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The Critics’ Choice Awards 2016 Highlights

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Award season is officially in full force! Following the Golden Globes which took place last weekend, this Sunday was the Critics’ Choice Awards. A star-studded night featuring both film and television personalities, the Critics’ Choice Awards was witty, entertaining, and exciting. Hosted by T.J. Miller, the show featured hilarious antics from Miller’s opening monologue with the four “dancing critic” puppets to the reading of the worst review he’s ever received. The show was nothing short of a great time. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the best moments of the night.
Best Young Actor/Actress: Jacob Tremblay, Room

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How adorable was Jacob Tremblay? He stole the show with his heart-melting acceptance speech. Full of confidence, poise, and thoughtfulness, he delivered his speech perfectly, despite not quite being able to reach the microphone. “This is the best day of my life,” the young actor said. “I think that us working together made this movie come true and this award doesn’t just go to me for that, it goes to all of you guys as well.” Well, it doesn’t get much cuter than that. Can Jacob just stay 9 forever?
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent 
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Jeffrey Tambor delivered a beautifully moving acceptance speech after winning Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as a transgender dad who comes out to his children as a woman in Amazon’s hit drama, Transparent. “This is much bigger than me,” he began his speech, going on to say, “I had an acting teacher who said, ‘When you act, you have to act as if your life depends on it.’ And now, I’ve been given the wonderful gift of having a role where I have to act, and we all have to act, because other people’s lives depend on it.” *Chills*
Best Dressed: Kate Beckinsale
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Kate Beckinsale slayed the Critics’ Choice Awards with her beautiful outfit. Among all the stars, she stood out for having one of the most gorgeous gowns seen all award season.
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
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While many were talking about Alicia Vikander’s dress, it was her speech that was the most powerful. Alicia plays the wife of a transgender woman (Eddie Redmayne), and discussed what a powerful duo the couple they portrayed was. “I was very happy and extremely grateful when I was invited to try and shed light and bring life to a story which I think all of us though was very moving but also very important to tell…” She then gave a shoutout to the producers raving, “I think you’re so gutsy, and so brave. And I know some of them worked for fifteen years to get this film off the ground.”
Best Picture: Spotlight
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Although Mad Max: Fury Road had dominated most of the film categories, it was a pleasant surprise to see Spotlight take the place as Best Picture. Spotlight is a film that focuses on a group of journalists at the Boston Globe investigating allegations of child sex abuse in the Catholic church. The film also won the award for Best Acting Ensemble. (And what about that kiss?!)
MVP Award/Best Actress in a Comedy: Amy Schumer
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Okay, but how badass is it that they created an award just for Amy Schumer? She was undoubtedly the MVP of the entire night, keeping the audience there and at home laughing ’till they cried. She’s had a remarkable year, with her accomplishments ranging from an HBO special and hosting SNL, to an arena tour and winning an Emmy. She won Best Actress in a Comedy for her first movie, Trainwreck, which is pretty freaking impressive. She joked about being a “plus, plus size actress” and having to write her own material. She sarcastically added, “That’s what you want everyone to say when a naked photo of you goes viral, you want them to say, ‘What a brave photo,’ like thanks. Wow, thank you.” Overall, Amy’s awards were much deserved and we can’t wait to see more of her!
A list of the night’s winners:
FILM
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
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
TELEVISION
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES: Idris Elba –Luther
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Carrie Coon – The Leftovers
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES: Kirsten Dunst – Fargo
BEST COMEDY SERIES: Master of None
BEST DRAMA SERIES: Mr. Robot
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 MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES: Fargo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES: Jesse Plemons – Fargo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Constance Zimmer – UnREAL
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES: Jean Smart – Fargo
BEST ANIMATION SERIES: BoJack Horseman
BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION: The Voice
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST: James Lipton – Inside the Actors Studio
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW: Shark Tank
BEST TALK SHOW: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Comment below with your favorite highlights from the show!
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