Action film, Mad Max: Fury Road, was the biggest winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards held on Sunday in Santa Monica, USA, with nine awards out of 13 nominations.
The George Miller film beat out notable movies like The Revenant, Spotlight and The Martian in several categories to win the awards for Best Director, Best Action Movie, Best Actor in an Action Movie, Best Actress in an Action Movie, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Make- up and Best Visual Effects.
With this victory, the movie starring Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Keays-Byrne is expected to score multiple wins out of the 10 nominations for the Oscars.
Another big winner was Spotlight which was named Best Picture, and also won the Best Original Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast gongs.
This was the first year the Critics’ Choice combined the awards for film and television into one ceremony.
In the television category, Mr Robot claimed three awards including Best Drama Series and Best Actor in a Drama Series.
Full list of winners
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
