Critics’ Choice Awards 2021: British winners are revealed
Critics’ Choice Awards 2021: The Crown sweeps the board AGAIN with Best Drama and three top acting gongs… as British stars triumph at the prestigious event
- The actress, 25, won the Best Actress in a Drama Series award, and beat her co-star Olivia Colman to the top spot
- The actor, 30, earned the prize for Best Actor in a Drama, but despite his success he did not make an appearance during the ceremony
- Daniel Kaluuya , 32, was given the Best Supporting Actor gong for his turn as Chairman Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah
- John Boyega won the award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for his role as Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology
- American-born, London-based Anya Taylor-Joy also won for The Queen’s Gambit, she beat fellow Brits Daisy Edgar-Jones and Michaela Coel to the prize
The Critics’ Choice Awards 2021 kicked off in style on Sunday night, and British talent triumphed at the prestigious event.
Emma Corrin, 25, and Josh O’Connor, 30, led the Brits by winning once again after last week’s Golden Globes success, she won the Best Actress in a Drama Series award and he earned the prize for Best Actor in a Drama.
Their show The Crown earned top honors, picking up Best Drama Series, just like they did at the Globes.
Daniel Kaluuya, 32, also came out on top as he was given the Best Supporting Actor gong for his turn as Chairman Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah.
Critics’ Choice Awards 2021: The Crown’s Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor won top acting accolades AGAIN as they led British stars triumphing at prestigious event on Sunday
Despite his success, Josh did not make an appearance during the ceremony so Tony Hale said: ‘Congratulations, Josh couldn’t be here tonight so we will be accepting it on his behalf.’
Emma beat her co-star Olivia Colman to the prize for her portrayal of the late Princess Diana in The Crown’s fourth season.
Looking giddy with joy, she gushed: ‘Thank you so much, thank you so much to all the critics who voted. This is mental, it’s also 2AM here so sorry if I don’t make much sense.
‘But, thank you so much, what an incredible collection of women to be nominated with. Thank you for all your talent and all the stories.’
Success: Josh earned the prize for Best Actor in a Drama, but despite his success he did not make an appearance during the ceremony
Congratulations! Daniel Kaluuya , 32, also came out on top as he was given the Best Supporting Actor gong for his turn as Chairman Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah
Amusing: Looking giddy with joy, she gushed: ‘Thank you so much, thank you so much to all the critics who voted. This is mental, it’s also 2AM here so sorry if I don’t make much sense’
Emma went on: ‘Thank you so much to Netflix and my incredible family on The Crown and at Left Bank… Thank you for letting me play or Diana.
‘It’s been the biggest joy. Thank you to all the cast and crew who worked on the series with me.’
‘Going into work everyday was the best gift, i wish i could do it everyday. I miss you a lot and hope you’re celebrating. Thank you all!’
Stand-out: Emma beat her co-star Olivia Colman to the prize for her portrayal of Princess Diana (pictured), and she said: ‘It’s been the biggest joy’
Behind-the-scenes: Emma shared a snap of her waiting to hear if she’d won
Grateful: After her win, Emma shared a photo of herself giving her acceptance speech and wrote over the snap ‘thank you thank you thank you (sic)’
Sharing his delight at being given the award, Daniel said: ‘Thank you, Thank you so much… I’d like to thank [the film’s director] Shaka King for leading us, believing in us and collaborating with us.
‘I’d like to thank LaKeith, man, we did this together. And Dominique Fishback, and all the incredible cast, the comrades, and crew, everyone back in Cleveland, thank you.’
Judas and the Black Messiah sees William O’Neal [LaKeith Stanfield] infiltrate the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton [Kaluuya] after he’s offered a plea deal by the FBI.
Thankful: Sharing his delight at being given the award, Daniel said: ‘I’d like to thank [the film’s director] Shaka King for leading us, believing in us and collaborating with us’
Drama: The film follows William O’Neal [LaKeith Stanfield] infiltrate the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton [Kaluuya, pictured]
Daniel went on: ‘I’d like to thank the Critics Choice for championing Chairman Fred’s legacy, Fred’s messages and ideas and strategies for helping the people, I appreciate that thank you so much.
Kaluuya also earned the same prize at the Golden Globe Awards last week, which means he is certain to be tipped for this year’s Oscars.
The Get Out star beat fellow Brit Sacha Baron Cohen to the prize, as well as the late Chadwick Boseman, Bill Murray, Leslie Odom Jr. and Paul Raci.
Co-stars: Daniel said: ‘I’d like to thank LaKeith, man, we did this together… and all the incredible cast, the comrades, and crew (Daniel and LaKeith pictured in the film)
Frontrunner: Kaluuya also earned the same prize at the Golden Globe Awards last week, which means he is certain to be tipped for this year’s Oscars
John Boyega won the award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for his role as Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology, he beat fellow Brit Hugh Grant.
The film John stars in, Red, White, and Blue, follows the real-life story of a young black man who tries to overcome racial prejudice to become a police officer.
In his acceptance speech, John began: ‘Wow, thank you so much. First and foremost I would like to thank the critics for this choice.
‘The BBC and Amazon and special thank you to Steve McQueen for giving me this opportunity in this role and sharing so much of yourself on sat on a day-to-day basis.
Homegrown talent: John Boyega won the award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for his role as Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology
One to watch: The film John stars in, Red, White, and Blue, follows the real-life story of a young black man who tries to overcome racial prejudice to become a police officer
‘To the most special person in my life, Femi Oguns. My agent, my brother and my friend for being there with me from beginning and making history. The choices that we’ve made so far. Thank you, guys. Much appreciated.’
American-born, London-based Anya Taylor-Joy also won the Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television category for her acclaimed efforts in Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit.
She beat fellow Brits Daisy Edgar-Jones and Michaela Coel to the prize, and said: ‘Thank you so much. Thank you to the critics. I would love to take this opportunity to thank our incredible crew in Berlin.
‘Honestly it wouldn’t have been the same without every single one of your souls being there. It was a privilege to watch you work every day. Thank you so much for letting me be part of it. Thank you.’
Winner! American-born, London-based Anya Taylor-Joy also won for The Queen’s Gambit, she beat fellow Brits Daisy Edgar-Jones and Michaela Coel to the prize
Delighted: Thanking the cast and crew, Anya (pictured in the show) gushed: ‘It was a privilege to watch you work every day. Thank you so much for letting me be part of it. Thank you’
Normal People received a nod for Best Limited Series, though lead actor Paul Mescal lost out to Boyega for the Best Actor in a Limited Series prize.
Gillian Anderson won the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama series award for her turn as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, beating Brits Cynthia Erivo and Wunmi Mosaku to the prize
‘Thank you to the Critics Choice Association and to my fellow nominees,’ Anderson said, before thanking her showrunner and producers.
The show also earned a nod for Best Drama Series, Tobias Menzies (Prince Philip) sadly lost out to Michael K. Williams for the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama prize, Michael won for Lovecraft Country.
Gong! Following its huge success at the Golden Globe Awards, The Crown is almost certain to do similarly well and Gillian Anderson was the first to scoop a prize for Best Supporting Actress
Acclaimed: Anderson portrayed the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season four of the Netflix royal drama (pictured)
Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for Promising Young Woman, beating Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Sidney Flanigan (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman), Frances McDormand (Nomadland) and Zendaya (Malcolm And Marie.)
She recognized Monday’s International Women’s Day in her speech, saying how ‘honored’ she was ‘to be recognized amongst these incredible female performances.’
‘Thank you for the stories that you’ve told. It’s an honor to be recognized alongside you,’ Carey went on before thanking executive producer Margot Robbie, co-star Bo Burnham and writer/director Emerald Fennell.
Promising Young Woman is a revenge thriller that follows Cassie (Mulligan), a barista who ends up on a warpath as she tries to seek out vengeance on those who have wronged her.
Suited and booted: Orlando Bloom helped present awards during the virtual ceremony
Presenting… Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor made an appearance as a presenter
The night was full of special moments.
Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer last year aged 43, was posthumously honored with Best Actor in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. His wife delivered a moving speech on his behalf.
The Best Picture category had 10 nominations: Mank, Minari, Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, News of the World, Nomadland, One Night In Miami, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Indie darling Nomadland earned the top prize.
Brits dominated in the Best Actor group with Riz Ahmed, 38, Delroy Lindo, 68, Oldman, 62, and Anthony Hopkins, 83, all receiving nominations.
Ahmed was nominated for his role in Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) and Lindo was chosen for his performance in Da 5 Bloods (Netflix).
Sound of Metal is about how a drummer’s life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing while Da 5 Bloods follows four veterans who seek the remains of their squad leader and the fortune he helped them hide after Vietnam.
Oldman also joins them in this category for Mank, which received 12 nods at the awards show, and Anthony Hopkins is the fourth Brit featured for starring in The Father (Sony Pictures Classics) alongside Colman.
The movie follows an ageing Welshman, played by Hopkins, who must deal with his progressing memory loss, while Colman portrays his daughter.
Brit Paul Greengrass was also given a nod by the awards show alongside Luke Davies for the News of the World (Universal Pictures) in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
And screenwriter Christopher Hampton shares a nomination with Florian Zeller for The Father as well.
Due to the coronavirus crisis, this year’s ceremony is the event’s first ever one to take place both virtually and in-person, which Taye Diggs hosted for the third time.