CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS 2016
The 21st Critics’ Choice Awards were presented on January 17, 2016 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of 2015 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on A&E and hosted by T.J. Miller. The nominees were announced on December 14, 2015. In addition, this year marked the first time the awards were presented with the Critics’ Choice Television Awards.
BEST ACTION MOVIE – CRITICS CHOICE
WINNER: HACKSAW RIDGE
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: MOONLIGHT
BEST YOUNG ACTOR – MALE / FEMALE
WINNER: LUCAS HEDGES (MANCHESTER BY THE SEA)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – FEMALE
WINNER: JANE KRAKOWSKI (UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – MALE
WINNER: LOUIE ANDERSON (BASKETS)
BEST SCI-FI / HORROR MOVIE
WINNER: ARRIVAL
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER: ELLE
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE – MALE
WINNER: ANDREW GARFIELD (HACKSAW RIDGE)
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE – FEMALE
WINNER: MARGOT ROBBIE (SUICIDE SQUAD)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: ERIC HEISSERER – ARRIVAL
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – MALE
WINNER: COURTNEY B. VANCE (THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – FEMALE
WINNER: SARAH PAULSON (THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – FEMALE
WINNER: THANDIE NEWTON (WESTWORLD)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – MALE
WINNER: JOHN LITHGOW (THE CROWN)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: LINUS SANDGREN (LA LA LAND)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER: LA LA LAND (DAVID WASCO & SANDY REYNOLDS-WASCO)
BEST EDITING
WINNER: TOM CROSS (LA LA LAND)
BEST SCORE
WINNER: JUSTIN HURWITZ (LA LA LAND)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: MADELINE FONTAINE (JACKIE)
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
WINNER: JACKIE
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: THE JUNGLE BOOK
SPECIAL AWARD – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: RYAN REYNOLDS
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – MALE
WINNER: DONALD GLOVER (ATLANTA)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – FEMALE
WINNER: KATE McKINNON (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: MAHERSHALA ALI (MOONLIGHT)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WINNER: ZOOTOPIA
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – FEMALE
WINNER: MERYL STREEP (FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – MALE
WINNER: RYAN REYNOLDS (DEADPOOL)
SPECIAL AWARD – FIRST ANNUAL – SEEHER AWARD
WINNER: VIOLA DAVIS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – MALE
WINNER: STERLING K. BROWN (THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES – FEMALE
WINNER: REGINA KING – AMERICAN CRIME
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: ALEC BALDWIN (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE)
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
WINNER: JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN (THE WALKING DEAD)
BEST SONG
WINNER: CITY OF STARS (LA LA LAND)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: DAMIEN CHAZELLE (LA LA LAND)
KENNETH LONERGAN (MANCHESTER BY THE SEA)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEMALE
WINNER: VIOLA DAVIS (FENCES)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
WINNER: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
WINNER: SHARK TANK
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES
WINNER: ANTHONY BOURDAIN – PARTS UNKNOWN
BEST TALK SHOW
WINNER: THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN
BEST COMEDY
WINNER: DEADPOOL
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: DAMIEN CHAZELLE (LA LA LAND)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
WINNER: BoJACK HORSEMAN
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – FEMALE
WINNER: EVAN RACHEL WOOD (WESTWORLD)
BEST ACTOR – FEMALE
WINNER: NATALIE PORTMAN (JACKIE)
BEST PICTURE
WINNER: LA LA LAND
BEST COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: SILICON VALLEY
BEST DRAMA SERIES
WINNER: GAME OF THRONES
BEST ACTOR – MALE
WINNER: CASSEY AFFLECK (MANCHESTER BY THE SEA)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – MALE
WINNER: BOB ODENKIRK (BETTER CALL SAUL)
