Monday, December 13, 2021

27th Critics' Choice Nominations (2022)

 Okay, so I wasn't sure if I was going to post this. 

There was a big thing earlier this year about how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group that determines the Golden Globe nominees and winners, wasn't diverse, actively fought against adding new members, and potentially used kickbacks and bribes in its selection.  NBC dropped its coverage of the ceremony, a bunch of stars are protesting, as well as major studios like Warner Brothers and HBO.  Now, I've posted the Golden Globes nominees for years here and it sucks that they are like this, but I really can't (even with my small-ass platform) condone corruption on this level.  

The HFPA has stated that they are taking steps to improve, hiring more members, hiring a diversity consultant, implementing new rules for receiving gifts for members over the next 18 months.  So maybe I will resume coverage in 2023.  But for now, I'm going to instead give you the Critics Choice nominations for movies and TV.  They probably have equal weight as far as Oscar predictions and they're not as morally ambiguous (yet.  Don't forget that we are in the Worst Timeline.)

So here we go.

Best Picture
Belfast
CODA
Licorice Pizza

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage - Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage - Cyrano
Andrew Garfield - tick, tick...Boom!
Will Smith - King Richard
Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
Alana Haim - Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart - Spencer

Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Dornan - Belfast
Ciaran Hinds - Belfast
Troy Kotsur - CODA
Jared Leto - House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons - Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress
Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
Ann Dowd - Mass
Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard
Rita Moreno - West Side Story

Best Young Actor/Actress
Jude Hill - Belfast
Cooper Hoffman - Licorice Pizza
Woody Norman - C'mon C'mon
Saniyya Sidney - King Richard
Rachel Zegler - West Side Story

Best Acting Ensemble
Belfast
Don't Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Guillermo del Toro - Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve - Dune

Best Original Screenplay
Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson
King Richard - Zach Baylin
Belfast - Kenneth Branagh
Don't Look Up - Adam McKay, David Sirota
Being the Ricardos - Aaron Sorkin

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion
The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal
CODA - Sian Heder
West Side Story - Tony Kushner
Dune - Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth

Best Cinematography
The Tragedy of Macbeth - Bruno Delbonnel
Dune - Grieg Fraser
West Side Story - Janusz Kaminiski
Nightmare Alley - Dan Lausten
The Power of the Dog - Ari Wegner
Belfast - Haris Zambarloukos

Best Production Design
Belfast
Nightmare Alley
The French Dispatch
West Side Story
Dune

Best Film Editing
West Side Story
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
Dune

Best Costume Design
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Dune
House of Gucci

Best Hair and Makeup
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley

Best Visual Effects
Dune
Nightmare Alley

Best Comedy
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Don't Look Up
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza

Best Animated Feature

Best Foreign Language Film
A Hero
Flee
The Worst Person in the World

Best Song
"Be Alive" - King Richard
"Dos Oruguitas" - Encanto
"Guns Go Bang" - The Harder They Fall
"Just Look Up" - Don't Look Up
"No Time to Die" - No Time to Die

Best Score
Don't Look Up - Nicholas Britell
The Power of the Dog - Johnny Greenwood
Spencer - Johnny Greenwood
Nightmare Alley - Nathan Johnson
Dune - Hanz Zimmer

Best Drama Series
Evil
For All Mankind
The Good Fight
Pose
Squid Game
Succession
This is Us
Yellowjackets

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown - This is Us
Mike Colter - Evil
Brian Cox - Succession
Lee Jung-jae - Squid Game
Billy Porter - Pose
Jeremy Strong - Succession

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba  - In Treatment
Chiara Aurelia - Cruel Summer
Christine Baranski - The Good Fight
Katja Herbers - Evil
Melanie Lynskey - Yellowjackets
MJ Rodriguez - Pose

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nicholas Braun - Succession
Billy Crudup - The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin - Succession
Justin Hartley - This is Us
Matthew Macfadyen - Succession
Mandy Patinkin - The Good Fight

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Andrea Martin - Evil
Audra McDonald - The Good Fight
Christine Lahti - Evil
J. Smith-Cameron - Succession
Sarah Snook - Succession
Susan Kelechi Watson - This is Us

Best Comedy Series
The Great
Hacks
Insecure
Only Murders in the Building
The Other Two
Reservation Dogs
Ted Lasso
What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Iain Armitage - Young Sheldon
Nicholas Hoult - The Great
Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building
Kayvan Novak - What We Do in the Shadows
Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Elle Fanning - The Great
Renee Elise Goldsberry - Girls5eva
Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
Sandra Oh - The Chair
Issa Rae - Insecure
Jean Smart - Hacks

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ncuti Gatwa - Sex Education
Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso
Harvey Guillen - What We Do in the Shadows
Brandon Scott Jones - Ghosts
Ray Romano - Made for Love
Bowen Yang - Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks
Kristen Chenoweth - Schmigadoon!
Molly Shannon - The Other Two
Cecily Strong - Saturday Night Live
Josie Totah - Saved by the Bell
Hannah Waddingham - Ted Lasso

Best Limited Series
Dopesick
Dr. Death
It's a Sin
Maid
Mare of Easttown
Midnight Mass
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision

Best Movie Made for Television
Come From Away
List of a Lifetime
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Oslo
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Olly Alexander - It's a Sin
Paul Bettany - WandaVision
William Jackson Harper - Love Life
Joshua Jackson - Dr. Death
Michael Keaton - Dopesick
Hamish Linklater - Midnight Mass

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Danielle Brooks - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Cynthia Erivo - Genius: Aretha
Thuso Mbedu - The Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Olsen - WandaVision
Margaret Qualley - Maid
Kate Winslet - Mare of Easttown

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Murray Bartlett - The White Lotus
Zach Gilford - Midnight Mass
William Jackson Harper - The Underground Railroad
Evan Peters - Mare of Easttown
Christian Slater - Dr. Death
Courtney B. Vance - Genius: Aretha

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge - The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever - Dopesick
Kathryn Hahn - WandaVision
Melissa McCarthy - Nine Perfect Strangers
Julianne Nicholson - Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart - Mare of Easttown

Best Foreign Language Series
Acapulco
Call My Agent!
Lupin
Money Heist
Narcos: Mexico
Squid Game

Best Animated Series
Big Mouth
Bluey
Bob's Burgers
The Great North
Q-Force
What If...?

Best Talk Show
The Amber Ruffin Show
Desus & Mero
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Best Comedy Special
Bo Burnham: Inside
Good Timing with Jo Firestone
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American
Trixie Mattel: One Night Only

I did look over the Golden Globes nominations (which also came out today) and there's a lot of overlap in who is up for what.  I have no idea if the Critics Choice show is as fun as the drunken shenanigans of the Golden Globes but I guess we'll find out January 9th.

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