Critics Choice Awards 2024 WINNERS: Barbie’s Margot Robbie accepts Best Comedy after Chelsea Handler DEMANDS on-air moment… as Paul Giamatti lands shock win over Cillian Murphy while Emma Stone, Oppenheimer and Succession triumph

Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig accepted Best Comedy after host Chelsea Handler demanded on-air moment at the Critics Choice Awards while Paul Giamatti landed a shock win over Cillian Murphy on a night where Emma Stone, Oppenheimer, and Succession all triumphed.

Blockbuster film Barbie – which earned $1.4billion in the worldwide box office last year – won the top honor when it comes to comedy films but it was not scheduled to appear on the broadcast and instead was announced during a vignette before breaking off into commercial.

Chelsea, 48, did not stand for the film not being recognized during the televised portion as she went rogue after a return from break.

The host announced: ‘Earlier tonight Barbie was awarded best comedy. I’ll go rogue because Greta and Margot deserve to make a speech. Would you mind coming up and accepting the award for Best Comedy.’

Margot, 33, and 40-year-old filmmaker Greta quickly got up and walked up to the stage to accept the crowning achievement with impromptu speeches.

The Wolf Of Wall Street actress said: ‘Thank you. Thank you, Chelsea. We love you so much. You know, when everyone is like oh, this is so unexpected. This is actually unexpected and not apart of the show. We are very grateful and I’d like Greta to talk.’

Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Actress for Poor Things.

The 35-year-old actress – who also triumphed at the Golden Globe Awards last week – was in disbelief as she won over a very stacked category which included the likes of Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon, Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall, Greta Lee – Past Lives, Carey Mulligan – Maestro, Margot Robbie – Barbie.

She recognized each of her competitors individually during the beginning of her acceptance speech as she said: ‘Um, I’ll be honest. I’m in full blown I didn’t have anything that I was going to say because this is completely crazy. This category is ridiculous. Lily, I mean, come on. Margot. What in the Carey. Okay. Greta and Sandra Huller. This doesn’t make any sense. 

‘Thank you so much for this. It means to such. I was being serious. I don’t know what to say. This table here is poor things table. This crew, this cast, mark, Chris, Katherine hunter, Hannah. There are so many unbelievable people I was lucky enough to work with and searchlight and Ed and Tony. That’s how we are supposed to say it to a Greek man if we are speaking to them. I love you. Thank you for everything. This is, uh, really wild.’

In Poor Things she portrays Bella Baxter/Victoria Blessington who is a woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (played by Willem Dafoe).

Emma Stone scored an upset win in the Best Actress category for Poor Things at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday

She gushed about portraying the character as she concluded her speech saying: ‘Playing Bella was one of the greatest joys. I got to unlearn some of the things. The shame and societal stuff that’s put-on us. I’m state working on it. This is the critics choice award and it is about outside opinion. 

‘I’m very grateful to the critics for this. I’m learning not to care what you think. Thank you so much. It means a lot. Thank you.’

Succession siblings Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin may not have succeeded their onscreen father Logan Roy but they did each get their coronation at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night.

Sarah beat out stiff competition including Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+), Aunjanue Ellis – Justified: City Primeval (FX), Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max), Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix), and Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+).

During her speech she thanked both her onscreen sibling Kieran as well as onscreen husband played by Matthew Macfadyen and her real-life husband Dave Lawson.

She said:  ‘Hi. Thank you. Thank you to the critics, wow. This job was extraordinary and exciting to go into work everyday and play dress up for a living. What a silly thrill that is. 

Succession siblings Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin may not have succeeded their onscreen father Logan Roy but they did each get their coronation at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night

The on-screen siblings happily posed with their trophies in the press room 

‘I just wanted to say thank you to Matthew and Kieran. You are the best because of it. Matthew you are gracious and wonderful and lovely. Thank you for being my fake husband and to I many real husband thank you for being in a supporting role. You have the joy of my life. Thank you.’

Her character is Siobhan ‘Shiv’ Roy who is Logan’s youngest child and only daughter. A left-leaning political fixer, she worked for a time for presidential candidate Gil Eavis, whose political views clash with Waystar. She eventually leaves politics to focus on building a future at Waystar. 

Meanwhile Kieran won over Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+), Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX), Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max), Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC), and Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max).

He brought his signature quirkiness to the stage as he began his signature speech by poking fun at his castmate Nicolas Braun as he said: ‘Um, hello Nicholas. I’m a lit bit thrown, actually. I had stuff I prepared to say but I have this hair that grows on the side of my ear. 

‘It’s on the side ear and my wife surprises me by plucking it and Sarah snook discovered it and pulls it too. She said it’s back. I was feeling it and thought it was on this side. My wife was, no, no, no it’s there. They both started taking turns plucking my hair and it was painful and now I’m talking about it instead of saying what I prepared to say which is gone now. I’m probably out of time.’

He then went into a more serious portion of his acceptance speech. 

He said: ‘There are too many people to thank. There is a group I’d like to thank because they will never appreciated and that’s the camera department. In particular the camera operators. They film the thing, you know. It’s really crucial. It was through them. I’d like to give a thanks to Greg, Allen, Francis, Rachel. 

‘If I forgot someone, sorry. You are lovely. Stop looking at me Nick. My mom, my wife, I love you so much. You are the reason I’m me and our kids. I love you. Bye.’

Sarah beat out stiff competition including Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+), Aunjanue Ellis – Justified: City Primeval (FX), Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max), Keri Russell – The Diplomat ( Netflix ), and Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+).

During her speech she thanked both her onscreen sibling Kieran as well as onscreen husband played by Matthew Macfadyen and her real-life husband Dave Lawson 

Her character is Siobhan ‘Shiv’ Roy who is Logan’s youngest child and only daughter. A left-leaning political fixer, she worked for a time for presidential candidate Gil Eavis, whose political views clash with Waystar. She eventually leaves politics to focus on building a future at Waystar

Meanwhile Kieran won over Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+), Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX), Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max), Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC), and Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max)

He brought his signature quirkiness to the stage as he began his signature speech by poking fun at his castmate Nicolas Braun as he said: ‘Um, hello Nicholas. I’m a lit bit thrown, actually. I had stuff I prepared to say but I have this hair that grows on the side of my ear’

Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri lead The Bear to a massive night at the Critics Choice Awards.

The 32-year-old actor and 28-year-old actress led the highly-popular FX series to massive wins in the Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series categories, respectively.

Jeremy beat out Bill Hader – Barry (HBO | Max), Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX), Drew Tarver – The Other Two (HBO | Max), and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs (FX).

During his acceptance speech he said: ‘Um, Jesus. Thank you. Thank you to the critics choice association. This is an honor. We made this show with no expectations. We weren’t in space. We didn’t wear capes. We made sandwiches and, um, the show is good because you are also good.

‘Congratulations Ayo. Congratulations I love my cast so much. I love my crew so Thank you Chris, thank you Joanne. Thank you to my parents for making me think this was something that was possible for me. Thank you louie and izzie. I’ll love you forever. Thank you guys.’

Jeremy portrays Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto as a young chef from the fine dining world returns to Chicago to run his family’s sandwich shop only to turn it into a fine dining restaurant on a quest for a Michelin star.

Meanwhile Ayo triumphed over Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video),  Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC), Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max), Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX), and Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock).

 Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph kept their winning ways as they both triumphed again at the Critics Choice Awards.

The 58-year-old actor and 37-year-old actress earned Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively, as the first two awards of the night were handed out.

They both earned wins in similar categories at last week’s Golden Globe Awards. 

Downey Jr. was recognized for his work in Oppenheimer and beat out heavy competition including: Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction, Robert De Niro – Killers Of The Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling – Barbie, Charles Melton – May December, and Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things.

The veteran actor utilized his signature charm during his acceptance speech as he said:  ‘I was thinking this morning, I love critics. [ Laughter ] It’s all I think about — Critics Choice Association. 

Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri lead The Bear to a massive night at the Critics Choice Awards

Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph kept their winning ways as they both triumphed again at the Critics Choice Awards.

‘They give me such beautiful feedback, really. Just so many great moments and some of it so poet I can. –Poetic.’

The star then went on to read some of the harsh published feedback he has received over the years.

He said: ‘I want to share some of their thoughts with you over the years. First one is kind of like hi coo. Sloppy, messy and lazy. Next one metaphoric, like pee wee Herman emerging from a coma. 

‘This one from a Brit, a puzzling waste of talent. And lastly in this one, lingered, amusing as a bed lock fart.

 In Oppenheimer Downey Jr portrays as Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss, a retired Naval officer and high-ranking member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).

Meanwhile, Da’Vine won for The Holdovers as she triumphed over Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer, Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple, America Ferrera – Barbie, Jodie Foster – Nyad, and Julianne Moore – May December.

During her acceptance speech she said: ‘Oh my gosh. Thank you to critics choice association for this honor to my entire family, Alexander, Paul and Dominic. Thank you for caring for me and championing me. To my fellow nominees you worked continuously to push the bounds what it is in this medium. I’m so honored to be considered among you. 

‘To play a woman that is so many things to see themselves as a gift. I want to thank the incredible women of my life who have made me the artist that I am today. I thank my mother, for teaching me that hard work and tenacity pays off. My aunt Shirley who taught me how to be fabulous. My aunt for teaching me how to tell the perfect coach. Special thanks to the women in the industry who have fiercely supported me. Thank you so much. ‘

Downey Jr. was recognized for his work in Oppenheimer and beat out heavy competition including: Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction, Robert De Niro – Killers Of The Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling – Barbie, Charles Melton – May December, and Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

The veteran actor utilized his signature charm during his acceptance speech as he said: ‘I was thinking this morning, I love critics. [ Laughter ] It’s all I think about — Critics Choice Association’

In Oppenheimer Downey Jr portrays as Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss, a retired Naval officer and high-ranking member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)

Meanwhile, Da’Vine won for The Holdovers as she triumphed over Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer, Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple, America Ferrera – Barbie, Jodie Foster – Nyad, and Julianne Moore – May December

During her acceptance speech she said: ‘Oh my gosh. Thank you to critics choice association for this honor to my entire family, Alexander, Paul and Dominic. Thank you for caring for me and championing me. To my fellow nominees you worked continuously to push the bounds what it is in this medium. I’m so honored to be considered among you’

Da’Vine proudly showed off her shiny new trophy backstage 

In the film she portrays Mary Lamb who is the head cook at Barton Academy boarding school and is a bereaved mother

In the film she portrays Mary Lamb who is the head cook at Barton Academy boarding school and is a bereaved mother. 

Beef dominated the limited series and movie categories as two of the main stars – Ali Wong and Steven Yeun – were recognized for their work in the lead actress and actor categories respectively.

Ali, 41, triumphed in the Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television honor over Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You (Hulu), Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+), Bel Powley – A Small Light (National Geographic), Sydney Sweeney – Reality (HBO | Max), and Juno Temple – Fargo (FX).

Ali kept her speech short and sweet as she thanked cast and crew before concluding: ‘All the other people who helped make this special and original, intense show. Thank you so much.’

The highly-popular Netflix series was centered around Ali and Steven’s characters who let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action.

Meanwhile Steven, 40, won in the Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television category beating out Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime), Tom Holland – The Crowded Room (Apple TV+), David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+), Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock), and Kiefer Sutherland – The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime).

The 29th Critics Choice Awards take place at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California on Sunday.

They honor the finest achievements in both filmmaking and television programming over the year of 2023.

Beef dominated the limited series and movie categories as two of the main stars – Ali Wong and Steven Yeun – were recognized for their work in the lead actress and actor categories respectively

The highly-popular Netflix series was centered around Ali and Steven’s characters who let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action

Comedian Chelsea Handler serves as host for the vent which broadcasts live on The CW on Sunday.

Barbie led this year’s film contenders, earning a whopping 18 nominations overall. 

In addition to Best Picture, Best Comedy, and Best Hair and Makeup nods, the film racked up several acting nominations including Best Actress for Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera. 

Ariana Greenblatt is also up for Best Young Actor/Actress, and the cast garnered a Best Acting Ensemble nomination. 

Barbie led this year’s film contenders, earning a whopping 18 nominations overall 

Greta Gerwig earned a nod for Best Director and both Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are contenders for Best Original Screenplay. 

Rodrigo Prieto was nominated for Best Cinematography while Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer are up for Best Production Design, along with Nick Houy for Best Editing and Jacqueline Durran for Best Costume Design. 

Several of the film’s hit songs received nominations as well including Dance The Night, I’m Just Ken, and What Was I Made For, while Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt were nominated for Best Score.

Also up for Best Picture are Oppenheimer and Poor Things, which each garnered an outstanding 13 nominations, along with Killers Of The Flower Moon which collected 12 nominations. 

Rounding out the Best Picture category are American Fiction, Maestro, Past Lives, Saltburn, The Color Purple and The Holdovers.

Meanwhile on the television side, The Morning Show leads the contenders with six nominations. 

In addition to Best Drama Series, the show earned several acting nominations including Best Actress in a Drama Series for both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. 

Billy Crudup was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, while Nicole Beharie and Karen Pittman both earned nods for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Meanwhile on the television side, The Morning Show leads the contenders with six nominations 

Succession followed with an impressive five nominations overall, including Best Drama Series. Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong are both nominated in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category. Kieran and Jeremy with Sarah Snook

Succession followed with an impressive five nominations overall, including Best Drama Series. 

Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong are both nominated in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category.

Sarah Snook garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series and Matthew MacFadyen is up for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

A Small Light, Abbott Elementary, Beef, Lessons In Chemistry, Loki, Reservation Dogs, and The Bear tied with four nominations each.

The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. 

Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations. 

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards show will be executive-produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment. 

The Critics Choice Awards are represented by Dan Black at Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists. 

It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.