The 2023 Critics Choice Awards were held on 16th January 2023 in Los Angeles, honouring the best in film and television from 2022. The S.S. Rajamouli-directed RRR bags a double win, one for the Best Foreign Language Film category, and another for Best Song, for the energetic dance track “Naatu Naatu.”
The outlandishly creative Everything Everywhere All at Once bags the biggest prize at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards, Best Picture helm by pair Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who won awards for Best Directing and Best Screenplay as well.
Brendan Fraser, who returns to the spotlight with A24’s The Whale, was crown Best Actor at the 2023 Critics Choice awards.
While, Cate Blanchett triumph over the likes of Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Margot Robbie (Babylon), to win the Best Actress award, for Tár.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were the ceremony’s only other winners in multiple categories.
James Cameron’s sequel Avatar: The Way of Water expectedly won the Critics Choice award for Best Visual Effects.
For the TV, the Breaking Bad spin-off series Better Call Saul took the top honour, with leads Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito getting awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting actor each.
Zendaya continue her dominant run, winning Best Actress (in a drama) for the second season of Euphoria. Jennifer Coolidge bags the Best Supporting Actress for The White Lotus season 2.
Full List of Critics Choice Awards Winners 2023
| AWARDS NAME | WINNER | NOMINATIONS |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Movie | RRR | All Quiet on the Western Front Argentina, 1985 Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Close Decision to Leave |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Song | “Naatu Naatu,” RRR | “Carolina,” Where the Crawdads Sing “Ciao Papa,” Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio “Hold My Hand,” Top Gun: Maverick “Lift Me Up,” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever “New Body Rhumba,” White Noise |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Movie | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Avatar: The Way of Water Babylon The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis The Fabelmans Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery RRR Tár Top Gun: Maverick Women Talking |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Movie | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | The Banshees of Inisherin Bros Everything Everywhere All at Once Triangle of Sadness The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Movie | Cate Blanchett, Tár | Danielle Deadwyler, Till Margot Robbie, Babylon Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once Viola Davis, The Woman King |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a Movie | Brendan Fraser, The Whale* | Austin Butler, Elvis Bill Nighy, Living Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin Paul Mescal, Aftersun Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick |
| 2023 Critics Choice Awards for Best Director – Movie | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once | Baz Luhrmann, Elvis Damien Chazelle, Babylon Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water Sarah Polley, Women Talking Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans S.S. Rajamouli, RRR Todd Field, Tár |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Original Screenplay – Movie | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once | Charlotte Wells, Aftersun Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans Todd Field, Tár |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay – Movie | Sarah Polley, Women Talking | Kazuo Ishiguro, Living Rebecca Lenkiewicz, She Said Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress – Movie | Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Jessie Buckley, Women Talking Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor – Movie | Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once | Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans Paul Dano, The Fabelmans |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Movie | Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Turning Red Wendell & Wild |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Cinematography | Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick | Florian Hoffmeister, Tár Janusz Kaminski, The Fabelmans Linus Sandgren, Babylon Roger Deakins, Empire of Light Russell Carpenter, Avatar: The Way of Water |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Editing in a Movie | Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once | Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: Maverick Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond, Elvis Monika Willi, Tár Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water Tom Cross, Babylon |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir, Tár* | Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking Justin Hurwitz, Babylon John Williams, The Fabelmans Michael Giacchino, The Batman |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress in a Movie | Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans | Banks Repeta, Armageddon Time Bella Ramsey, Catherine Called Birdy Frankie Corio, Aftersun Jalyn Hall, Till Sadie Sink, The Whale |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble in a Movie | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | The Banshees of Inisherin Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans The Woman King Women Talking |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Hair and Makeup in a Movie | Elvis | Babylon The Batman Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Everything Everywhere All at Once The Whale |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Production Design in a Movie | Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino, Babylon | Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn, Elvis Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole, Avatar: The Way of Water Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim, Everything Everywhere All at Once Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara, The Fabelmans |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Costume Design in a Movie | Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Catherine Martin, Elvis Jenny Eagan, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Mary Zophres, Babylon Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once Gersha Phillips, The Woman King |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best TV Series – Drama | Better Call Saul | Andor Bad Sisters The Crown Euphoria The Good Fight House of the Dragon Severance Yellowstone |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Limited Series | The Dropout | Gaslit The Girl from Plainville The Offer Pam & Tommy Station Eleven This Is Going to Hurt Under the Banner of Heaven |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series | Abbott Elementary | Barry The Bear Better Things Ghosts Hacks Reboot Reservation Dogs |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama | Zendaya, Euphoria | Christine Baranski, The Good Fight Kelly Reilly, Yellowstone Laura Linney, Ozark Mandy Moore, This Is Us Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama | Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul | Adam Scott, Severance Antony Starr, The Boys Diego Luna, Andor Jeff Bridges, The Old Man Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout | Amber Midthunder, Prey Julia Garner, Inventing Anna Julia Roberts, Gaslit Lily James, Pam & Tommy Michelle Pfeiffer, The First Lady |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven Ben Foster, The Survivor Ben Whishaw, This is Going to Hurt Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a TV Series – Comedy | Jean Smart, Hacks | Christina Applegate, Dead to Me Devery Jacobs, Reservation Dogs Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Renée Elise Goldsberry, Girls5eva |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a TV Series – Comedy | Jeremy Allen White, The Bear | Bill Hader, Barry D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs Keegan-Michael Key, Reboot Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series – Drama | Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus | Audra McDonald, The Good Fight Carol Burnett, Better Call Saul Julia Garner, Ozark Milly Alcock, House of the Dragon Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series – Drama | Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul | Andre Braugher, The Good Fight Ismael Cruz Córdova, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power John Lithgow, The Old Man Matt Smith, House of the Dragon Michael Emerson, Evil |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Betty Gilpin, Gaslit Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble Dominique Fishback, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Juno Temple, The Offer Melanie Lynskey, Candy |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird | Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient Matthew Goode, The Offer Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales Ray Liotta, Black Bird Shea Whigham, Gaslit |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series – Comedy | Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary | Annie Potts, Young Sheldon Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Marcia Gay Harden, Uncoupled Paulina Alexis, Reservation Dogs |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series – Comedy | Henry Winkler, Barry | Brandon Scott Jones, Ghosts Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary James Marsden, Dead to Me Leslie Jordan, Call Me Kat Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Foreign Language TV Series | Pachinko | 1899 Borgen Extraordinary Attorney Woo Garcia! The Kingdom Exodus Kleo My Brilliant Friend Tehran |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Animated TV Series | Harley Quinn | Bluey Bob’s Burgers Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Star Trek: Lower Decks Undone |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Talk Show | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | The Amber Ruffin Show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee The Kelly Clarkson Show Late Night with Seth Meyers Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen |
| 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special | Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special | Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early |
