“The role of the Critics Choice Awards in the entertainment world has grown exponentially over the past quarter century,” CCA CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement when this year’s CCA nominations were announced. “When the pandemic made us move our show date from its traditional kick off in January into the heart of the awards season, we felt the need to add a second stage in London to make sure that all our honorees would have the opportunity to participate in the live telecast. Two parties, two networks, two hosts - it’s going to be a heck of a night – on two continents!” To find out everything else you want to know about this year’s event—including who won, who hosted and more—read on to find out all about the 2022 Critics Choice Awards.
What are the Critics Choice Awards?
The annual ceremony recognizes the best films and television shows of a given year, as voted on by the 500-member-plus Critics Choice Association. The awards spotlight the best actors, directors and writers while also honoring technical and behind-the-scenes prowess.
When are the 2022 Critics Choice Awards?
The 27th annual Critics Choice Awards were originally scheduled to take place on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, California. They were then postponed to a new date of Sunday, Mar. 13. For awards-show megafans, that’s the same scheduled date as the 2022 BAFTA Awards, colloquially known as the “British Oscars” and also set to take place in London.
Who hosted the 2022 Critics Choice Awards?
The charismatic Taye Diggs, who’s hosted the show for the last three years, emceed once more in 2022—but this time around, he had a co-host in Nicole Byer, best known for her role as host and judge of the Netflix competition series Nailed It!
Who were the 2022 Critics Choice Awards winners?
Belfast and West Side Story were the most-nominated movies heading into the 2022 Critics Choice Awards; they each racked up 11 nominations, while Dune and The Power of the Dog were close behind with 10 nods apiece. The 2022 TV nominees, announced Dec. 6, were led by HBO’s fan-fave family-business drama Succession with eight nominations, while another HBO show, Mare of Easttown, tied for second-most noms with Paramount Plus’ Evil; those each scored five nods apiece. Next with four noms each: Only Murders in the Building, Ted Lasso, The Good Fight, This Is Us and WandaVision. Here is the full list of 2022 Critics Choice Awards TV nominees and winners!
2022 Critics Choice Awards movie winners
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST PICTURE
BelfastCODADon’t Look UpDuneKing RichardLicorice PizzaNightmare AlleyThe Power of the Dog - WINNERTick, Tick … Boom!West Side Story
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, Pig Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog Peter Dinklage, Cyrano Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick … Boom!Will Smith, King Richard - WINNER Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye - WINNER Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter Lady Gaga, House of Gucci Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos Kristen Stewart, Spencer
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jamie Dornan, Belfast Ciarán Hinds, BelfastTroy Kotsur, CODA - WINNER Jared Leto, House of Gucci J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Caitríona Balfe, BelfastAriana DeBose, West Side Story - WINNER Ann Dowd, Mass Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard Rita Moreno, West Side Story
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jude Hill, Belfast - WINNER Cooper Hoffma, Licorice Pizza Emilia Jones, CODA Woody Norman, C’mon, C’mon Saniyya Sidney, King Richard Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Belfast - WINNERDon’t Look UpThe Harder They FallLicorice PizzaThe Power of the DogWest Side Story
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh, BelfastJane Campion, The Power of the Dog - WINNER Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley Steven Spielberg, West Side Story Denis Villeneuve, Dune
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Zach Baylin, King RichardKenneth Branagh, Belfast - WINNER Adam McKay, David Sirota, Don’t Look Up Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog - WINNER Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Siân Heder, CODA Tony Kushner, West Side Story Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Dune
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth Greig Fraser, Dune Janusz Kaminski, West Side Story Dan Laustsen, Nightmare AlleyAri Wegner, The Power of the Dog - WINNER Haris Zambarloukos, Belfast
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards, Belfast Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Nightmare Alley Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, The French Dispatch Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, West Side StoryPatrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos, Dune - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST EDITING
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn, West Side Story - WINNER Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Belfast Andy Jurgensen, Licorice Pizza Peter Sciberras, The Power of theDog Joe Walker, Dune
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jenny Beavan, Cruella - WINNER Luis Sequeira, Nightmare Alley Paul Tazewell, West Side Story Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan, Dune Janty Yates, House of Gucci
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
CruellaDuneThe Eyes of Tammy Faye - WINNERHouse of GucciNightmare Alley
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune - WINNERThe Matrix ResurrectionsNightmare AlleyNo Time to DieShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST COMEDY
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del MarDon’t Look UpFree GuyThe French DispatchLicorice Pizza - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
EncantoFleeLucaThe Mitchells vs. the Machines - WINNERRaya and the Last Dragon
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM NOMINEES
A HeroDrive My Car - WINNERFleeThe Hand of GodThe Worst Person in the World
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SONG NOMINEES
“Be Alive,” King Richard “Dos Oruguitas,” Encanto “Guns Go Bang,” The Harder They Fall “Just Look Up,” Don’t Look Up"No Time to Die," No Time to Die - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SCORE NOMINEES
Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood, Spencer Nathan Johnson, Nightmare AlleyHans Zimmer, Dune - WINNER
2022 Critics Choice Awards TV winners
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST DRAMA SERIES
Evil For All Mankind The Good Fight Pose Squid Game Succession - WINNER This Is Us Yellowjackets
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us Mike Colter – Evil Brian Cox – Succession Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game - WINNER Billy Porter – Pose Jeremy Strong – Succession
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Uzo Aduba – In Treatment Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer Christine Baranski – The Good Fight Katja Herbers – Evil Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets - WINNER MJ Rodriguez – Pose
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicholas Braun – Succession Billy Crudup – The Morning Show Kieran Culkin – Succession - WINNER Justin Hartley – This Is Us Matthew Macfadyen – Succession Mandy Patinkin – The Good Fight
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Andrea Martin – Evil Audra McDonald – The Good Fight Christine Lahti – Evil J. Smith-Cameron – Succession Sarah Snook – Succession - WINNER Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Great Hacks Insecure Only Murders in the Building The Other Two Reservation Dogs Ted Lasso - WINNER What We Do in the Shadows
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Iain Armitage – Young Sheldon Nicholas Hoult – The Great Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Elle Fanning – The Great Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building Sandra Oh – The Chair Issa Rae – Insecure Jean Smart – Hacks - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso - WINNER Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts Ray Romano – Made for Love Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks Kristin Chenoweth – Schmigadoon! Molly Shannon – The Other Two Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live Josie Totah – Saved By the Bell Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST LIMITED SERIES
Dopesick Dr. Death It’s a Sin Maid Mare of Easttown - WINNER Midnight Mass The Underground Railroad WandaVision
CRITICS CHOICE AWRADS BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Come From Away List of a Lifetime The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Oslo Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Olly Alexander – It’s a Sin Paul Bettany – WandaVision William Jackson Harper – Love Life Joshua Jackson – Dr. Death Michael Keaton – Dopesick - WINNER Hamish Linklater – Midnight Mass
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision Margaret Qualley – Maid Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus - WINNER Zach Gilford – Midnight Mass William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown Christian Slater – Dr. Death Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus - WINNER Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision Melissa McCarthy – Nine Perfect Strangers Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco Call My Agent! Lupin Money Heist Narcos: Mexico Squid Game - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Big Mouth Bluey Bob’s Burgers The Great North Q-Force What If…? - WINNER
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST TALK SHOW
The Amber Ruffin Show Desus & Mero The Kelly Clarkson Show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - WINNER Late Night with Seth Meyers Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Bo Burnham: Inside - WINNER Good Timing with Jo Firestone James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American Trixie Mattel: One Night Only
Who’s being honored at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards?
Every year, the Critics Choice Awards give out what they call the #SeeHer Award, which acknowledges a woman who pushes “boundaries on changing stereotypes” and acknowledges the “importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape.” In 2021, Zendaya was named the fifth #SeeHer recipient, following in the footsteps of Kristen Bell, Viola Davis, Gal Gadot and Claire Foy. The 2022 honoree? The trailblazing Halle Berry, who was the first (and still only) Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, this year’s Critics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award will go to comedic icon Billy Crystal, who’ll join the ranks of such previous recipients as Eddie Murphy,Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood and Lauren Bacall. Next, All About the 2021 People’s Choice Awards, Including Who’s Getting the First-Ever Music Icon Award
