The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards for film and TV will be handed out this evening at the The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Margot Robbie will present the SeeHer Award to America Ferrera, while James Mangold will honor Harrison Ford with the Career Achievement Award. Additional presenters include Abigail Spencer, Angela Bassett, Anthony Ramos, Ashley Madekwe, Awkwafina, Bella Ramsey, Brendan Fraser, Carla Gugino, Daniel Levy, David Duchovny, David Oyelowo, Donald Faison, Gael García Bernal, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jason Segel, Jenny Slate, Jessica Williams, John Krasinski, Jon Cryer, Kaley Cuoco, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy Moore, Meg Ryan, Natasha Lyonne, Nicholas Braun, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Dunster, Ramy Youssef, Sandra Oh and Vanessa Morgan.

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, will air live on The CW on Sunday, January 14, 2024 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET (delayed PT, check local listings). The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.

A few awards are being announced during the red carpet coverage. I’m not attending this year and will be providing coverage throughout the ceremony.

Chelsea Handler starts off with a dig at the likes of David Zaslav for shelving titles for a tax write-off. Handler has another joke about executives discussing if Greta Gerwig is worth taking a second chance on. Gerwig missed out on a directing nomination for Little Women but earned a nomination for Lady Bird. Barbie will probably be her third directed film to get a Best Picture nomination.

“Thank you for laughing at that. My writers wrote it.” – Handler after audiences laughed at a Martin Scorsese joke.

Robert Downey Jr. lists off negative comments received during the year as he accepts the award before turning to thank the Oppenheimer team.

James Mangold: “Why don’t they get to come on stage for comedies?” Mangold is not wrong about that.

Mangold: “Ponder the fact that I spit out that incredible, enviable list of films and performances without even mentioning Star Wars. He was in five of them, playing the charming Han Solo, who shaped all of our young lives–boys, at least, if not women as well. Or the five Indiana Jones films in which he portrayed the beloved titular character, an archeologist who pulls together contradictory notions of a fussy moralistic snake-phobic bookworm and a dashing adventurer with old school integrity. Harrison’s body of work is breathtaking. It is utterly timeless. It is authentic, deeply felt, masculine but vulnerable, often moving and frequently hilarious. His work has been wildly popular and critically revered, and it represents the voice of a singular artist.

That he managed to list a ton of films without mentioning Star Wars until later is a testament to Harrison Ford’s filmography. Mazel tov, Harrison–you deserve it!

Harrison Ford on receiving the Career Achievement Award:

“Thank you very much. Thank you. I only have three minutes. First of all, I’m really happy to be here tonight to see what our business is turning into and all of the talented people who are getting opportunities that probably would not have existed in the early part of my career. I’m very happy about that.

“I am here because of a combination of luck and the work of wonderful directors, writers, filmmakers. I feel enormously lucky and happy for this honor and I appreciate it very much. I want to thank my lovely wife, Calista Flockhart, who supports me when I need a lot of support — and I need a lot of support. I’m grateful to all the fine actors — I see many of them here tonight — that I’ve worked with. I’m deeply happy to have had the opportunities that I’ve had and I’m grateful. Thank you. I won’t take any more of your time. Thank you”

Ke Huy Quan was happy to be in the room when Harrison received the award and congratulated him on the honor.

Kieran Culkin was thrown off from Sarah Snook and his wife plucking hair on both of his ears just before accepting the award.

All the people in Chicago were thanked as The Bear won Best Comedy Series.

Emma Stone is in full-blown shock because she didn’t have anything to say.

Chelsea Handler goes rogue by letting Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie accept on Barbie‘s behalf as the film won Best Comedy Movie. This is how it should be and I say this as a CCA member. More of the commercial break awards should be presented during the show with winners being on stage.

Oprah Winfrey wishes everyone could get trophies but it doesn’t work that way.

Paul Giamatti didn’t think his week would get any better than going viral for eating a cheeseburger.

Film Winners

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS: Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

BEST SONG: “I’m Just Ken” – Barbie

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Anatomy of a Fall

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Cord Jefferson – American Fiction

BEST SCORE: Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Jacqueline Durran – Barbie

BEST COMEDY: Barbie

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: Oppenheimer

BEST EDITING: Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Oppenheimer

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP: Barbie

BEST ACTRESS: Emma Stone – Poor Things

BEST ACTOR: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

BEST PICTURE: Oppenheimer

TV Winners

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Quiz Lady (Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES: Lupin (Netflix)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL: John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)

BEST TALK SHOW: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST COMEDY SERIES: The Bear (FX)

BEST DRAMA SERIES: Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST LIMITED SERIES: Beef (Netflix)

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards are airing live on The CW on Sunday, January 14, 2024 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET (delayed PT, check local listings).

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