Critics Choice Awards 2021: Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ continues to reign on award season

The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards which honours some of the best film and television of the year was held on Sunday.

This year the programme was an in-person/virtual hybrid show and was hosted by Taye Diggs. The nominees appeared remotely from various locations around the world (like Emmy and Golden Globe nominees), reports Variety.

Netflix received 46 film nominations, A24 was the second-most nominated film studio with 14, and Amazon Studios was close behind with 13.  Across film and TV, HBO was the second-most nominated with 24. 

"Mank" led the field with 12 nominations, including best picture, director, actor for Gary Oldman and supporting actress for Amanda Seyfried. "The Crown" and "Ozark" led the TV field with six nominations each.

See the full nominees and winners list below

Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros)

Best Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" (Amazon Studios)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Gillian Anderson, "The Crown" (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael K Williams, "Lovecraft Country" (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Donald Sutherland, "The Undoing" (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Uzo Aduba, "Mrs America" (FX)

Best Young Actor or Actress: Alan S Kim, "Minari" (A24)

Best Actor in a Drama Series: Josh O'Connor, "The Crown" (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Emma Corrin – "The Crown" (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Anya Taylor-Joy – "The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: John Boyega – "Small Axe" (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Comedy: "Palm Springs" (Hulu/Neon)

Best Comedy Special: "Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill" (Netflix) & "Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia" (Netflix)

Best Acting Ensemble: "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Daniel Levy, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Waddingham – "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV Plus)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV Plus)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

Best Comedy Series: "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV Plus)

Best Drama Series: "The Crown" (Netflix)

Best Talk Show: "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (NBC)

Best Limited Series: "The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)

#SeeHer Award: Zendaya

Best Movie Made for Television: "Hamilton" (Disney Plus)

Best Short-Form Series: "Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler" (AMC)

Best Song: "One Night in Miami" (Amazon Studios) – "Speak Now"

Best: Director: Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland" (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Cinematography: "Nomadland" (Searchlight Pictures) – Joshua James Richards

Best Film Editing: "Sound of Metal" (Amazon Studios) – Mikkel EG Nielsen & "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (Netflix) – Alan Baumgarten *tie*

Best Visual Effects: "Tenet" (Warner Bros)

Best Hair and Makeup: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix)

Best Costume Design: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix) – Ann Roth

Best Production Design: "Mank" (Netflix) – Donald Graham Burt (production designer), Jan Pascale (set designer)

Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix)

Best Original Screenplay: "Promising Young Woman" (Focus Features)

Best Adapted Screenplay: "Nomadland" (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Foreign Language Film: "Minari" (A24)

Best Original Score: "Soul" (Pixar) – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, "Promising Young Woman" (Focus Features)

Best Picture: "Nomadland" (Searchlight Pictures)