21st Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2016)

Here's a look at the nominees (and winners) for the 21st Critics's Choice Awards, which were announced on December 14th, 2015. The ceremony was aired on A&E on January 17th, 2016. For the first time, movie and TV shows were honored in one ceremony.

BEST PICTURE

  • The Big Short
  • Bridge of Spies
  • Brooklyn
  • Carol
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Martian
  • The Revenant
  • Room
  • Sicario
  • Spotlight
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST ACTOR

  • Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
  • Matt Damon – The Martian
  • Johnny Depp – Black Mass
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
  • Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
  • Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS

  • Cate Blanchett – Carol
  • Brie Larson – Room
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
  • Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
  • Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
  • Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
  • Tom Hardy – The Revenant
  • Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
  • Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
  • Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
  • Sylvester Stallone – Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
  • Rooney Mara – Carol
  • Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
  • Helen Mirren – Trumbo
  • Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
  • Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

  • Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation
  • RJ Cyler – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
  • Shameik Moore – Dope
  • Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes
  • Jacob Tremblay – Room

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

  • The Big Short
  • The Hateful Eight
  • Spotlight
  • Straight Outta Compton
  • Trumbo

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Todd Haynes – Carol
  • Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
  • Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
  • George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Ridley Scott – The Martian
  • Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies
  • Alex Garland – Ex Machina
  • Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
  • Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out
  • Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short
  • Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
  • Drew Goddard – The Martian
  • Emma Donoghue – Room
  • Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Carol – Ed Lachman
  • The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
  • Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
  • The Martian – Dariusz Wolski
  • The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
  • Sicario – Roger Deakins

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • Bridge of Spies – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
  • Brooklyn – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay
  • Carol – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
  • The Danish Girl – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish
  • Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
  • The Martian – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak

BEST EDITING

  • The Big Short – Hank Corwin
  • Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
  • The Martian – Pietro Scalia
  • The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione
  • Spotlight – Tom McArdle

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  • Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
  • Carol – Sandy Powell
  • Cinderella – Sandy Powell
  • The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado
  • Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP

  • Black Mass
  • Carol
  • The Danish Girl
  • The Hateful Eight
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Revenant

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Ex Machina
  • Jurassic World
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Martian
  • The Revenant
  • The Walk

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

  • Anomalisa
  • The Good Dinosaur
  • Inside Out
  • The Peanuts Movie
  • Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE

  • Furious 7
  • Jurassic World
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
  • Sicario

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

  • Daniel Craig – Spectre
  • Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
  • Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
  • Paul Rudd – Ant-Man

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

  • Emily Blunt – Sicario
  • Rebecca Ferguson – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
  • Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World
  • Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
  • Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST COMEDY

  • The Big Short
  • Inside Out
  • Joy
  • Sisters
  • Spy
  • Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

  • Christian Bale – The Big Short
  • Steve Carell – The Big Short
  • Robert De Niro – The Intern
  • Bill Hader – Trainwreck
  • Jason Statham – Spy

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

  • Tina Fey – Sisters
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
  • Melissa McCarthy – Spy
  • Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
  • Lily Tomlin – Grandma

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE

  • Ex Machina
  • It Follows
  • Jurassic World
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Martian

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • The Assassin
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • Mustang
  • The Second Mother
  • Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • Amy
  • Cartel Land
  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  • He Named Me Malala
  • The Look of Silence
  • Where to Invade Next

BEST SONG

  • Fifty Shades of Grey – Love Me Like You Do
  • Furious 7 – See You Again
  • The Hunting Ground – Til It Happens To You
  • Love & Mercy – One Kind of Love
  • Spectre – Writing’s on the Wall
  • Youth – Simple Song #3

BEST SCORE

  • Carol – Carter Burwell
  • The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
  • The Revenant – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
  • Sicario – Johann Johannsson
  • Spotlight – Howard Shore

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Anthony Anderson – Black-ish – ABC
  • Aziz Ansari – Master of None – Netflix
  • Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth – Fox
  • Randall Park – Fresh Off the Boat – ABC
  • Fred Savage – The Grinder – Fox
  • Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent – Amazon

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Hugh Dancy – Hannibal – NBC
  • Rami Malek – Mr. Robot – USA
  • Clive Owen – The Knick – Cinemax
  • Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan – Showtime
  • Justin Theroux – The Leftovers – HBO
  • Aden Young – Rectify – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

  • Wes Bentley – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX Networks
  • Martin Clunes – Arthur & George – PBS
  • Idris Elba – Luther – BBC America
  • Oscar Isaac – Show Me a Hero – HBO
  • Vincent Kartheiser – Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
  • Patrick Wilson – Fargo – FX Networks

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – The CW
  • Aya Cash – You’re the Worst – FX Networks
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey – The Goldbergs – ABC
  • Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin – The CW
  • Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish – ABC
  • Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Shiri Appleby – UnREAL – Lifetime
  • Carrie Coon – The Leftovers – HBO
  • Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder – ABC
  • Eva Green – Penny Dreadful – Showtime
  • Taraji P. Henson – Empire – Fox
  • Krysten Ritter – Jessica Jones – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

  • Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX Networks
  • Kirsten Dunst – Fargo – FX Networks
  • Sarah Hay – Flesh and Bone – Starz
  • Alyvia Alyn Lind – Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors – NBC
  • Rachel McAdams – True Detective – HBO
  • Shanice Williams – The Wiz Live! – NBC

BEST COMEDY SERIES

  • Black-ish – ABC
  • Catastrophe – Amazon
  • Jane the Virgin – The CW
  • Master of None – Netflix
  • The Last Man on Earth – Fox
  • Transparent – Amazon
  • You’re the Worst – FX Networks

BEST DRAMA SERIES

  • Empire – Fox
  • Mr. Robot – USA
  • Penny Dreadful – Showtime
  • Rectify – Sundance
  • The Knick – Cinemax
  • The Leftovers – HBO
  • UnREAL – Lifetime

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Ellen Burstyn – Mom – CBS
  • Anjelica Huston – Transparent – Amazon
  • Cherry Jones – Transparent – Amazon
  • Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish – ABC
  • Timothy Olyphant – The Grinder – Fox
  • John Slattery – Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp – Netflix

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Richard Armitage – Hannibal – NBC
  • Justin Kirk – Manhattan – WGN America
  • Patti LuPone – Penny Dreadful – Showtime
  • Margo Martindale – The Good Wife – CBS
  • Marisa Tomei – Empire – Fox
  • B.D. Wong – Mr. Robot – USA

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

  • Childhood’s End – Syfy
  • Fargo – FX Networks
  • Luther – BBC America
  • Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
  • Show Me a Hero – HBO
  • The Wiz Live! – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Fox
  • Jaime Camil – Jane the Virgin – The CW
  • Jay Duplass – Transparent – Amazon
  • Neil Flynn – The Middle – ABC
  • Keegan-Michael Key – Playing House – USA
  • Mel Rodriguez – Getting On – HBO

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Clayne Crawford – Rectify – Sundance
  • Christopher Eccleston – The Leftovers – HBO
  • Andre Holland – The Knick – Cinemax
  • Jonathan Jackson – Nashville – ABC
  • Rufus Sewell – The Man in the High Castle – Amazon
  • Christian Slater – Mr. Robot – USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

  • David Alan Grier – The Wiz Live! – NBC
  • Ne-Yo – The Wiz Live! – NBC
  • Nick Offerman – Fargo – FX Networks
  • Jesse Plemons – Fargo – FX Networks
  • Raoul Trujillo – Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
  • Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo – FX Networks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory – CBS
  • Kether Donohue – You’re the Worst – FX Networks
  • Allison Janney – Mom – CBS
  • Judith Light – Transparent – Amazon
  • Niecy Nash – Getting On – HBO
  • Eden Sher – The Middle – ABC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Ann Dowd – The Leftovers – HBO
  • Regina King – The Leftovers – HBO
  • Helen McCrory – Penny Dreadful – Showtime
  • Hayden Panettiere – Nashville – ABC
  • Maura Tierney – The Affair – Showtime
  • Constance Zimmer – UnREAL – Lifetime

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

  • Mary J. Blige – The Wiz Live! – NBC
  • Laura Haddock – Luther – BBC America
  • Cristin Milioti – Fargo – FX Networks
  • Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX Networks
  • Winona Ryder – Show Me a Hero – HBO
  • Jean Smart – Fargo – FX Networks

BEST ANIMATION SERIES

  • Bob’s Burgers – Fox
  • BoJack Horseman – Netflix
  • South Park – Comedy Central
  • Star Wars Rebels – Disney XD
  • The Simpsons – Fox

BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION

  • Chopped – Food Network
  • Face Off – Syfy
  • MasterChef Junior – Fox
  • Survivor – CBS
  • The Amazing Race – CBS
  • The Voice – NBC

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST

  • Ted Allen – Chopped – Food Network
  • Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race – CBS
  • James Lipton – Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo
  • Jane Lynch – Hollywood Game Night – NBC
  • Jeff Probst – Survivor – CBS
  • Gordon Ramsay – Hell’s Kitchen – Fox

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW

  • Antiques Roadshow – PBS
  • Inside The Actors Studio – Bravo
  • MythBusters – Discovery
  • Project Greenlight – HBO
  • Shark Tank – ABC
  • Undercover Boss – CBS

BEST TALK SHOW

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
  • The Graham Norton Show – BBC America
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW

  • Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN
  • Cops – Spike
  • Deadliest Catch – Discovery
  • Intervention – A&E
  • Naked and Afraid – Discovery
  • Pawn Stars – History