“We are so thrilled to be celebrating the incredible work that was released during this extended season,” said Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin. “In a year when the need for entertainment was undeniable, the industry rallied to deliver beautiful series that delighted us, educated us, challenged us, and most importantly, brought us all together.”
What are the Critics Choice Awards?
The Critics Choice Awards are held annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement by the Critics Choice Association.
Who are the Critics Choice Awards 2021 winners and nominees?
Film
Best Picture Best Actress Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu) Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Focus Features) Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman (Netflix) Frances McDormand – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) - WINNER Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie (Netflix) Best Cinematography Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow (A24) Erik Messerschmidt – Mank (Netflix) Lachlan Milne – Minari (A24)Joshua James Richards – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures) - WINNER Newton Thomas Sigel – Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) Hoyte Van Hoytema – Tenet (Warner Bros.) Dariusz Wolski – News of the World (Universal Pictures) Best Costume Design Alexandra Byrne – Emma (Focus Features) Bina Daigeler – Mulan (Disney) Suzie Harman & Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight Pictures)Ann Roth – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) - WINNER Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) Trish Summerville – Mank (Netflix) Best Hair and MakeupEmma (Focus Features)Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix)Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) - WINNERMank (Netflix)Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu) Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky (Netflix) Ludwig Göransson – Tenet (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard – News of the World (Universal Pictures) Emile Mosseri – Minari (A24) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Mank (Netflix)Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste – Soul (Disney) - WINNER Best Production Design Cristina Casali, Charlotte Dirickx – The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight Pictures) David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan – News of the World (Universal Pictures) Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas – Tenet (Warner Bros.)Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale – Mank (Netflix) - WINNER Kave Quinn, Stella Fox – Emma (Focus Features) Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara & Diana Stoughton – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Best Visual EffectsGreyhound (Apple TV+)The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)Mank (Netflix)The Midnight Sky (Netflix)Mulan (Disney)Tenet (Warner Bros.) - WINNERWonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) Best Foreign Language FilmAnother Round (Samuel Goldwyn Films)Collective (Magnolia Pictures)La Llorona (Shudder)The Life Ahead (Netflix)Minari (A24) - WINNERTwo of Us (Magnolia Pictures) Best Young Actor/Actress Ryder Allen – Palmer (Apple TV+) Ibrahima Gueye – The Life Ahead (Netflix)Alan Kim – Minari (A24) - WINNER Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Focus Features) Caoilinn Springall – The Midnight Sky (Netflix) Helena Zengel – News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Television
Best Drama SeriesBetter Call Saul (AMC)The Crown (Netflix) - WINNERThe Good Fight (CBS All Access)Lovecraft Country (HBO)The Mandalorian (Disney+)Ozark (Netflix)Perry Mason (HBO)This Is Us (NBC) Best Drama Actor Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix) Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC) Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)Josh O’Connor – The Crown (Netflix) - WINNER Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO) Best Drama Actress Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix) - WINNER Claire Danes – Homeland (Showtime) Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix) Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO) Best Drama Supporting Actor Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul (AMC) Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC) John Lithgow – Perry Mason (HBO) Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix) Tom Pelphrey – Ozark (Netflix)Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO) - WINNER Best Drama Supporting ActressGillian Anderson – The Crown (Netflix) - WINNER Cynthia Erivo – The Outsider (HBO) Julia Garner – Ozark (Netflix) Janet McTeer – Ozark (Netflix) Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country (HBO) Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC) Best Comedy SeriesBetter Things (FX)The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)Mom (CBS)PEN15 (Hulu)Ramy (Hulu)Schitt’s Creek (Pop)Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) - WINNERWhat We Do in the Shadows (FX) Best Comedy Actor Hank Azaria – Brockmire (IFC) Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu) Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) - WINNER Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu) Best Comedy Actress Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX) Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix) Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) - WINNER Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO) Best Comedy Supporting Actor William Fichtner – Mom (CBS) Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) - WINNER Alex Newell – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) Mark Proksch – What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Andrew Rannells – Black Monday (Showtime) Best Comedy Supporting Actress Lecy Goranson – The Conners (ABC) Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time (Pop) Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop) Ashley Park – Emily in Paris (Netflix) Jaime Pressly – Mom (CBS)Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) - WINNER Best Limited TV/Movie Supporting Actor Daveed Diggs – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) Joshua Caleb Johnson – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) Dylan McDermott – Hollywood (Netflix)Donald Sutherland – The Undoing (HBO) - WINNER Glynn Turman – Fargo (FX) John Turturro – The Plot Against America (HBO) Best Limited TV/Movie Supporting ActressUzo Aduba – Mrs. America (FX) - WINNER Betsy Brandt – Soulmates (AMC) Marielle Heller – The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) Margo Martindale – Mrs. America (FX) Winona Ryder – The Plot Against America (HBO) Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America (FX) Best Talk ShowDesus & Mero (Showtime)Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) - WINNERThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) Best Comedy SpecialFortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (Netflix)Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix)Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix) - WINNERMarc Maron: End Times Fun (Netflix)Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (Netflix) - WINNERPatton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix) Best Short Form SeriesThe Andy Cohen Diaries (Quibi)Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler (AMC/Youtube) - WINNERMapleworth Murders (Quibi)Nikki Fre$h (Quibi)Reno 911! (Quibi)Tooning Out the News (CBS All Access)
When were the Critics Choice Awards 2021?
After a delay due to COVID-19, the awards took place Sunday, March 7.
Where did the 2021 Critics Choice Awards take place?
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show will be an in-person/virtual hybrid with host Taye Diggs and some of the evening’s presenters live on stage in Los Angeles, and nominees appearing live remotely from various locations around the world.
Who was the Critics Choice Awards 2021 host?
Taye Diggs returned as host for the third consecutive time.
Who were the Critics Choice Awards 2021 presenters?
This year’s presenters included Kevin Bacon, Angela Bassett, Mayim Bialik, Orlando Bloom, Phoebe Dynevor, Morgan Freeman, Gal Gadot, Jim Gaffigan, Tony Hale, Chelsea Handler, Justin Hartley, Chris Hemsworth, Tyler Hoechlin, Jameela Jamil, Leslie Jordan, Javicia Leslie, Eva Longoria, Chrissy Metz, Mads Mikkelsen, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jared Padalecki, Ashley Park, Kyra Sedgwick, Yara Shahidi, Elizabeth Tulloch, Courtney B. Vanceand Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Who was honored at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards?
Zendaya will receive the fifth annual SeeHer Award, presented by her Malcolm & Marie costar John David Washington. The SeeHer Award recognizes a woman who embodies the values set forth by the SeeHer movement, to push boundaries, defy stereotypes and acknowledge the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. Previous recipients include Kristen Bell, Viola Davis, Gal Gadot and Claire Foy.
How are the 2021 Critics Choice Awards winners decided?
The awards are voted on by the Critics Choice Association, the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. Next, see what Emma Corrin said about winning a Golden Globe for The Crown.
