Critics' Choice Awards 2016: Complete Recap and Winners List
"Spotlight" won the top prize.
— -- The winners were announced Sunday night at the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association, live from Santa Monica, California., hosted by "Silicon Valley" actor T.J. Miller.
"Spotlight" won the top prize, Best Picture, in addition to Best Acting Ensemble. "The Revenant's" Leonardo DiCaprio and "Room" star Brie Larson were named Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. Neither DiCaprio nor Larson was in attendance, though DiCaprio delivered a pre-recorded message.
After neglecting to acknowledge his "Creed" director Ryan Coogler and co-star Michael B. Jordan during his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes last week, Sylvester Stallone made a point of saluting both while receiving Best Supporting Actor honors.
Amy Schumer was in the spotlight not once, but twice, nabbing the award for Best Actress in a Comedy, for "Trainwreck," as well as the Critics' Choice MVP Award. She began her lengthy speech for the latter by introducing herself as "plus-plus-size actress Amy Schumer," before thanking "Trainwreck" director Judd Apatow and the managers she has fired, saying hello to her boyfriend, Ben Hanisch, and stressing the need to end gun violence.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams presented George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic with the Critics' Choice Genius Award. The segment featured an onstage appearance by the BB-8 droid robot from the latest "Star Wars" film.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" won several technical awards, plus acting honors for Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in the action movie categories.On the TV side, "Mr. Robot" earned a handful of prizes, including Best Drama Series.
Here's a rundown of the winners:
MOVIES
BEST PICTURE
Spotlight
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson – Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jacob Tremblay – Room
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Spotlight
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST COMEDY
The Big Short
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale – The Big Short
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
Ex Machina
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
BEST SONG
Furious 7 – "See You Again"
BEST SCORE
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
TV
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Mr. Robot
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Master of None
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Carrie Coon, The Leftovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
THE BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Fargo
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Idris Elba, Luther
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Jean Smart, Fargo
BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Timothy Olyphant, The Grinder
BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Margo Martindale, The Good Wife
BEST REALITY SHOW -- COMPETITION
The Voice
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Shark Tank
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
BEST TALK SHOW
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
BoJack Horseman
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