From Jared Richards and I, thank you so much for joining us for this Critics Choice live blog.
There were shocks and snubs, spills and thrills - we hope you had a great time!
Until next year!
From Jared Richards and I, thank you so much for joining us for this Critics Choice live blog.
There were shocks and snubs, spills and thrills - we hope you had a great time!
Until next year!
Emilia Pérez may have felt like the runaway winner of tonight with three wins - Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best Foreign Language Film.
But you might have missed that both Wicked and The Substance also won three awards tonight, thanks to several technical categories announced in quick succession with no speeches.
They were followed by A Real Pain, Challengers and Conclave on two.
But as Anora's Best Picture win for the night proves, one trophy is more than enough.
30th Critics Choice Film Award tally
Phew! Between the double award announcements and the bulk off screen winners, it barely felt like there was time to breath during this Critics Choice awards.
Two big surprises at the end there with Jon M. Chu taking best director for Wicked and Anora beating out frontrunners The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez for best picture.
What did you think? Did your faves win? Or did you have to endure some harsh snubs?
Let us know in the comments!
Shōgun has taken home four awards tonight, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
It follows the show's record-breaking 18 Emmy sweep and its four wins at the Golden Globes.
HBO comedy Hacks was close behind at three, with Baby Reindeer and The Penguin also nabbing two awards.
30th Critics Choice Awards TV tally
Sean Baker made Anora on a relative microbudget of USD $ 6 million, and shouted out the cast and crew for "roughing it out" to make it.
The film centres on Annie (Mikey Madison), a strip club worker who falls for Vanya, a Russian client who is visiting New York.
Baker, one of America's most celebrated independent filmmakers of the last decade whose previous efforts include The Florida Project, Red Rocket and Tangerine, thanked film critics for celebrating his work:
When those who dedicate their lives to their love of film, and film criticism and film journalism, when they see something positive in your film, just a little, it means so, so much.
He ended his speech with a plea for people to support their local theatres, as that's where people fall in love with cinema.
ABC Entertainment included Anora as one of 2024's best films, with Jared Richards (wait, that's me!) writing:
Led by an incredible trio — Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn and Yura Borisov, playing a surprisingly sweet henchman hired by Vanya's parents — Anora is heartbreaking and roaringly funny, often at once.
Read more here:
The Brutalist star Adrien Brody kicks off his speech by thanking critics for uplifting his film.
"You've made this very small epic film very visible and very accessible to people and I'm so grateful for that.
Thank you so much for that."
You'd be forgiven for thinking The Brutalist is a big studio film considering all the attention it's gotten this season.
But the three-and-a-half-hour long independent film was made on a tiny budget of $US9.6 million.
Despite the small budget, The Brutalist has made a huge impact - particularly on my co-blogger Jared Richards whose review pretty much encapsulates the overall feeling towards this Oscars frontrunner.
The final five TV awards have been announced for the night, announced back-to-back in one package.
Unfortunately Bluey lost out Best Animated Series, but hey, maybe it'll win Best Film in a few years time?
Best talk show
Best animated series
Best foreign language series
Best comedy special
Best movie made for television
Demi's rocketing towards that Oscar and has delivered another amazing speech.
"When I started my journey on this film I could never have imagined being here. The very recognition for what this film is about, what its trying to convey, your acknowledgement is almost like the elixir, the healing balm for to the very issue the film brings forward.
"I am so grateful that you've highlighted this film, this genre horror films are so often over looked for the profundity they bring forward."
She ends with a message to creatives doing it tough.
"For anyone out there that is still on their journey, still struggling to find their way - just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean its not going to happen."