Critics Choice Awards 2021: Chadwick Boseman Wins Best Actor

Tonight, the 2021 Critics Choice Awards took place, and 3-time host Taye Diggs did his best to lead the virtual event. While the pandemic still rages on, the question of ever returning to a ‘normal’ style of awards ceremonies remains unanswered.

Here are the winners in the various categories.

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Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Gillian Anderson, “The Crown” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael K. Williams, “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Donald Sutherland, “The Undoing” (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Uzo Aduba, “Mrs. America” (FX)

Best Young Actor or Actress: Alan S. Kim, “Minari” (A24)

Best Actor in a Drama Series: Josh O’Connor, “The Crown” (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Emma Corrin, “The Crown” (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: John Boyega, “Small Axe” (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Comedy: “Palm Springs” (Hulu, Neon)

Best Comedy Special: “Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill” (Netflix) & “Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia” (Netflix)

Best Acting Ensemble: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” (AppleTV+)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)

Best Comedy Series: “Ted Lasso” (AppleTV+)

Best Drama Series: “The Crown” (Netflix)

Best Talk Show: “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC)

Best Limited Series: “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)

#SeeHer Award: Zendaya

Best Movie Made for Television: “Hamilton” (Disney+)

Best Short-Form Series: “Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler” (AMC)

Best Song: “One Night in Miami,” Leslie Odom Jr. “Speak Now” (Amazon Studios)

Best: Director: Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Cinematography: Joshua James Richards “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Film Editing: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios), & Alan Baumgarten “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)

Best Visual Effects: Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher, Mike Chambers “Tenet” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Hair and Makeup: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)

Best Costume Design: Ann Roth “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)

Best Production Design: Donald Graham Burt (production designer), Jan Pascale (set designer) “Mank” (Netflix)

Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)

Best Original Screenplay: “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)

Best Adapted Screenplay: “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Foreign Language Film: “Minari” (A24)

Best Original Score: Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross “Soul” (Pixar)

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)

Best Picture: “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)

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Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

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