And here we are again, back to another confused state of affairs as the Critics Choice Awards decided to go with a Best Picture-Best Director split. Of course, I did predict this to happen, but the evening had such a "Mad Max" flavor to it that for a split second, I thought it might actually take the big one. Alas, It was Spotlight that prevailed, taking Best Picture to go along with its awards for Best Ensemble and Best Original Screenplay. Elsewhere, it was one of the most predictable Critics Choice Awards ceremonies with little by way or surprises of excitement. Here's how it all went down:
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 Director
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Young Actor/Actress
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Acting Ensemble
Spotlight
Best Original Screenplay
Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Best Cinematography
The Revenant
Best Art Direction
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best 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 Movie
The Big Short
Best Actor in a Comedy Movie
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Best Actress in a Comedy Movie
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Ex Machina
Best Foreign Language Film
Son of Saul
Best Documentary Feature
Amy
Best Song
Furious 7 – See You Again
Best Score
The Hateful Eight
Scoreboard:
Mad Max: Fury Road - 9
Spotlight - 3
The Big Short - 3
The Revenant - 2
Room - 2
9 other films won a single award.
