"The People v. O.J. Simpson" tops TV competition with 4 Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced and honored the winners of the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday (12/11) evening, live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
“La La Land,” the most nominated film of the evening, took home eight awards, the most of the night, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (a tie) for Damien Chazelle, Best Cinematography for Linus Sandgren, Best Production Design for David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, Best Editing for Tom Cross, Best Song, and Best Score for Justin Hurwitz.
"Manchester by the Sea" tied with "La La Land" for the Best Original Screenplay honor (writer/director Kenneth Lonergan), while also nabbing Best Actor distinction for Casey Affleck, and Best Young Actor for Lucas Hedges.
Natalie Portman was awarded Best Actress for “Jackie.” The Best Supporting Actor trophy went to Mahershala Ali for “Moonlight,” and Best Supporting Actress to Viola Davis for her standout performance in “Fences.”
TV winners
Nominated for six awards, the most of any series, “The People v. O.J. Simpson” (FX) took home four trophies including Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series. Three acting honors went to “The People v. O.J. Simpson”: Sarah Paulson won for Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series, Courtney B. Vance for Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series, and Sterling K. Brown for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series. “Silicon Valley” (HBO) won for Best Comedy Series and “Game of Thrones” (HBO) won for Best Drama Series.
As previously announced, Viola Davis received the first-ever #SeeHer Award presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with A&E Network. Ryan Reynolds was the recipient of Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year Award, which was presented during the ceremony as part of a multi-platform content and promotional partnership launched this year between EW and the Critics’ Choice Awards. Reynolds also topped the Best Actor in A Comedy for his performance in “Deadpool,” which also won for Best Comedy.
“The 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards” aired on A&E and was hosted by actor and comedian T.J. Miller.
Here’s a rundown of winners:
BEST PICTURE
La La Land
BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman – Jackie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Fences
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Moonlight
BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Tie Between:
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Eric Heisserer – Arrival
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Linus Sandgren – La La Land
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
La La Land – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
BEST EDITING
Tom Cross – La La Land
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Madeline Fontaine – Jackie
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Jackie
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Jungle Book
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Zootopia
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Hacksaw Ridge
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Margot Robbie – Suicide Squad
BEST COMEDY
Deadpool
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
Arrival
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Elle
BEST SONG
City of Stars – La La Land
BEST SCORE
Justin Hurwitz – La La Land
TELEVISION
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Game of Thrones – HBO
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul – AMC
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld – HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
John Lithgow – The Crown – Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Thandie Newton – Westworld – HBO
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead – AMC
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Silicon Valley – HBO
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live – NBC
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Donald Glover – Atlanta – FX
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jane Krakowski – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson – Baskets – FX
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live – NBC
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
BoJack Horseman – Netflix
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
The Voice – NBC
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
Shark Tank – ABC
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN
BEST TALK SHOW
The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
Anthony Bourdain – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
The People v. O.J. Simpson – FX
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson – FX
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson – FX
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson – FX
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Regina King – American Crime – ABC
Review: Director-Writer Megan Park’s “My Old Ass”
They say tripping on psychedelic mushrooms triggers hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and nervousness. In the case of Elliott, an 18-year-old restless Canadian, they prompt a visitor.
"Dude, I'm you," says the guest, as she nonchalantly burns a 'smores on a campfire next to a very high and stunned Elliott. "Well, I'm a 39-year-old you. What's up?"
What's up, indeed: Director-writer Megan Park has crafted a wistful coming-of-age tale using this comedic device for "My Old Ass" and the results are uneven even though she nails the landing.
After the older Elliott proves who she is — they share a particular scar, childhood memories and a smaller left boob — the time-travel advice begins: Be nice to your brothers and mom, and stay away from a guy named Chad.
"Can we hug?" asks the older Elliott. They do. "This is so weird," says the younger Elliott, who then makes things even weirder when she asks for a kiss — to know what it's like kissing yourself. The older Elliott soon puts her number into the younger's phone under the name "My Old Ass." Then they keep in touch, long after the effects of the 'shrooms have gone.
Part of the movie's problem that can't be ignored is that the two Elliotts look nothing alike. Maisy Stella plays the coltish young version and a wry Aubrey Plaza the older. Both turn in fine performances but the visuals are slowly grating.
The arrival of the older Elliott coincides with her younger self counting down the days until she can flee from her small town of 300 in the Muskoka Lakes region to college in Toronto, where "my life is about to start." She's sick of life on a cranberry farm.
Park's scenes and dialogue are unrushed and honest as Elliott takes her older self's advice and tries to repair... Read More