‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ win big at 2024 Critics Choice Awards

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, aired live on The CW from The Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 14.

Oppenheimer led the winners in the film categories, earning eight awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Cinematography for Hoyte van Hoytema, Best Editing for Jennifer Lame, Best Visual Effects, and Best Score for Ludwig Göransson.

In the series categories, The Bear took home four trophies — Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeremy Allen White, Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Ayo Edebiri, and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Ebon Moss-Bachrachand.

Beef also nabbed four awards — Best Limited Series, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Steven Yeun, Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Ali Wong and Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Maria Bello.

Succession won Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for Kieran Culkin, and Best Actress in a Drama Series for Sarah Snook.

Elsewhere, James Mangold presented the Career Achievement Award to Harrison Ford and Margot Robbie presented this year’s SeeHer Award to America Ferrera.

Here’s the full winner’s list:

FILM CATEGORIES

BEST PICTURE

Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST ACTOR

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers (Focus)

BEST ACTRESS

Emma Stone – Poor Things (Searchlight)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Focus)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (Focus)

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST DIRECTOR

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie (WB)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Cord Jefferson – American Fiction (Amazon)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie (WB)

BEST EDITING

Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Jacqueline Durran – Barbie (WB)

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

Barbie (WB)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Oppenheimer (Universal)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)

SERIES CATEGORIES

BEST DRAMA SERIES

Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max)

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 COMEDY SERIES

The Bear (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)

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 LIMITED SERIES

Beef (Netflix)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Quiz Lady (Hulu)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)

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 (FX)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

Lupin (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)

BEST TALK SHOW

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO/Max)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)