Just when you think you've got this Oscar race figured out, the Critics Choice throws up a surprise. While it seemed like "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" might steamroll through the season, it was "The Shape of Water" that came out on top last night. Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Original Score to clinch the most awards. I'm now starting to think it can go all the way. Up next is the big one - the Oscar nominations! Until then, here are this year's winners of the Critics Choice Awards:
BEST PICTURE
The Shape of Water
BEST DIRECTOR
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
BEST ACTOR
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney – I, Tonya
BEST COMEDY
The Big Sick
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Brooklynn Prince – The Florida Project
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jordan Peele – Get Out
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
James Ivory – Call Me by Your Name
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins – Blade Runner 2049
BEST EDITING
Dunkirk AND Baby Driver
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin – The Shape of Water
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mark Bridges – Phantom Thread
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Darkest Hour
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
War for the Planet of the Apes
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In the Fade
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coco
BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water
BEST SONG
Remember Me - Coco
BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE
Get Out
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Wonder Woman