2018 Critics Choice Awards Winners: ‘The Shape Of Water’ Wins Big
Even though there appears to be a growing rift between critics and audiences, ridiculously and confusinglyperpetuated by Rotten Tomatoesof all places, there are plenty who are still interested in what the critics have to say and understand the value they bring to the entertainment world.
Last night, the critics named what they thought were the crowning achievements in film and television with the 2018 Critics Choice Awards. On the film side,The Shape of WaterandGuillermo del Torocame out on top, winning both Best Director and Best Motion Picture Drama. In television,The Handmaid’s Talewas named the Best Drama Series while Amazon made waves again withThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselas Best Comedy Series.
Get the full list of 2018 Critics Choice Awards winners below.
One thing I love about the Critics Choice Awards is that they have separate categories for genre films such as comedy, action and sci-fi/horror. However, being nominated for one doesn’t necessarily preclude them from being included in the overall Best Picture category, which is unlike the Golden Globes, where a movie can only be a comedy/musical or a drama but not both.The Big Sick, Get Out, The Shape of WaterandLady Birdall crossed over from the individual genre categories to get nominated for Best Picture. It’s a shame the Oscars or Golden Globes will never go this route.
However, this does create some discrepancies in the awards. BothGet OutandThe Shape of Waterwere nominated for Best Picture and Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie.The Shape of Waterwon the overall Best Picture butGet Outbeat the Guillermo del Toro film for Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie, which doesn’t make much logistical sense. Shouldn’tThe Shape of Waterhave wont that award too?
As for the major acting awards, they fell right in line with many of the previous awards and predictions.Frances McDormandwon Best Actress forThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriwhileGary Oldmanwon Best Actor forDarkest Hour. Unless there’s some big shake-up in The Academy, that’s likely how the Oscars will fall as well. Even though the nominations aren’t out yet, the two are shoo-ins to get a nod, and they’ll both likely win.
On the more controversial side of the acting awards,James Francocame away with the award for Best Actor in a Comedy for his role inThe Disaster Artist. He also won the Golden Globe, but since that first win, several sexual misconduct allegations have come up against the actor Presumably, the ballots for the Critics Choice Awards were already in before the allegations came out, otherwise he might not have been named the winner. This could (and should) shake up his chances at coming away with an Oscar.
Anyway, here are all the 2018 Critics Choice Awards winners from the film side (winners in bold)
BEST PICTURE
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
The Florida Project
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST ACTOR
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Jake Gyllenhaal – Stronger
Tom Hanks – The Post
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread
Gary Oldman – Darkest HourBEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
Meryl Streep – The Post
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
Armie Hammer – Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins – The Shape of Water
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Patrick Stewart – Logan
Michael Stuhlbarg – Call Me by Your Name
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mary J. Blige – Mudbound
Hong Chau – Downsizing
Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip
Holly Hunter – The Big Sick
Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Mckenna Grace – Gifted
Dafne Keen – Logan
Brooklynn Prince – The Florida Project
Millicent Simmonds – Wonderstruck
Jacob Tremblay – Wonder
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriBEST DIRECTORGuillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
Luca Guadagnino – Call Me By Your Name
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Steven Spielberg – The Post
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor – The Shape of Water
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani – The Big Sick
Liz Hannah and Josh Singer – The Post
Jordan Peele – Get OutBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYJames Ivory – Call Me by Your Name
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber – The Disaster Artist
Dee Rees and Virgil Williams – Mudbound
Aaron Sorkin – Molly’s Game
Jack Thorne, Steve Conrad, Stephen Chbosky – Wonder
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYRoger Deakins – Blade Runner 2049
Hoyte van Hoytema – Dunkirk
Dan Laustsen – The Shape of Water
Rachel Morrison – Mudbound
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom – Call Me By Your Name
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNPaul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin – The Shape of Water
Jim Clay, Rebecca Alleway – Murder on the Orient Express
Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis – Dunkirk
Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola – Blade Runner 2049
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Beauty and the Beast
Mark Tildesley, Véronique Melery – Phantom Thread
BEST EDITING
Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar – The Post
Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos – Baby Driver (TIE)Lee Smith – Dunkirk (TIE)
Joe Walker – Blade Runner 2049
Sidney Wolinsky – The Shape of Water
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Renée April – Blade Runner 2049
Mark Bridges – Phantom Thread
Jacqueline Durran – Beauty and the Beast
Lindy Hemming – Wonder Woman
Luis Sequeira – The Shape of Water
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Beauty and the Beast
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049
Thor: Ragnarok
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Breadwinner
Despicable Me 3
The LEGO Batman Movie
Loving Vincent
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Baby Driver
Wonder WomanBEST COMEDYThe Big Sick
The Disaster Artist
Girls Trip
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Steve Carell – Battle of the Sexes
Chris Hemsworth – Thor: Ragnarok
Kumail Nanjiani – The Big Sick
Adam Sandler – The Meyerowitz Stories
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Zoe Kazan – The Big Sick
Emma Stone – Battle of the Sexes
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BPM (Beats Per Minute)
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
In the Fade
The Square
Evermore – Beauty and the Beast
Mystery of Love – Call Me By Your Name
Remember Me – Coco
Stand Up for Something – Marshall
This Is Me – The Greatest Showman
BEST SCOREAlexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water
Jonny Greenwood – Phantom Thread
Dario Marianelli – Darkest Hour
Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer – Blade Runner 2049
John Williams – The Post
Hans Zimmer – Dunkirk
TELEVISION
On the television side,The Handmaid’s Taletook the big prize as Best Drama Series, just as it did at the Emmys last year. But Amazon was the big winner in comedy with their new seriesThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which also landedRachel Brosnahanthe award for Best Comedy Actress. There was also a surprise winner in the form ofTed Dansonfor Best Comedy Actor inThe Good Place, who wasn’t even nominated an Emmy (which was a huge mistake).
Otherwise, here’s the full list of television nominees.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
American Gods
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
BEST DRAMA ACTORSterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Paul Giamatti – Billions
Freddie Highmore – Bates Motel
Ian McShane – American Gods
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight
Claire Foy – The Crown
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Robin Wright – House of Cards
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bobby Cannavale – Mr. Robot
Asia Kate Dillon – Billions
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Delroy Lindo – The Good Fight
Michael McKean – Better Call Saul
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gillian Anderson – American Gods
Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones
Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
Cush Jumbo – The Good Fight
Margo Martindale – Sneaky Pete
Chrissy Metz – This Is Us
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Modern Family
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
Hank Azaria – Brockmire
Ted Danson – The Good Place
Thomas Middleditch – Silicon Valley
Randall Park – Fresh Off the Boat
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Kristen Bell – The Good Place
Alison Brie – GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Sutton Foster – Younger
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Walton Goggins – Vice Principals
Sean Hayes – Will & Grace
Marc Maron – GLOW
Kumail Nanjiani – Silicon Valley
Ed O’Neill – Modern Family
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESSMayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin – GLOW
Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish
Alessandra Mastronardi – Master of None
Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time
BEST LIMITED SERIES
American Vandal
Big Little Lies
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Long Road Home
BEST TV MOVIE
I Am Elizabeth Smart
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
The Wizard of LiesBEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES ACTOR
Jeff Daniels – Godless
Robert De Niro – The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor – Fargo
Jack O’Connell – Godless
Evan Peters – American Horror Story: Cult
Bill Pullman – The Sinner
Jimmy Tatro – American Vandal
BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES ACTRESS
Jessica Biel – The Sinner
Alana Boden – I Am Elizabeth Smart
Carrie Coon – Fargo
Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon – Big Little Lies
BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES SUPPORTING ACTOR
Johnny Flynn – Genius
Benito Martinez – American Crime
Alfred Molina – Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgård – Big Little Lies
David Thewlis – Fargo
Stanley Tucci – Feud: Bette and Joan
BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Judy Davis – Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman – Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King – American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies
Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Fargo
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
Danger & Eggs
Rick and Morty
The Simpsons
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
America’s Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The VoiceBEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
The Carbonaro Effect
Fixer Upper
The Profit
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
Who Do You Think You Are?
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIESBorn This Way
Ice Road Truckers
Intervention
Ride with Norman Reedus
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
Ted Allen – Chopped
Tyra Banks – America’s Got Talent
Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars
Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance
Joanna and Chip Gaines – Fixer Upper
