"Spotlight" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" were the big winners at the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards in California on Sunday night (January 17).
Spotlight, which chronicles the drama surrounding The Boston Globe's 2002 reporting of the Catholic Church's child abuse scandal, was named Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble, while Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy picked up the Best Original Screenplay prize.
And the latest Mad Max movie almost swept the technical awards, picking up five honours, while George Miller claimed the Best Director trophy and his stars, Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, took home the Best Actor and Best Actress in an Action Movie gongs. The film was also named Best Action Movie.
Other big winners included Leonardo DiCaprio, who landed the Best Actor award for The Revenant, and Brie Larson, who took home the Best Actress prize for Room. Her co-star Jacob Tremblay also charmed at the Barker Hangar ceremony in Santa Monica when he was named Best Young Actor.
The Big Short was a triple winner, with Christian Slater leading the charge with the Best Actor in a Comedy award.
The prizegiving made history as it marked the first time the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association had combined their ceremonies.
The big TV winners were drama Fargo, which picked up four awards, and Mr. Robot, which claimed three.
The full list of winners is:
*MOVIES*
BEST PICTURE
Spotlight
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson, Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jacob Tremblay, Room
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Spotlight
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Revenant
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Tom Hardy, Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST COMEDY
The Big Short
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale, The Big Short
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
Ex Machina
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Son Of Saul
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
BEST SONG
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, “See You Again,” Furious 7
BEST SCORE
The Hateful Eight
*TELEVISION*
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Idris Elba, “Luther”
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Carrie Coon, “The Leftovers”
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”
BEST COMEDY SERIES
“Master Of None”
BEST DRAMA SERIES
“Mr. Robot”
BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Timothy Olyphant, “The Grinder”
BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Margo Martindale, “The Good Wife”
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
“Fargo”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Jesse Plemmons, “Fargo”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Constance Zimmer, “UnREAL”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Jean Smart, “Fargo”
BEST ANIMATION SERIES
“BoJack Horseman
BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION
“The Voice”
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
James Lipton, “Inside The Actor’s Studio”
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
“Shark Tank”
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”
BEST TALK SHOW
“Last Week Tonight”
MOST BINGEWORTHY
“Outlander”
