe Pirro
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Director: Raven Jackson Producers: Maria Altamirano, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint Director: Tomás Gómez Bustillo Producers: Gewan Brown, Amanda Freedman
Earth Mama Director/Producer: Savanah Leaf Producers: Sam Bisbee, Shirley O’Connor, Medb Riordan, Cody Ryder
A Thousand and One* Director: A.V. Rockwell* Producers: Julia Lebedev, Rishi Rajani, Eddie Vaisman, Lena Waithe, Brad Weston*
Upon Entry Directors: Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez Producers: Sergio Adrià, Carlos Juárez, Alba Sotorra, Carles Torras, Xosé Zapata
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer)
The Artifice Girl Director/Writer: Franklin Ritch Producers: Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead
Cadejo Blanco Director/Writer/Producer: Justin Lerner Producers: Mauricio Escobar, Ryan Friedkin, Jack Patrick Hurley
Fremont* Director/Writer: Babak Jalali* Writer: Carolina Cavalli* Producers: Rachael Fung, Chris Martin, Marjaneh Moghimi, George Rush, Sudnya Shroff, Laura Wagner*
Rotting in the Sun Director/Writer: Sebastián Silva Writer: Pedro Peirano Producer: Jacob Wasserman
The Unknown Country Director/Writer/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer: Lily Gladstone Writers/Producers: Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Vanara Taing Producers: Katherine Harper, Laura Heberton, Tommy Heitkamp
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrew Haigh All of Us Strangers
Todd Haynes May December
William Oldroyd Eileen
Ira Sachs Passages
Celine Song* Past Lives*
BEST SCREENPLAY
David Hemingson The Holdovers
Cord Jefferson* American Fiction*
Laura Moss, Brendan J. O’Brien Birth/Rebirth
Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott Bottoms
Celine Song Past Lives
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik* May December*
Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt Theater Camp
Tomás Gómez Bustillo Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Laurel Parmet The Starling Girl
Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez Upon Entry
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain Memory
Greta Lee Past Lives
Trace Lysette Monica
Natalie Portman May December
Judy Reyes Birth/Rebirth
Franz Rogowski Passages
Andrew Scott All of Us Strangers
Teyana Taylor A Thousand and One
Jeffrey Wright* American Fiction
Teo Yoo Past Lives
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Erika Alexander American Fiction
Sterling K. Brown American Fiction
Noah Galvin Theater Camp
Anne Hathaway Eileen
Glenn Howerton BlackBerry
Marin Ireland Eileen
Charles Melton May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph* The Holdovers*
Catalina Saavedra Rotting in the Sun
Ben Whishaw Passages
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Marshawn Lynch Bottoms
Atibon Nazaire Mountains
Tia Nomore Earth Mama
Dominic Sessa* The Holdovers*
Anaita Walizada Fremont
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Katelin Arizmendi Monica
Eigil Bryld* The Holdovers*
Jomo Fray All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Pablo Lozano Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Pat Scola We Grown Now
BEST EDITING
Santiago Cendejas, Gabriel Díaz, Sofía Subercaseaux Rotting in the Sun
Stephanie Filo We Grown Now
Daniel Garber* How to Blow Up a Pipeline*
Jon Philpot Theater Camp
Emanuele Tiziani Upon Entry
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast
Showing Up Director: Kelly Reichardt Casting Director: Gayle Keller Ensemble Cast: André Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Heather Lawless, James Le Gros, John Magaro, Matt Malloy, Amanda Plummer, Maryann Plunkett, Denzel Rodriguez, Michelle Williams
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
Bye Bye Tiberias Director: Lina Soualem Producer: Jean-Marie Nizan
Four Daughters* Director: Kaouther Ben Hania* Producer: Nadim Cheikhrouha*
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Directors/Producers: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson Producer: Tommy Oliver
Kokomo City Director: D. Smith Producers: Bill Butler, Harris Doran
The Mother of All Lies Director/Producer: Asmae El Moudir
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Anatomy of a Fall* France* Director: Justine Triet*
Godland Denmark/Iceland Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Mami Wata Nigeria Director: C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Tótem Mexico Director: Lila Avilés
The Zone of Interest United Kingdom, Poland, USA Director: Jonathan Glazer
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey – The Producers Award, now in its 27th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Rachael Fung
Graham Swon
Monique Walton*
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 30th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Joanna Arnow The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Laura Moss Birth/Rebirth
Monica Sorelle* Mountains*
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 29th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Set Hernandez* unseen*
Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli Lakota Nation vs. United States
Sierra Urich Joonam
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court Executive Producers: Vinnie Malhotra, Aaron Saidman, Eli Holzman, Dawn Porter
Dear Mama* Executive Producers: Lasse Järvi, Quincy ‘QD3’ Jones III, Staci Robinson, Nelson George, Charles D. King, Peter Nelson, Adel ‘Future’ Nur, Jamal Joseph, Ted Skillman, Allen Hughes, Steve Berman, Marc Cimino, Jody Gerson, John Janick, Nicholas Ferrall, Nigel Sinclair*
Murder in Big Horn Executive Producers: Matthew Galkin, Vinnie Malhotra Co-Executive Producers: Lisa Kalikow, Joshua Levine
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence Executive Producers: Mindy Goldberg, Dan Cogan, Liz Garbus, Jon Bardin, Zach Heinzerling, Krista Parris, Daniel Barban Levin, Felicia Rosario Co-Executive Producer: Julie Gaither
Wrestlers Executive Producers: Greg Whiteley, Ryan O’Dowd Co-Executive Producers: Alejandro Melendez, Adam Leibowitz
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Beef* Creator/Executive Producer: Lee Sung Jin Executive Producers: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich Co-Executive Producers: Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper
Dreaming Whilst Black Creator/Executive Producer: Adjani Salmon Creators: Maximilian Evans, Natasha Jatania, Laura Seixas Executive Producers: Tanya Qureshi, Dhanny Joshi, Bal Samra, Thomas Stogdon
I’m a Virgo Creator/Executive Producer: Boots Riley Executive Producers: Tze Chun, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, Jharrel Jerome, Rebecca Rivo Co-Executive Producers: Marcus Gardley, Carver Karaszewski
Jury Duty Creators/Executive Producers: Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky Executive Producers: David Bernad, Ruben Fleischer, Nicholas Hatton, Cody Heller, Todd Schulman, Jake Szymanski, Andrew Weinberg
Slip Creator/Executive Producer: Zoe Lister-Jones Executive Producers: Ro Donnelly, Dakota Johnson, Katie O’Connell Marsh, David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Emma Corrin A Murder at the End of the World
Dominique Fishback Swarm
Betty Gilpin Mrs. Davis
Jharrel Jerome I’m a Virgo
Zoe Lister-Jones Slip
Bel Powley A Small Light
Bella Ramsey The Last of Us
Ramón Rodríguez Will Trent
Ali Wong* Beef
Steven Yeun Beef
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Murray Bartlett The Last of Us
Billie Eilish Swarm
Jack Farthing Rain Dogs
Nick Offerman* The Last of Us*
Adina Porter The Changeling
Lewis Pullman Lessons in Chemistry
Benny Safdie The Curse
Luke Tennie Shrinking
Olivia Washington I’m a Virgo
Jessica Williams Shrinking
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Clark Backo The Changeling
Aria Mia Loberti All the Light We Cannot See
Adjani Salmon Dreaming Whilst Black
Keivonn Montreal Woodard* The Last of Us*
Kara Young I’m a Virgo
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Jury Duty* Ensemble Cast: Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball, Pramode Kumar, Trisha LaFache, Mekki Leeper, James Marsden, Edy Modica, Kerry O’Neill, Rashida Olayiwola, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ishmel Sahid, Ben Seaward, Ron Song, Evan Williams*
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Xochitl Gomez, Benedict Wong and Benedict Cumberbatch in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios) Taylor Swift (Photo courtesy of ABC/Image Group LA)
The following is a press release from E! and NBC:
[Editor’s note: With three awards each, Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and Taylor Swift won the most prizes. The awards for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” included The Movie of 2022, while Swift’s prizes included The Female Artist of 2022. Swift and the stars from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” did not attend the ceremony.]
The people have spoken, and tonight NBC and E! celebrated the best in movies, television, music and pop culture chosen solely by the fans during the 2022 “People’s Choice Awards.” The show was hosted by comedian Kenan Thompson and aired on NBC and E! on Tuesday, December 6 from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
This year, NBC and E! honored award-winning actor, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds with the People’s Icon Award; Emmy and Grammy award-winning performer Lizzo with the People’s Champion Award; and five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Shania Twain with the Music Icon Award.
The show included dynamic performances from Shania Twain,who performed a medley of her greatest hits and new single “Waking Up Dreaming,” as well as New Artist of 2022 nominee Lauren Spencer Smith, who performed her song “Fingers Crossed.”
Awards presenters included Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Billy Porter, Colin Hanks, David Spade, Dwyane Wade, George Lopez, Heidi Klum, Laverne Cox, Lil Rel Howery, Mayan Lopez, McKenna Grace, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nikki Glaser, Sarah Hyland, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and The Miz & Maryse.
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Honoree Ryan Reynolds accepts The People’s Icon award on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar, on December 6, 2022 — (Photo by: Rich Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Lauren Spencer Smith on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar, on December 6, 2022 — (Photo by: Rich Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Host Kenan Thompson on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar, on December 6, 2022 — (Photo by: Rich Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Noah Schnapp, winner of The Male TV Star of 2022 award backstage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar, on December 6, 2022 — (Photo by: Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Honoree Kelly Clarkson, recipient of The Daytime Talk Show of 2022 award for ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’, poses backstage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — (Photo by Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Honoree Mariska Hargitay, recipient of The Female TV Star of 2022 award for ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’, poses backstage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — (Photo by Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Olivia Wilde accepts The Drama Movie of 2022 award for ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — (Photo by Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Shania Twain accepts the award for the Music Icon of 2022 during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar, on December 6, 2022 — (Photo by: Mark Von Holden/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Ellen Pompeo accepts The Female TV Star of 2022 award for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar, on December 6, 2022 — (Photo by: Rich Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: (l-r) Carrie Underwood, winner of The Country Artist of 2022, poses backstage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — (Photo by Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Honoree Lizzo, recipient of The Song of 2022 award for ‘About Damn Time’, poses on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — (Photo by Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC)
2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS — Pictured: Honoree Selma Blair, recipient of The Competition Contestant of 2022 award for ‘Dancing with the Stars’, poses backstage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. — (Photo by Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBC)
The following is a complete list of winners and nominations for the 2022 People’s Choice Awards:
*=winner
THE MOVIE OF 2022 Bullet Train Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* Elvis Jurassic World Dominion Nope The Batman Thor: Love and Thunder Top Gun: Maverick
THE COMEDY MOVIE OF 2022 Fire Island Hustle Hocus Pocus 2 Marry Me Senior Year The Adam Project* The Lost City Ticket To Paradise
THE ACTION MOVIE OF 2022 Black Adam Bullet Train Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Jurassic World Dominion The Batman The Woman King Thor: Love and Thunder Top Gun: Maverick*
THE DRAMA MOVIE OF 2022 Nope Death on the Nile Don’t Worry Darling* Elvis Halloween Ends Luckiest Girl Alive Scream Where the Crawdads Sing
THE MALE MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Brad Pitt, Bullet Train Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Love and Thunder* Chris Pratt, Jurassic World Dominion Daniel Kaluuya, Nope Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam Miles Teller, Top Gun: Maverick Ryan Reynolds, The Adam Project Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
THE FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* Gal Gadot, Death on the Nile Jennifer Garner, The Adam Project Jennifer Lopez, Marry Me Joey King, Bullet Train Keke Palmer, Nope Queen Latifah, Hustle Viola Davis, The Woman King
THE DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Austin Butler, Elvis* Daniel Kaluuya, Nope Florence Pugh, Don’t Worry Darling Gal Gadot, Death on the Nile Harry Styles, Don’t Worry Darling Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween Ends Keke Palmer, Nope Mila Kunis, Luckiest Girl Alive
THE COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Adam Sandler, Hustle* Channing Tatum, The Lost City Jennifer Garner, The Adam Project Jennifer Lopez, Marry Me Julia Roberts, Ticket To Paradise Queen Latifah, Hustle Ryan Reynolds, The Adam Project Sandra Bullock, The Lost City
THE ACTION MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Love and Thunder Chris Pratt, Jurassic World Dominion Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* Joey King, Bullet Train Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick Viola Davis, The Woman King Zöe Kravitz, The Batman
THE SHOW OF 2022 Abbott Elementary Better Call Saul Grey’s Anatomy House of the Dragon Obi-Wan Kenobi Saturday Night Live Stranger Things* This Is Us
THE DRAMA SHOW OF 2022 Better Call Saul Cobra Kai Euphoria Grey’s Anatomy* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ozark The Walking Dead This Is Us
THE COMEDY SHOW OF 2022 Abbott Elementary Black-ish Only Murders in the Building Never Have I Ever* Saturday Night Live The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Young Rock Young Sheldon
THE REALITY SHOW OF 2022 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Below Deck Sailing Yacht Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta The Kardashians* The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Selling Sunset
THE COMPETITION SHOW OF 2022 America’s Got Talent American Idol Dancing with the Stars RuPaul’s Drag Race The Bachelorette The Masked Singer Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls The Voice*
THE MALE TV STAR OF 2022 Dwayne Johnson, Young Rock Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi Ice-T, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Bateman, Ozark Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things* Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
THE FEMALE TV STAR OF 2022 Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy* Kristen Bell, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Never Have I Ever Mandy Moore, This Is Us Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
THE DRAMA TV STAR OF 2022 Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy Jason Bateman, Ozark Mandy Moore, This Is Us Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria Zendaya, Euphoria
THE COMEDY TV STAR OF 2022 Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live Dwayne Johnson, Young Rock Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live Kristen Bell, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Never Have I Ever Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building* Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-Ish
THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2022 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Good Morning America Live With Kelly and Ryan The Drew Barrymore Show The Jennifer Hudson Show The Kelly Clarkson Show* The View Today With Hoda and Jenna
THE NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF 2022 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Late Night With Seth Meyers The Daily Show With Trevor Noah The Late Late Show With James Corden The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
THE COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2022 Charli D’Amelio, Dancing With the Stars Chris Constantino/Bosco, RuPaul’s Drag Race Gabby Windey, The Bachelorette Mayyas, America’s Got Talent Noah Thompson, American Idol Selma Blair, Dancing With the Stars* Teyana Taylor, The Masked Singer Willow Patterson/Willow Pill, RuPaul’s Drag Race
THE REALITY TV STAR OF 2022 Chrishell Stause, Selling Sunset Garcelle Beauvais, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Kandi Burruss, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Kenya Moore, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Khloé Kardashian, The Kardashians* Kim Kardashian, The Kardashians Kyle Richards, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
THE BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF 2022 Bridgerton Bel-Air Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story* Inventing Anna Severance The Bear The Boys The Thing About Pam
THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF 2022 House of The Dragon La Brea Moon Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Stranger Things* The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power The Umbrella Academy
THE MALE ARTIST OF 2022 Bad Bunny Charlie Puth Drake Harry Styles* Jack Harlow Kendrick Lamar Luke Combs The Weeknd
THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2022 Beyoncé Camila Cabello Doja Cat Lady Gaga Lizzo Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift*
THE GROUP OF 2022 BTS* 5 Seconds of Summer BLACKPINK Coldplay Imagine Dragons Måneskin OneRepublic Panic! At The Disco
THE SONG OF 2022 “About Damn Time,” Lizzo* “As It Was,” Harry Styles “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé “First Class,” Jack Harlow “Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga “Me Porto Bonito,” Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone “Super Freaky Girl,” Nicki Minaj “Wait For U,” Future Featuring Drake & Tems
THE ALBUM OF 2022 Dawn FM, The Weeknd Growin’ Up, Luke Combs Harry’s House, Harry Styles Midnights, Taylor Swift* Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar Renaissance, Beyoncé Special, Lizzo Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
THE COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2022 Carrie Underwood* Kane Brown Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Maren Morris Miranda Lambert Morgan Wallen Thomas Rhett
THE LATIN ARTIST OF 2022 Anitta Bad Bunny Becky G* Shakira Karol G Rauw Alejandro Rosalía Sebastián Yatra
THE NEW ARTIST OF 2022 Chlöe Dove Cameron GAYLE Latto* Lauren Spencer-Smith Muni Long Saucy Santana Steve Lacy
THE MUSIC VIDEO OF 2022 “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift* “As It Was,” Harry Styles “Left And Right” Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook “Let Somebody Go,” Coldplay X Selena Gomez “Oh My God,” Adele “Pink Venom,” BLACKPINK “PROVENZA,” KAROL G “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment),” BTS
THE COLLABORATION SONG OF 2022 “Left And Right,” Charlie Puth Featuring Jung Kook* “Bam Bam,” Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran “Do We Have A Problem?” Nicki Minaj X Lil Baby “Freaky Deaky,” Tyga X Doja Cat “Hold Me Closer,” Elton John & Britney Spears “Jimmy Cooks,” Drake Featuring 21 Savage “Party,” Bad Bunny & Rauw Alejandro “Sweetest Pie,” Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
THE CONCERT TOUR OF 2022 BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE* Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever, The World Tour Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Tour Ed Sheeran Tour Harry Styles Love On Tour LADY GAGA: The Chromatica Ball Luke Combs: The Middle of Somewhere Tour
THE SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF 2022 Bad Bunny Charlie Puth Doja Cat Lil Nas X Lizzo Reese Witherspoon Selena Gomez* Snoop Dogg
THE SOCIAL STAR OF 2022
Addison Rae Bella Poarch Brent Rivera Charli D’Amelio Jay Shetty Khaby Lame Mikayla Jane Nogueira MrBeast* Noah Beck
THE COMEDY ACT OF 2022 Amy Schumer: Whore Tour Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour 2022 David Spade: Nothing Personal Jo Koy: Live from the LA Forum Kevin Hart: Reality Check* Steve Martin & Martin Short You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today Wanda Sykes – Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration Whitney Cummings – Jokes
THE GAME CHANGER OF 2022 Chloe Kim LeBron James Megan Rapinoe Nathan Chen Rafael Nadal Russell Wilson Serena Williams* Steph Curry
THE POP PODCAST OF 2022 Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain Archetypes* Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Call Her Daddy Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend Not Skinny But Not Fat SmartLess Why Won’t You Date Me? With Nicole Byer
[Editor’s note: Harry Styles is the top nominee, with six nominations. A complete list of nominations is at the end of the article.]
Today, NBC and E! announced the host and commencement of voting for the 2022 “People’s Choice Awards,” celebrating all forms of entertainment, chosen entirely by the people. Actor, comedian and “People’s Choice Awards” nominee Kenan Thompson will return to host the annual ceremony for the second consecutive year. Voting is now open and fans worldwide can vote for their favorite nominee in each of the 40 categories representing movies, television, music and pop culture. The 2022 “People’s Choice Awards” will air simultaneously on NBC and E! on Tuesday, December 6 at 9:00pm ET/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA. “Live from E!: The 2022 People’s Choice Awards” will kick off the night with a red carpet special at 7:00pm ET/PT on E!.
“I’m beyond excited to host the People’s Choice Awards again this year and celebrate the incredible talent and fans that this show unites,” says Kenan Thompson. “I’m so grateful to be nominated – shoutout to the fans and congrats to all the nominees. Get ready for round two!!”
“Last year, Kenan brought an irreplaceable energy to the ‘People’s Choice Awards.’ His enthusiasm and passion for pop culture and the fans was palpable and translated in the room and on-screen,” said Cassandra Tryon, SVP, Entertainment Live Events, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We can’t wait to welcome Kenan back and see what he has up his sleeve for this year’s show.”
This year, Thompson is nominated in the comedy TV Star category for “Saturday Night Live.” Thompson is an award-winning actor, comedian and producer best known for his work on “SNL” where he is currently in his 20th season as the longest-running cast member. A six-time Emmy Award nominee, Thompson has received four nominations for his acting work and won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2018 for the “SNL” song “Come Back, Barack.” For two seasons, Thompson executive produced and starred as the title character in the NBC comedy series “Kenan.” Thompson hosted the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2022 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“People’s Choice Awards” and “Live from E!: The 2022 People’s Choice Awards” are both produced by Den of Thieves with Executive Producers Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski.
Voting for the 2022 “People’s Choice Awards” runs today through Wednesday, November 9 at 11:59pm ET. Fans can either vote online at www.votepca.com or on Twitter. Additionally, votes cast on Turbo Tuesday, November 1 will count twice, equaling up to a maximum of 50 votes per day, per category, per voting method.
Kenan Thompson is represented by UTA, Michael Goldman, and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang.
The following is a complete list of nominations for the 2022 People’s Choice Awards:
THE MOVIE OF 2022 Bullet Train Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Elvis Jurassic World Dominion Nope The Batman Thor: Love and Thunder Top Gun: Maverick
THE COMEDY MOVIE OF 2022 Fire Island Hustle Hocus Pocus 2 Marry Me Senior Year The Adam Project The Lost City Ticket To Paradise
THE ACTION MOVIE OF 2022 Black Adam Bullet Train Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Jurassic World Dominion The Batman The Woman King Thor: Love and Thunder Top Gun: Maverick
THE DRAMA MOVIE OF 2022 Nope Death on the Nile Don’t Worry Darling Elvis Halloween Ends Luckiest Girl Alive Scream Where the Crawdads Sing
THE MALE MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Brad Pitt, Bullet Train Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Love and Thunder Chris Pratt, Jurassic World Dominion Daniel Kaluuya, Nope Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam Miles Teller, Top Gun: Maverick Ryan Reynolds, The Adam Project Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
THE FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Gal Gadot, Death on the Nile Jennifer Garner, The Adam Project Jennifer Lopez, Marry Me Joey King, Bullet Train Keke Palmer, Nope Queen Latifah, Hustle Viola Davis, The Woman King
THE DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Austin Butler, Elvis Daniel Kaluuya, Nope Florence Pugh, Don’t Worry Darling Gal Gadot, Death on the Nile Harry Styles, Don’t Worry Darling Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween Ends Keke Palmer, Nope Mila Kunis, Luckiest Girl Alive
THE COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Adam Sandler, Hustle Channing Tatum, The Lost City Jennifer Garner, The Adam Project Jennifer Lopez, Marry Me Julia Roberts, Ticket To Paradise Queen Latifah, Hustle Ryan Reynolds, The Adam Project Sandra Bullock, The Lost City
THE ACTION MOVIE STAR OF 2022 Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Love and Thunder Chris Pratt, Jurassic World Dominion Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Joey King, Bullet Train Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick Viola Davis, The Woman King Zöe Kravitz, The Batman
THE SHOW OF 2022 Abbott Elementary Better Call Saul Grey’s Anatomy House of the Dragon Obi-Wan Kenobi Saturday Night Live Stranger Things This Is Us
THE DRAMA SHOW OF 2022 Better Call Saul Cobra Kai Euphoria Grey’s Anatomy Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ozark The Walking Dead This Is Us
THE COMEDY SHOW OF 2022 Abbott Elementary Black-ish Only Murders in the Building Never Have I Ever Saturday Night Live The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Young Rock Young Sheldon
THE REALITY SHOW OF 2022 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Below Deck Sailing Yacht Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta The Kardashians The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Selling Sunset
THE COMPETITION SHOW OF 2022 America’s Got Talent American Idol Dancing with the Stars RuPaul’s Drag Race The Bachelorette The Masked Singer Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls The Voice
THE MALE TV STAR OF 2022 Dwayne Johnson, Young Rock Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi Ice-T, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Bateman, Ozark Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
THE FEMALE TV STAR OF 2022 Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy Kristen Bell, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Never Have I Ever Mandy Moore, This Is Us Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
THE DRAMA TV STAR OF 2022 Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy Jason Bateman, Ozark Mandy Moore, This Is Us Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria Zendaya, Euphoria
THE COMEDY TV STAR OF 2022 Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live Dwayne Johnson, Young Rock Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live Kristen Bell, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Never Have I Ever Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-Ish
THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2022 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Good Morning America Live With Kelly and Ryan The Drew Barrymore Show The Jennifer Hudson Show The Kelly Clarkson Show The View Today With Hoda and Jenna
THE NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF 2022 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Late Night With Seth Meyers The Daily Show With Trevor Noah The Late Late Show With James Corden The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
THE COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2022 Charli D’Amelio, Dancing With the Stars Chris Constantino/Bosco, RuPaul’s Drag Race Gabby Windey, The Bachelorette Mayyas, America’s Got Talent Noah Thompson, American Idol Selma Blair, Dancing With the Stars Teyana Taylor, The Masked Singer Willow Patterson/Willow Pill, RuPaul’s Drag Race
THE REALITY TV STAR OF 2022 Chrishell Stause, Selling Sunset Garcelle Beauvais, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Kandi Burruss, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Kenya Moore, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Khloé Kardashian, The Kardashians Kim Kardashian, The Kardashians Kyle Richards, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
THE BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF 2022 Bridgerton Bel-Air Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Inventing Anna Severance The Bear The Boys The Thing About Pam
THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF 2022 House of The Dragon La Brea Moon Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Stranger Things The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power The Umbrella Academy
THE MALE ARTIST OF 2022 Bad Bunny Charlie Puth Drake Harry Styles Jack Harlow Kendrick Lamar Luke Combs The Weeknd
THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2022 Beyoncé Camila Cabello Doja Cat Lady Gaga Lizzo Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift
THE GROUP OF 2022 BTS 5 Seconds of Summer BLACKPINK Coldplay Imagine Dragons Måneskin OneRepublic Panic! At The Disco
THE SONG OF 2022 “About Damn Time,” Lizzo “As It Was,” Harry Styles “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé “First Class,” Jack Harlow “Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga “Me Porto Bonito,” Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone “Super Freaky Girl,” Nicki Minaj “Wait For U,” Future Featuring Drake & Tems
THE ALBUM OF 2022 Dawn FM, The Weeknd Growin’ Up, Luke Combs Harry’s House, Harry Styles Midnights, Taylor Swift Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar Renaissance, Beyoncé Special, Lizzo Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
THE COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2022 Carrie Underwood Kane Brown Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Maren Morris Miranda Lambert Morgan Wallen Thomas Rhett
THE LATIN ARTIST OF 2022 Anitta Bad Bunny Becky G Shakira Karol G Rauw Alejandro Rosalía Sebastián Yatra
THE NEW ARTIST OF 2022 Chlöe Dove Cameron GAYLE Latto Lauren Spencer-Smith Muni Long Saucy Santana Steve Lacy
THE MUSIC VIDEO OF 2022 “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift “As It Was,” Harry Styles “Left And Right” (feat. Jung Kook of BTS), Charlie Puth “Let Somebody Go,” Coldplay X Selena Gomez “Oh My God,” Adele “Pink Venom,” BLACKPINK “PROVENZA,” KAROL G “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment),” BTS
THE COLLABORATION SONG OF 2022 “Left And Right,” Charlie Puth Featuring Jung Kook “Bam Bam,” Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran “Do We Have A Problem?” Nicki Minaj X Lil Baby “Freaky Deaky,” Tyga X Doja Cat “Hold Me Closer,” Elton John & Britney Spears “Jimmy Cooks,” Drake Featuring 21 Savage “Party,” Bad Bunny & Rauw Alejandro “Sweetest Pie,” Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
THE CONCERT TOUR OF 2022 BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever, The World Tour Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Tour Ed Sheeran Tour Harry Styles Love On Tour LADY GAGA: The Chromatica Ball Luke Combs: The Middle of Somewhere Tour
THE SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF 2022 Bad Bunny Charlie Puth Doja Cat Lil Nas X Lizzo Reese Witherspoon Selena Gomez Snoop Dogg
THE SOCIAL STAR OF 2022
Addison Rae Bella Poarch Brent Rivera Charli D’Amelio Jay Shetty Khaby Lame Mikayla Jane Nogueira MrBeast Noah Beck
THE COMEDY ACT OF 2022 Amy Schumer: Whore Tour Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour 2022 David Spade: Nothing Personal Jo Koy: Live from the LA Forum Kevin Hart: Reality Check Steve Martin & Martin Short You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today Wanda Sykes – Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration Whitney Cummings – Jokes
THE GAME CHANGER OF 2022 Chloe Kim LeBron James Megan Rapinoe Nathan Chen Rafael Nadal Russell Wilson Serena Williams Steph Curry
THE POP PODCAST OF 2022 Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain Archetypes Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Call Her Daddy Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend Not Skinny But Not Fat SmartLess Why Won’t You Date Me? With Nicole Byer
Nicholas Braun, Riley Keough, Taylour Paige and Colman Domingo in “Zola” (Photo courtesy of A24)
The following is a press release from Film Independent:
Film Independent has announced nominations for the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Film Independent President Josh Welsh introduced the prerecorded video announcements, which featured guest presenters Beanie Feldstein (The Humans, Impeachment: American Crime Story), Regina Hall (Nine Perfect Strangers, Girls Trip) and Naomi Watts (Penguin Bloom, upcoming The Watcher). Watch here: bit.ly/spiritawards2022 (case sensitive).
Best Feature nominees include A Chiara, C’mon C’mon, The Lost Daughter, The Novice and Zola. [Editor’s note: Zola is the top nominee, with seven nods.] Also announced, for the second year, were the nominees of five TV awards. Nominees in the Best New Scripted Series category include Blindspotting, It’s a Sin, Reservation Dogs, The Underground Railroad and We Are Lady Parts.
Mass was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman Award was created in 2008 in honor of legendary director Robert Altman, who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts.
Celebrating creative independence, original, provocative subject matter, diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision, the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2022, positioning it squarely in the corridor leading into Oscar voting. Returning to its home on the Santa Monica beach, the in-person show will be broadcast exclusively on IFC. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for the nonprofit Film Independent’s year-round slate of programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity and inclusion in the industry.
“Congratulations to this year’s nominees – visual storytellers who have made the most original, daring and provocative film and television shows of the year,” said Film Independent President Josh Welsh. “The Spirit Awards once again plants its flag on the beach at Santa Monica, and on IFC. We’re thrilled to be back and celebrating art that continues to inspire, enlighten and entertain us.”
Blake Callaway, GM of IFC, said, “The Spirit Awards is a standout event in any year. After being away for more than a year, IFC is ready to bring audiences back to the beach celebrating the best of film and television.”
This year the Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from over 15 different countries, applying the following guidelines in determining nominees: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter, economy of means. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film professionals. Of all nominated writers and directors, 44% are women and 38% are BIPOC. Of all nominated actors, 60% are BIPOC. And of all 2022 nominees, 46% are women and 32% are BIPOC. This year, the Spirit Awards nominating committees are 63% women, 5% Nonbinary and 56% BIPOC.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are supported by Premier Sponsor IFC; Bulleit Frontier Whiskey and Seedlip, the Official Spirits; and FIJI Water, the Official Water.
Want to vote? As always, winners are selected by Members of Film Independent. Members must be current by December 21 to receive full voting benefits, including access to nominee screeners. To join Film Independent and vote on the Spirit Awards, please visit filmindependent.org/join.
To learn more about supporting Film Independent’s mission and programs, contact Kate Walker D’Angelo at [email protected].
Queen of Glory Director: Nana Mensah Producers: Baff Akoto, Anya Migdal, Kelley Robins Hicks, Jamund Washington
Test Pattern Director/Producer: Shatara Michelle Ford Producers: Pin-Chun Liu, Yu-Hao Su
Wild Indian Director/Producer: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. Producers: Thomas Mahoney, Eric Tavitian
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Cryptozoo Writer/Director: Dash Shaw Producers: Tyler Davidson, Kyle Martin, Jane Samborski, Bill Way
This is Not a War Story Writer/Director/Producer: Talia Lugacy Producers: Noah Lang, Julian West
BEST DIRECTOR
Janicza Bravo Zola
Maggie Gyllenhaal The Lost Daughter
Lauren Hadaway The Novice
Mike Mills C’mon C’mon
Ninja Thyberg Pleasure
BEST SCREENPLAY
Nikole Beckwith Together Together
Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris Zola
Maggie Gyllenhaal The Lost Daughter
Mike Mills C’mon C’mon
Todd Stephens Swan Song
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. Wild Indian
Matt Fifer; Story by Sheldon D. Brown Cicada
Shatara Michelle Ford Test Pattern
Fran Kranz Mass
Michael Sarnoski; Story by Vanessa Block, Michael Sarnoski Pig
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ante Cheng, Matthew Chuang Blue Bayou
Lol Crawley The Humans
Tim Curtin A Chiara
Edu Grau Passing
Ari Wegner Zola
BEST EDITING
Affonso Gonçalves A Chiara
Ali Greer The Nowhere Inn
Lauren Hadaway, Nathan Nugent The Novice
Joi McMillon Zola
Enrico Natale The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Isabelle Fuhrman The Novice
Brittany S. Hall Test Pattern
Patti Harrison Together Together
Taylour Paige Zola
Kali Reis Catch the Fair One
BEST MALE LEAD
Clifton Collins Jr. Jockey
Frankie Faison The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Michael Greyeyes Wild Indian
Udo Kier Swan Song
Simon Rex Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessie Buckley The Lost Daughter
Amy Forsyth The Novice
Ruth Negga Passing
Revika Reustle Pleasure
Suzanna Son Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Colman Domingo Zola
Meeko Gattuso Queen of Glory
Troy Kotsur CODA
Will Patton Sweet Thing
Chaske Spencer Wild Indian
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast
Mass Director: Fran Kranz Casting Directors: Henry Russell Bergstein, Allison Estrin Ensemble Cast: Kagen Albright, Reed Birney, Michelle N. Carter, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Breeda Wool
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
Ascension Director/Producer: Jessica Kingdon Producers: Kira Simon-Kennedy, Nathan Truesdell
In the Same Breath Director/Producer: Nanfu Wang Producers: Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn, Jialing Zhang
Procession Director: Robert Greene Producers: Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott, Douglas Tirola
Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Producers: David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Compartment No. 6 Finland/Russia Director: Juho Kuosmanen
Drive My Car Japan Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Parallel Mothers Spain Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Pebbles India Director: P S Vinothraj
Petite Maman France Director: Céline Sciamma
Prayers for the Stolen Mexico Director: Tatiana Huezo
PRODUCERS AWARD – The Producers Award, now in its 24th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Brad Becker-Parton
Pin-Chun Liu
Lizzie Shapiro
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 27th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Alex Camilleri Director of Luzzu
Gillian Wallace Horvat Director of I Blame Society
Michael Sarnoski Director of Pig
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 26th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Jessica Beshir Director of Faya Dayi
Debbie Lum Director of Try Harder!
Angelo Madsen Minax Director of North By Current
TELEVISON CATEGORIES
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Black and Missing Series By/Executive Producers: Soledad O’Brien, Geeta Gandbhir Executive Producers: Jo Honig, Patrick Conway, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez
The Choe Show Creator/Exec Producer: David Choe Executive Producers: Matt Revelli, Christopher C. Chen, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson
The Lady and The Dale Executive Producers: Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Allen Bain, Andre Gaines, Nick Cammilleri, Alana Carithers, Zackary Drucker, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
Nuclear Family Series By: Ry Russo-Young Executive Producers: Liz Garbus, Julie Gaither, Jon Bardin, Leah Holzer, Peter Saraf, Alex Turtletaub, Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Lauren Haber, Maria Zuckerman, Christine Connor, Ryan Heller, Barbara Dobkin, Eric Dobkin, Andrea Van Beuren, Joe Landauer
Philly D.A. Creators: Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazar Produced By: Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald Executive Producers: Dawn Porter, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Ryan Chanatry, Gena Konstantinakos, Jeff Seelbach, Patty Quillin Co-Executive Producers: Nion McEvoy, Leslie Berriman
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Blindspotting Creators/Executive Producers: Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs Executive Producers: Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Ken Lee, Tim Palen, Emily Gerson Saines, Seith Mann
It’s a Sin Executive Producers: Russell T Davies, Peter Hoar, Nicola Shindler
The Underground Railroad Creator/Executive Producer: Barry Jenkins Executive Producers: Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Colson Whitehead, Richard Heus, Jacqueline Hoyt
We Are Lady Parts Creator: Nida Manzoor Executive Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Surian Fletcher-Jones, Mark Freeland
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Thuso Mbedu The Underground Railroad
Anjana Vasan We Are Lady Parts
Jana Schmieding Rutherford Falls
Jasmine Cephas Jones Blindspotting
Deborah Ayorinde THEM: Covenant
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Lee Jung-jae Squid Game
Olly Alexander It’s a Sin
Michael Greyeyes Rutherford Falls
Murray Bartlett The White Lotus
Ashley Thomas THEM: Covenant
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Reservation Dogs Ensemble Cast: Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis, Sarah Podemski, Zahn McClarnon, Lil Mike, FunnyBone
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A24’s Chinese American drama “The Farewell” and A24’s crime thriller “Uncut Gems” were the top winners at the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which took place in Santa Monica, California, on February 8, 2020. IFC had a live telecast of the show, which was hosted by Aubrey Plaza. The Spirit Awards honor independently financed films that were released in U.S. cinemas the previous year.
“The Farewell” won the prizes for Best Feature and Best Supporting Female (Zhao Shuzhen). “Uncut Gems” won the most awards (three) of the ceremony: Best Male Lead (Adam Sandler); Best Director (for brother Bennie and Josh Safdie); and Best Editing (for Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie).
Meanwhile, Netflix’s divorce drama “Marriage Story” won Best Screenplay (for Noah Baumbach) and the Robert Altman Award (a non-competitive prize), which is given to the film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. A24’s noir horror film “The Lighthouse” won two prizes: Best Supporting Male (for Willem Dafoe) and Best Cinematography (for Jarin Blaschke). Other winners included Renée Zellweger of Roadside Attractions’ drama “Judy” (Best Female Lead) and Annapurna’s comedy “Booksmart” (Best First Feature), directed by Olivia Wilde.
Here is the complete list of winners and nominees of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
*=winner
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
A Hidden Life
Producers: Elisabeth Bentley, Dario Bergesio, Grant Hill, Josh Jeter
Clemency
Producers: Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, Bronwyn Cornelius, Peter Wong
The Farewell* Producers: Anita Gou, Daniele Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng
Marriage Story
Producers: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman
Uncut Gems
Producers: Eli Bush, Sebastian Bear McClard, Scott Rudin
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)
Booksmart* Director: Olivia Wilde Producers: Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, Katie Silberman
The Climb
Director: Michael Angelo Covino
Producers: Noah Lang, Kyle Marvin
Diane
Director: Kent Jones
Producers: Luca Borghese, Ben Howe, Caroline Kaplan, Oren Moverman
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Director/Producer: Joe Talbot
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Khaliah Neal, Christina Oh
The Mustang
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer: Ilan Goldman
See You Yesterday
Director: Stefon Bristol
Producer: Spike Lee
BEST DIRECTOR
Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse
Alma Har’el, Honey Boy
Julius Onah, Luce Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems*
Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers
BEST SCREENPLAY Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story*
Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder, To Dust
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
Chinonye Chukwu, Clemency
Tarell Alvin McCraney, High Flying Bird
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol, See You Yesterday*
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Driveways
Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Blow the Man Down
Jocelyn Deboer, Dawn Luebbe, Greener Grass
James Montague, Craig W. Sanger, The Vast of Night
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director and producer)
Burning Cane
Writer/Director/Producer: Phillip Youmans
Producers: Ojo Akinlana, Jakob Johnson, Karen Kaia Livers, Mose Mayer,
Wendell Pierce, Isaac Web, Cassandra Youmans
Colewell
Writer/Director: Tom Quinn
Producers: Joshua Blum, Alexandra Byer, Craig Shilowich, Matthew Thurm
Give Me Liberty* Writer/Director/Producer: Kirill Mikhanovsky Writer/Producer: Alice Austen Producers: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri, George Rush, Sergey Shtern
Premature
Writer/Director/Producer: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Writer: Zora Howard
Producers: Darren Dean, Joy Ganes
Wild Nights With Emily
Writer/Director/Producer: Madeleine Olnek
Producers: Anna Margarita Albelo, Casper Andreas, Max Rifkind-Barron
BEST MALE LEAD
Chris Galust, Give Me Liberty
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce
Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems*
Matthias Schoenaerts, The Mustang
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Karen Allen, Colewell
Hong Chau, Driveways
Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
Mary Kay Place, Diane Renée Zellweger, Judy*
BEST SUPPORTING MALE Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse*
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Wendell Pierce, Burning Cane
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Taylor Russell, Waves Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell*
Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, Give Me Liberty
Octavia Spencer, Luce
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Todd Banhazl, Hustlers Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse*
Natasha Braier, Honey Boy
Chananun Chotrungroj, The Third Wife
Pawel Pogorzelski, Midsommer
BEST EDITING
Julie Béziau, The Third Wife Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems*
Tyler L. Cook, Sword of Trust
Louise Ford, The Lighthouse
Kirill Mikhanovsky, Give Me Liberty
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Invisible Life (Brazil)
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Les Misérables (France)
Director: Ladj Ly
Parasite(South Korea)* Director: Bong Joon Ho
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France)
Director: Céline Sciamma
Retablo (Peru)
Director: Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
The Souvenir (United Kingdom)
Director: Joanna Hogg
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
American Factory* Director/Producers: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert Producers: Julia Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert
Apollo 11
Director/Producer: Todd Douglas Miller
Producers: Evan Krauss, Thomas Baxley Peterson
For Sama
Director: Edward Watts
Director/Producer: Waad al-Kateab
Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Director/Producer: Gabrielle Brady
Producers: Gizem Acarla, Samm Haillay, Alex Kelly, Alexander Wadouh
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Award given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Marriage Story
Director: Noah Baumbach
Casting Directors: Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
Ensemble Cast: Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever
BONNIE AWARD SPONSORED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES
(Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo joined American Airlines in 1973 at age 24, becoming the first female pilot to fly for a major U.S. airline. In her honor, the 3rd annual Bonnie Award will recognize a mid-career female director with a $50,000 unrestricted grant, sponsored by American Airlines.)
Marielle Heller Kelly Reichardt*
Lulu Wang
PRODUCERS AWARD
(The Producers Award, now in its 23rd year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Mollye Asher*
Krista Parris
Ryan Zacarias
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
(The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 26th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Premature* Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Director: Joe Talbot
The Third Wife
Director: Ash Mayfair
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
(The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 25th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
With four prizes, Columbia Pictures’ movie drama “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”(set in 1969) emerged as the top winner at the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, which were presented on January 12, 2020, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Taye Diggs hosted the show, which was televised in the U.S. on The CW.
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” won the top movie prize (Best Picture), as well as Best Original Screenplay (for writer/director Quentin Tarantino), Best Supporting Actor (for Brad Pitt) and Best Production Design (for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh). Coming close behind in movie wins was Universal Pictures’ World War I drama “1917,” which won three awards: Best Director (for Sam Mendes, who won the prize in a tie with “Parasite” director Bong Joo); Best Cinematography (for Roger Deakins); and Best Editing (for Lee Smith).
In the TV categories, “Fleabag” was the top winner, with three awards: Best Comedy Series, Best Actress in a Comedy Series (for Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (for Andrew Scott).
Netflix’s “The Irishman” was the top nominee overall, going into the ceremony with 14 nods. But in the end, the mob drama only one Critics’ Choice Award: Best Acting Ensemble. The cast includes Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino and Ray Romano.
The ceremony also had mutliple categories that resulted in a voting tie this year. In addition to a tie for Best Director, there were ties for Best Song and Best Tall Show. The winners for Best Song were “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” from the drama “Wild Rose” and “(I’m Gonna) Love You Again” from the musical “Rocketman.” The winners for Best Talk Show were “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and “The Late Late Show With James Corden.”
Eddie Murphy received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Kristen Bell got the #SeeHer Award, which is given to a female entertainer who is a role model for female empowerment.
The 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards show was produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment.
According to a Critics Choice Association press release: “The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics. It was organized this year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content.”
The following is the complete list of winners and nominations for the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards:
*=winner
MOVIES
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”
Thomasin 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” Bong Joon Ho – “Parasite”* (tie)
Greta Gerwig – “Little Women” Sam Mendes – “1917”* (tie)
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 & 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”* (tie) “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – “Rocketman”* (tie)
“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)* (tie) “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC)* (tie)
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)
The following is a press release from the Critics Choice Association:
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics’ Choice Awards gala, which will once again be hosted by film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs, and broadcast live on The CW Television Network on Sunday, January 12, 2020 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET (delayed PT).
“The Irishman” leads all films this year with 14 nominations including Best Picture, Robert De Niro for Best Actor, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor, Martin Scorsese for Best Director, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, and Best Score.
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” impressed with 12 nominations, followed by “Little Women” with nine, “1917” and “Marriage Story” with eight, and “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” and “Parasite” with seven each.
Several actors received multiple nominations across both the film and television fields. Laura Dern could take home two trophies for her work in “Big Little Lies” and “Marriage Story,” while Scarlett Johansson received nominations for her roles in both “Jojo Rabbit” and “Marriage Story.” Newcomer Asante Blackk also received two nominations for his roles in “This Is Us” and “When They See Us.”
Many of this year’s director nominees pulled double duty, and are nominated for their screenplays as well, including Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story,” Greta Gerwig for “Little Women,” Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” and Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.”
Netflix has earned 61 nominations across their series and films. HBO received 33 nominations, followed by Amazon with 14 (Film & TV), and NBC with 12. Topping the list of nominated series is “When They See Us” (Netflix) with six, followed by “This Is Us” (NBC) and “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop) with five each. Several programs received a total of 4 nominations including “Barry” (HBO), “Chernobyl” (HBO), “Fleabag” (Amazon), “Fosse/Verdon” (FX), “Game of Thrones” (HBO), “The Crown” (Netflix), “The Good Fight” (CBS All Access), “Unbelievable” (Netflix), and “Watchmen” (HBO).
“This has been a truly great year for television and movies,” said CCA CEO Joey Berlin. “In every genre, from every viewpoint and distribution platform, brilliant storytellers are challenging and delighting us. We are so excited to have the opportunity to celebrate them, and their work, on January 12 on The CW!”
“Critics’ Choice Awards” are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, the “Critics’ Choice Awards” are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
The 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards show will be produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment. The CCA is represented by Dan Black of Greenberg Traurig.
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and The CW Network will continue their partnership with the presentation of the fourth annual #SeeHer Award. This award recognizes a woman who embodies the values set forth by the #SeeHer movement — to push boundaries on changing stereotypes and recognize the importance of accurately portraying women across the entertainment landscape. The award will bear significant importance as 2020 marks the 100-year anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Past recipients of the #SeeHer award include Claire Foy, Gal Gadot and Viola Davis. The 2020 honoree will be announced soon.
Follow the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Twitter and Instagram @CriticsChoice and on Facebook/CriticsChoiceAwards.
About CCA
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics. It was organized this year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
About The CW
The CW Television Network launched in 2006 as America’s fifth broadcast network, with programming targeting younger viewers, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. The CW, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, broadcasts a six-night, 12-hour primetime lineup, Sunday through Friday. The CW’s primetime programming is also available to stream for free, without authentication, on the ad-supported cwtv.com and The CW app, now available on every major OTT platform. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a three-hour Saturday morning kids block. The CW’s digital network, CW Seed, launched in 2013, and offers original short-form digital content as well as past seasons of fan-favorite television series. For more information about the network and its programming, visit www.cwtvpr.com.
About the Association of National Advertisers (ANA)
The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) makes a difference for individuals, brands, and the industry by driving growth, advancing the interests of marketers, and promoting and protecting the well-being of the marketing community. Founded in 1910, the ANA provides leadership that advances marketing excellence and shapes the future of the industry. The ANA’s membership includes more than 1,700 companies with 25,000 brands that engage almost 150,000 industry professionals and collectively spend or support more than $400 billion in marketing and advertising annually. The membership is comprised of more than 1,000 client-side marketers and more than 700 marketing solutions provider members, which include leading marketing data science and technology suppliers, ad agencies, law firms, consultants, and vendors. Further enriching the ecosystem is the work of the nonprofit ANA Educational Foundation (AEF), which has the mission of enhancing the understanding of advertising and marketing within the academic and marketing communities
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FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
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”
Thomasin 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”
Bong Joon Ho – “Parasite”
Greta Gerwig – “Little Women”
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 & 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
NOMINEES BY FILM FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
1917 – 8
Best Picture
Best Director – Sam Mendes
Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins
Best Production Design – Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales
Best Editing – Lee Smith
Best Visual Effects
Best Action Movie
Best Score – Thomas Newman
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD – 2
Best Supporting Actor – Tom Hanks
Best Adapted Screenplay – Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue
ABOMINABLE – 1
Best Animated Feature
AD ASTRA – 2
Best Visual Effects
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
ALADDIN – 1
Best Song – Speechless
ATLANTICS – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
AVENGERS: ENDGAME – 3
Best Visual Effects
Best Action Movie
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
BOMBSHELL – 4
Best Actress – Charlize Theron
Best Supporting Actress – Margot Robbie
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Hair and Makeup
BOOKSMART – 1
Best Comedy
BREAKTHROUGH – 1
Best Song – I’m Standing With You
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME – 4
Best Actor – Eddie Murphy
Best Costume Design – Ruth E. Carter
Best Comedy
Best Hair and Makeup
DOWNTON ABBEY – 2
Best Production Design – Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell
Best Costume Design – Anna Robbins
FORD V FERRARI – 5
Best Picture
Best Cinematography – Phedon Papamichael
Best Editing – Andrew Buckand, Michael McCusker
Best Visual Effects
Best Action Movie
FROZEN II – 2
Best Animated Feature
Best Song – Into the Unknown
HARRIET – 2
Best Actress – Cynthia Erivo
Best Song – Stand Up
HONEY BOY – 1
Best Young Actor/Actress – Noah Jupe
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD – 1
Best Animated Feature
HUSTLERS – 1
Best Supporting Actress – Jennifer Lopez
I LOST MY BODY – 1
Best Animated Feature
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM – 1
Best Action Movie
JOJO RABBIT – 7
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actress – Scarlett Johansson
Best Young Actor/Actress – Roman Griffin Davis
Best Young Actor/Actress – Thomasin McKenzie
Best Young Actor/Actress – Archie Yates
Best Adapted Screenplay – Taika Waititi
Best Comedy
JOKER – 7
Best Picture
Best Actor – Joaquin Phoenix
Best Adapted Screenplay – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Best Cinematography – Lawrence Sher
Best Production Design – Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Score – Hildur Guðnadóttir
JUDY – 2
Best Actress – Renée Zellweger
Best Hair and Makeup
KNIVES OUT – 3
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Original Screenplay – Rian Johnson
Best Comedy
LES MISÉRABLES – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
LITTLE WOMEN – 9
Best Picture
Best Actress – Saoirse Ronan
Best Supporting Actress – Florence Pugh
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Greta Gerwig
Best Adapted Screenplay – Greta Gerwig
Best Production Design – Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman
Best Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran
Best Score – Alexandre Desplat
MARRIAGE STORY – 8
Best Picture
Best Actor – Adam Driver
Best Actress – Scarlett Johansson
Best Supporting Actress – Laura Dern
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Noah Baumbach
Best Original Screenplay – Noah Baumbach
Best Score – Randy Newman
MIDSOMMER – 1
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
MISSING LINK – 1
Best Animated Feature
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD – 12
Best Picture
Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Supporting Actor – Brad Pitt
Best Young Actor/Actress – Julia Butters
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Quentin Tarantino
Best Original Screenplay – Quentin Tarantino
Best Cinematography – Robert Richardson
Best Production Design – Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh
Best Editing – Fred Raskin
Best Costume Design – Arianne Phillips
Best Hair and Makeup
PAIN AND GLORY – 2
Best Actor – Antonio Banderas
Best Foreign Language Film
PARASITE – 7
Best Picture
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Bong Joon Ho
Best Original Screenplay – Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Best Production Design – Lee Ha Jun
Best Editing – Yang Jinmo
Best Foreign Language Film
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE – 1
Best Foreign Language Film
ROCKETMAN – 3
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Song – (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again
Best Costume Design – Julian Day
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME – 1
Best Action Movie
THE AERONAUTS – 1
Best Visual Effects
THE FAREWELL – 4
Best Actress – Awkwafina
Best Supporting Actress – Zhao Shuzhen
Best Comedy
Best Original Screenplay – Lulu Wang
THE IRISHMAN – 14
Best Picture
Best Actor – Robert De Niro
Best Supporting Actor – Al Pacino
Best Supporting Actor – Joe Pesci
Best Director – Martin Scorsese
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Adapted Screenplay – Steven Zaillian
Best Cinematography – Rodrigo Prieto
Best Production Design – Bob Shaw, Regina Graves
Best Editing – Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Costume Design – Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Score – Robbie Robertson
THE LIGHTHOUSE – 2
Best Supporting Actor – Willem Dafoe
Best Cinematography – Jarin Blaschke
THE LION KING – 2
Best Visual Effects
Best Song – Spirit
THE TWO POPES – 2
Best Supporting Actor – Anthony Hopkins
Best Adapted Screenplay – Anthony McCarten
TOY STORY 4 – 1
Best Animated Feature
UNCUT GEMS – 4
Best Picture
Best Actor – Adam Sandler
Best Director – Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
Best Editing – Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie
US – 4
Best Actress – Lupita Nyong’o
Best Young Actor/Actress – Shahadi Wright Joseph
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
Best Score – Michael Abels
WILD ROSE – 1
Best Song – Glasgow (No Place Like Home)
TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
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)
NOMINEES BY PROGRAM FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
AMY SCHUMER: GROWING (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
BARRY (HBO) – 4
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Bill Hader
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Anthony Carrigan
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Henry Winkler
BIG LITTLE LIES (HBO) – 3
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Nicole Kidman
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Laura Dern
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Meryl Streep
BIG MOUTH (Netflix) – 1
Best Animated Series
BILLIONS (Showtime) – 2
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Paul Giamatti
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Asia Kate Dillon
BOJACK HORSEMAN (Netflix) – 1
Best Animated Series
BREXIT (HBO) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (NBC) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Andre Braugher
CATCH-22 (Hulu) – 3
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Christopher Abbott
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – George Clooney
CHERNOBYL (HBO) – 4
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Jared Harris
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Stellan Skarsgård
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Emily Watson
DAVID MAKES MAN (OWN) – 1
Best Drama Series
DEAD TO ME (Netflix) – 1
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Christina Applegate
DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE (HBO) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
DESUS & MERO (Showtime) – 1
Best Talk Show
EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE (Netflix) – 2
Best Movie Made for Television
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Jesse Plemons
EUPHORIA (HBO) – 1
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Zendaya
EVIL (CBS) – 1
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Mike Colter
FLEABAG (Amazon) – 4
Best Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Andrew Scott
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Sian Clifford
FOSSE/VERDON (FX) – 4
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Sam Rockwell
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Michelle Williams
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Margaret Qualley
FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE (TBS) – 1
Best Talk Show
GAME OF THRONES (HBO) – 4
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Kit Harington
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Peter Dinklage
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Gwendoline Christie
GLOW (Netflix) – 2
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Alison Brie
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Betty Gilpin
GUAVA ISLAND (Amazon) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
JENNY SLATE: STAGE FRIGHT (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
KILLING EVE (BBC America) – 1
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Jodie Comer
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER (HBO) – 1
Best Talk Show
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS (NBC) – 1
Best Talk Show
LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: NORMAN LEAR’S ALL IN THE FAMILY AND THE JEFFERSONS (ABC) – 1
Best Comedy Special
LIVING WITH YOURSELF (Netflix) – 1
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Paul Rudd
MODERN LOVE (Amazon) – 2
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Anne Hathaway
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Dev Patel
MOM (CBS) – 1
Best Comedy Series
NATIVE SON (HBO) – 1
Best Movie Made for Television
ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA (Showtime) – 1
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Kirsten Dunst
ONE DAY AT A TIME (Netflix) – 2
Best Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Rita Moreno
PATSY & LORETTA (Lifetime) – 3
Best Movie Made for Television
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Megan Hilty
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Jessie Mueller
PEN15 (Hulu) – 1
Best Comedy Series
POSE (FX) – 3
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Billy Porter
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Mj Rodriguez
RAMY (Hulu) – 1
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Ramy Youssef
RAMY YOUSSEF: FEELINGS (HBO) – 1
Best Comedy Special
SCHITT’S CREEK (Pop) – 5
Best Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Eugene Levy
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Catherine O’Hara
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Daniel Levy
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Annie Murphy
SETH MEYERS: LOBBY BABY (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER (Netflix) – 1
Best Animated Series
SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE (IFC) – 1
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Bashir Salahuddin
SUCCESSION (HBO) – 3
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Jeremy Strong
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Sarah Snook
SUPERSTORE (NBC) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Nico Santos
THE ACT (Hulu) – 2
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Joey King
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Patricia Arquette
THE CROWN (Netflix) – 4
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Tobias Menzies
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Olivia Colman
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Helena Bonham Carter
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE (Netflix) – 1
Best Animated Series
THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC) – 1
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Freddie Highmore
THE GOOD FIGHT (CBS All Access) – 4
Best Drama Series
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Christine Baranski
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Delroy Lindo
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Audra McDonald
THE GOOD PLACE (NBC) – 3
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Ted Danson
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – William Jackson Harper
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – D’Arcy Carden
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW (NBC) – 1
Best Talk Show
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN (CBS) – 1
Best Talk Show
THE LOUDEST VOICE (Showtime) – 2
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Russell Crowe
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Amazon) – 3
Best Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Rachel Brosnahan
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Alex Borstein
THE MORNING SHOW (Apple) – 1
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Billy Crudup
THE OTHER TWO (Comedy Central) – 1
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Molly Shannon
THE RED LINE (CBS) – 1
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Noah Wyle
THE SIMPSONS (Fox) – 1
Best Animated Series
THE UNICORN (CBS) – 1
Best Actor in a Comedy Series – Walton Goggins
THIS IS US (NBC) – 5
Best Drama Series
Best Actor in a Drama Series – Sterling K. Brown
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Asante Blackk
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Justin Hartley
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Susan Kelechi Watson
TREVOR NOAH: SON OF PATRICIA (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO) – 1
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Mahershala Ali
UNBELIEVABLE (Netflix) – 4
Best Limited Series
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Kaitlyn Dever
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Merritt Wever
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Toni Collette
UNDONE (Amazon) – 1
Best Animated Series
VEEP (HBO) – 1
Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
WANDA SYKES: NOT NORMAL (Netflix) – 1
Best Comedy Special
WATCHMEN (HBO) – 4
Best Drama Series
Best Actress in a Drama Series – Regina King
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Tim Blake Nelson
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Jean Smart
WHEN THEY SEE US (Netflix) – 6
Best Limited Series
Best Actor in a Limited Series of Movie Made for Television – Jharrel Jerome
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Asante Blackk
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – John Leguizamo
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Marsha Stephanie Blake
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Niecy Nash
YEARS AND YEARS (HBO) – 3
Best Limited Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Russell Tovey
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television – Emma Thompson
NOMINEES BY COMPANY FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Netflix (Film & TV) – 61
HBO – 33
Amazon (Film & TV) – 14
NBC – 12
FX – 7
Hulu – 7
Showtime – 6
CBS – 5
Pop – 5
CBS All Access – 4
Lifetime – 3
ABC – 2
Apple – 1
BBC America – 1
Comedy Central – 1
Fox – 1
IFC – 1
OWN – 1
TBS – 1
TIMELINE – Movie Awards
Critics Choice Association – Film Voting Branch
The following dates apply for the 25th annual CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS, honoring the finest in cinematic achievement in 2019.
December 2, 2019 – Nominating ballots go out to BFCA members
December 6, 2019 – Deadline for returning nominating ballots
December 8, 2019 – Critics’ Choice Awards nominees announced
January 9, 2020 – Final ballots go out to BFCA/BTJA members
January 10, 2020 – Deadline for returning final ballots
TIMELINE – Television Awards
Critics Choice Association – Television Voting Branch
The following dates apply for the 25th annual CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS, honoring the finest in television achievement in 2019.
November 25, 2019 – NomComs begin consideration
December 6, 2019 – NomComs render recommendations
December 8, 2019 – Critics’ Choice Awards TV nominations announced
January 9, 2020 – Final ballots go out to BTJA members
January 10, 2020 – Deadline for returning final ballots
The 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and will be broadcast live on The CW television network.
With five nominations each, “Uncut Gems” (starring Adam Sandler) and “The Lighthouse” (starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) are the top contenders for the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will take place in Santa Monica, California, on February 8, 2020. IFC will have a live telecast of the show at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. The Spirit Awards honor independently financed films that were released in U.S. cinemas the previous year.
Other major contenders are “Honey Boy” and “Give Me Liberty,” which received four nominations each. “Hustlers” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” received three nominations each.
Even though writer/director Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” received nods for Best Feature and Best Screenplay, the movie was noticeably snubbed in the categories of Best Director, Best Male Lead (Adam Driver), Best Female Lead (Scarlett Johansson) and Best Supporting Female (Laura Dern). However, “Marriage Story” will get the Robert Altman Award (a non-competitive prize), which is given to the film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award nominees were announced on November 21, at The Line LA in Los Angeles, by Zazie Beetz and Natasha Lyonne.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
A Hidden Life
Producers: Elisabeth Bentley, Dario Bergesio, Grant Hill, Josh Jeter
Clemency
Producers: Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, Bronwyn Cornelius, Peter Wong
The Farewell
Producers: Anita Gou, Daniele Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng
Marriage Story
Producers: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman
Uncut Gems
Producers: Eli Bush, Sebastian Bear McClard, Scott Rudin
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)
Booksmart
Director: Olivia Wilde
Producers: Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, Katie Silberman
The Climb
Director: Michael Angelo Covino
Producers: Noah Lang, Kyle Marvin
Diane
Director: Kent Jones
Producers: Luca Borghese, Ben Howe, Caroline Kaplan, Oren Moverman
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Director/Producer: Joe Talbot
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Khaliah Neal, Christina Oh
The Mustang
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer: Ilan Goldman
See You Yesterday
Director: Stefon Bristol
Producer: Spike Lee
BEST DIRECTOR
Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse
Alma Har’el, Honey Boy
Julius Onah, Luce
Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems
Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers
BEST SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder, To Dust
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
Chinonye Chukwu, Clemency
Tarell Alvin McCraney, High Flying Bird
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol, See You Yesterday
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Driveways
Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Blow the Man Down
Jocelyn Deboer, Dawn Luebbe, Greener Grass
James Montague, Craig W. Sanger, The Vast of Night
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director and producer)
Burning Cane
Writer/Director/Producer: Phillip Youmans
Producers: Ojo Akinlana, Jakob Johnson, Karen Kaia Livers, Mose Mayer,
Wendell Pierce, Isaac Web, Cassandra Youmans
Colewell
Writer/Director: Tom Quinn
Producers: Joshua Blum, Alexandra Byer, Craig Shilowich, Matthew Thurm
Give Me Liberty
Writer/Director/Producer: Kirill Mikhanovsky
Writer/Producer: Alice Austen
Producers: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri, George Rush, Sergey
Shtern
Premature
Writer/Director/Producer: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Writer: Zora Howard
Producers: Darren Dean, Joy Ganes
Wild Nights With Emily
Writer/Director/Producer: Madeleine Olnek
Producers: Anna Margarita Albelo, Casper Andreas, Max Rifkind-Barron
BEST MALE LEAD
Chris Galust, Give Me Liberty
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce
Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Matthias Schoenaerts, The Mustang
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Karen Allen, Colewell
Hong Chau, Driveways
Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
Mary Kay Place, Diane
Renée Zellweger, Judy
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Wendell Pierce, Burning Cane
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Taylor Russell, Waves
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, Give Me Liberty
Octavia Spencer, Luce
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Todd Banhazl, Hustlers
Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
Natasha Braier, Honey Boy
Chananun Chotrungroj, The Third Wife
Pawel Pogorzelski, Midsommer
BEST EDITING
Julie Béziau, The Third Wife
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems
Tyler L. Cook, Sword of Trust
Louise Ford, The Lighthouse
Kirill Mikhanovsky, Give Me Liberty
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Invisible Life (Brazil)
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Les Misérables (France)
Director: Ladj Ly
Parasite (South Korea)
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France)
Director: Céline Sciamma
Retablo (Peru)
Director: Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
The Souvenir (United Kingdom)
Director: Joanna Hogg
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
American Factory
Director/Producers: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Producers: Julia Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert
Apollo 11
Director/Producer: Todd Douglas Miller
Producers: Evan Krauss, Thomas Baxley Peterson
For Sama
Director: Edward Watts
Director/Producer: Waad al-Kateab
Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Director/Producer: Gabrielle Brady
Producers: Gizem Acarla, Samm Haillay, Alex Kelly, Alexander Wadouh
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Award given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Marriage Story
Director: Noah Baumbach
Casting Directors: Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
Ensemble Cast: Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever
BONNIE AWARD SPONSORED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES
(Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo joined American Airlines in 1973 at age 24, becoming the first female pilot to fly for a major U.S. airline. In her honor, the 3rd annual Bonnie Award will recognize a mid-career female director with a $50,000 unrestricted grant, sponsored by American Airlines.)
Marielle Heller
Kelly Reichardt
Lulu Wang
PRODUCERS AWARD
(The Producers Award, now in its 23rd year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Mollye Asher
Krista Parris
Ryan Zacarias
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
(The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 26th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Premature
Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Director: Joe Talbot
The Third Wife
Director: Ash Mayfair
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
(The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 25th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Robert Downey Jr. at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
With three awards each, the blockbuster superhero movie “Avengers: Endgame,” the Netflix horror-mystery series “Stranger Things” and the K-Pop group BLACKPINK were the biggest winners at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards, which took place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10. The show was televised on E!, which acquired the People’s Choice Awards and rebranded it as the E! People’s Choice Awards in 2018. The People’s Choice Awards celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2019.
“Avengers: Endgame” took the prizes for Movie of 2019, Action Movie of 2019 and Male Movie Star of 2019, which went to Robert Downey Jr. “Stranger Things” was named TV Show of 2019 and Drama TV Show of 2019, while “Stranger Things” cast member Millie Bobby Brown was named Female TV Star of 2019. Meanwhile, BLACKPINK won the awards for Group of 2019, Music Video of 2019 (“Kill This Love”) and Tour of 2019.
Other multiple winners were Zendaya, who won for her roles in the superhero movie “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (Female Movie Star of 2019) and the TV series “Euphoria” (Drama TV Star of 2019); Cole Sprouse, who won for his roles in “Riverdale” (Male TV Star of 2019) and “Five Feet Apart” (Drama Movie Star of 2019); and Shawn Mendes, who won the prizes for Song of 2019 (for his “Señorita” duet with Camila Cabello) and Male Artist of 2019.
Special awards were given to Jennifer Aniston (People’s Icon of 2019) and Gwen Stefani (Fashion Icon Award) and Pink (People’s Champion Award).
Musical performances at the award show were by Kelsea Ballerini (who sang “Club”) and Alessia Cara, who performed “Rooting for You.”
Here is the complete list of winners and nominees for the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards:
*=winner
MOVIES
The Movie of 2019 “Avengers: Endgame”*
“Toy Story 4”
“Captain Marvel”
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
“The Lion King”
“John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum”
“Us”
“Spider-Man: Far From Home”
The Comedy Movie of 2019
“The Upside”
“Yesterday”
“The Hustle”
“Men in Black: International”
“Long Shot”
“Little”
“Good Boys” “Murder Mystery”*
The Action Movie of 2019 “Avengers: Endgame”*
“Spider-Man: Far From Home”
“Captain Marvel”
“John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum”
“Shazam!”
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters”
“Dark Phoenix”
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
The Drama Movie of 2019
“Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood”
“Rocketman”
“Five Feet Apart”
“Glass”
“Us”
“Triple Frontier” “After”*
“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile”
The Family Movie of 2019
“Toy Story 4”
“The Lion King” “Aladdin”*
“The Secret Life of Pets 2”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
“Pokémon Detective Pikachu”
“The Angry Birds Movie 2”
The Male Movie Star of 2019 Robert Downey Jr., “Avengers: Endgame”*
Chris Hemsworth, “Avengers: Endgame”
Tom Holland, “Spider-Man: Far From Home”
Will Smith, “Aladdin”
Keanu Reeves, “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum”
Samuel L. Jackson, “Captain Marvel”
Dwayne Johnson, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
Adam Sandler, “Murder Mystery”
The Female Movie Star of 2019
Millie Bobby Brown, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”
Scarlett Johansson, “Avengers: Endgame” Zendaya, “Spider-Man: Far From Home”*
Sophie Turner, “Dark Phoenix”
Jennifer Aniston, “Murder Mystery”
Brie Larson, “Captain Marvel”
Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”
Tessa Thompson, “Men in Black: International”
The Drama Movie Star of 2019
Taron Egerton, “Rocketman” Cole Sprouse, “Five Feet Apart”*
Zac Efron, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile”
Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood”
Sarah Paulson, “Glass”
Samuel L. Jackson, “Glass”
The Comedy Movie Star of 2019
Ali Wong, “Always Be My Maybe”
Kevin Hart, “The Upside”
Rebel Wilson, “Isn’t It Romantic”
Adam Sandler, “Murder Mystery”
Liam Hemsworth, “Isn’t It Romantic”
Dwayne Johnson, “Fighting With My Family”
Mindy Kaling, “Late Night” Noah Centineo, “The Perfect Date”*
The Action Movie Star of 2019
Robert Downey Jr., “Avengers: Endgame”
Chris Evans, “Avengers: Endgame” Tom Holland, “Spider-Man: Far From Home”*
Halle Berry, “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum”
Keanu Reeves, “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum”
Sophie Turner, “Dark Phoenix”
Brie Larson, “Captain Marvel”
Dwayne Johnson, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
The Animated Movie Star of 2019
America Ferrera, “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
Tom Hanks, “Toy Story 4”
Kevin Hart, “The Secret Life of Pets 2” Beyoncé, “The Lion King”*
Ryan Reynolds, “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”
Chris Pratt, “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
Tiffany Haddish, “The Secret Life of Pets 2”
Awkwafina, “The Angry Birds Movie 2”
TV
The Show of 2019
“Game of Thrones”
“WWE Raw” “Stranger Things”*
“The Walking Dead”
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Riverdale”
“This Is Us”
“Grey’s Anatomy”
The Drama Show of 2019
“Grey’s Anatomy”
“This Is Us”
“Chicago P.D.”
“Game of Thrones” “Stranger Things”*
“Big Little Lies”
“Riverdale”
“The Walking Dead”
The Comedy Show of 2019 “The Big Bang Theory”*
“Saturday Night Live”
“Modern Family”
“The Good Place”
“Grown-ish”
“Veep”
“Orange Is the New Black”
“Schitt’s Creek”
The Reality Show of 2019 “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”*
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta”
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
“Queer Eye”
“Bachelor in Paradise”
“Vanderpump Rules”
“Jersey Shore: Family Vacation”
The Competition Show of 2019
“American Idol”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” “America’s Got Talent”*
“The Masked Singer”
“The Bachelor”
“The Voice”
“The Bachelorette”
“The Challenge: War of the Worlds”
The Male TV Star of 2019
Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones” Cole Sprouse, “Riverdale”*
Norman Reedus, “The Walking Dead”
Finn Wolfhard, “Stranger Things”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
KJ Apa, “Riverdale”
The Female TV Star of 2019
Mandy Moore, “This Is Us” Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”*
Sophie Turner, “Game of Thrones”
Danai Gurira, “The Walking Dead”
Camila Mendes, “Riverdale”
Lili Reinhart, “Riverdale”
Maisie Williams, “Game of Thrones”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
The Drama TV Star of 2019 Zendaya, “Euphoria”*
Norman Reedus, “The Walking Dead”
Sophie Turner, “Game of Thrones”
Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
Maisie Williams, “Game of Thrones”
Lili Reinhart, “Riverdale”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
The Comedy TV Star of 2019
Leslie Jones, “Saturday Night Live” Kristen Bell, “The Good Place”*
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Tiffany Haddish, “The Last O.G.”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Jameela Jamil, “The Good Place”
Yara Shahidi, “Grown-ish”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
The Daytime Talk Show of 2019
“The View”
“Red Table Talk” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”*
“The Wendy Williams Show”
“Live with Kelly and Ryan”
“Today”
“Good Morning America”
“The Real”
The Nighttime Talk Show of 2019
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”*
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“The Late Late Show with James Corden”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”
The Competition Contestant 2019
Buddy Valastro, “Buddy Vs. Duff” Hannah Brown, “The Bachelorette”*
Kodi Lee, “America’s Got Talent”
T-Pain, “The Masked Singer”
Colton Underwood, “The Bachelor”
Tyler Cameron, “The Bachelorette”
Tyler Oakley, “The Amazing Race”
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
The Reality Star of 2019 Khloé Kardashian, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”*
Kyle Richards, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
Lisa Vanderpump, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
NeNe Leakes, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”
Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye”
Kandi Burruss, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”
Kylie Jenner, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”
Antoni Porowski, “Queer Eye”
The Bingeworthy Show of 2019
“Game of Thrones”
“Orange Is the New Black”
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
“The Umbrella Academy”
“Queer Eye” “Outlander”*
“13 Reasons Why”
“Stranger Things”
The Sci-Fi Fantasy Show of 2019
“Stranger Things” “Shadowhunters”*
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
“Supernatural”
“The Flash”
“The Umbrella Academy”
“Arrow”
“The 100”
MUSIC
The Male Artist of 2019 Shawn Mendes*
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Drake
Travis Scott
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Bad Bunny
The Female Artist of 2019
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Cardi B
Halsey Billie Eilish*
Miley Cyrus
Camila Cabello
Pink
The Group of 2019
Jonas Brothers
BTS
5 Seconds Of Summer
Panic! At The Disco
CNCO
Imagine Dragons
The Chainsmokers BLACKPINK*
The Song of 2019
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Khalid, “Talk”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, “I Don’t Care”
Sam Smith, Normani, “Dancing with a Stranger”
Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy” Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, “Señorita”*
The Album of 2019
Ariana Grande, “Thank U, Next”
Khalid, “Free Spirit”
Billie Eilish, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
Lizzo, “Cuz I Love You”
Jonas Brothers, “Happiness Begins”
Ed Sheeran, “No. 6 Collaborations Project”
Juice Wrld, “Death Race for Love” Taylor Swift, “Lover”*
The Country Artist of 2019
Luke Combs Blake Shelton*
Carrie Underwood
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Kane Brown
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
The Latin Artist of 2019
Daddy Yankee
Anuel AA
Maluma
Karol G
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Natti Natasha Becky G*
The Music Video of 2019
Daddy Yankee & Snow, “Con Calma”
Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco, “ME!” BLACKPINK, “Kill This Love”*
Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
BTS featuring Halsey, “Boy With Luv”
Sam Smith & Normani, “Dancing With a Stranger”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita”
The Concert Tour of 2019
BTS, Love Yourself, Speak Yourself
Lady Gaga, Enigma
Ariana Grande, Sweetener
P!nk, Beautiful Trauma
Justin Timberlake, Man of the Woods
Jennifer Lopez, It’s My Party
Cher, Here We Go Again Tour BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK 2019 World*
POP CULTURE
The Social Star of 2019
Emma Chamberlain
The Dolan Twins David Dobrik*
Rickey Thompson
The Ace Family
Shane Dawson
Liza Koshy
Tana Mongeau
The Beauty Influencer of 2019
James Charles
Nikita Dragun
NikkieTutorials – Nikkie de Jager
Jeffree Star
RCL Beauty – Rachel Levin
Desi Perkins
Jackie Aina Bretman Rock*
The Social Celebrity of 2019
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift Ellen DeGeneres*
Miley Cyrus
Kim Kardashian West
Cardi B
Shawn Mendes
Justin Bieber
The Animal Star of 2019
Jiffpom Doug the Pug*
Nala Cat
Tuna The Chiweenie
Juniper The Fox
Marutaro
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Lil BUB
The Comedy Act of 2019 Kevin Hart*
Joe Rogan
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias
Trevor Noah
Ken Jeong
Amy Schumer
Colleen Ballinger
Wanda Sykes
The Style Star of 2019
Kim Kardashian West
Rihanna
Celine Dion
Lady Gaga
Gigi Hadid
Cardi B
Jennifer Lopez Harry Styles*
The Game Changer of 2019
LeBron James
Megan Rapinoe
Coco Gauff
Drew Brees
Alex Morgan
Stephen Curry
Serena Williams Simone Biles*
The Pop Podcast of 2019
“Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness”
“Armchair Expert Podcast with Dax Shepard”
“Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe”
“Whine Down with Jana Kramer”
“Bitch Sesh: A Real Housewives Breakdown with Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider” “Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley and Tanya Rad”*
“WTF with Marc Maron”
“The Joe Rogan Experience”
Jennifer Aniston at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Kevin Hart at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Pink at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Jimmy Fallon at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Alessia Cara at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by: Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Kelsea Ballerini at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by: Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
“Stranger Things” co-stars Noah Schnapp and Caleb McLaughlin at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Zendaya at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by: Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
Gwen Stefani at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
“America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by: Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment)
Cole Sprouse at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
“Murder Mystery” co-stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on November 10, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment)
