'Spotlight' and 'The Big Short' were other big winners at the annual awards event that took place on Sunday night, January 17 in Santa Monica, California.
- Jan 18, 2016
AceShowbiz - The full winners list of the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards was unveiled following the ceremony on Sunday night, January 17. "Mad Max: Fury Road" which led the nominees with 13 nods came out as the biggest winner in movie field that night as it bagged 9 awards including Best Action Movie, Best Editing, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects.
Its helmer George Miller took home the Best Director trophy. Its stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron won the Best Actor and Actress in an Action Movie titles, respectively.
"Spotlight" and "The Big Short" were the next titles to dominate the winners list with three gongs apiece. The former claimed the Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Original Screenplay Awards. The latter, meanwhile, won in Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Comedy categories. Christian Bale who stars in the flick was named the Best Actor in a Comedy.
Other movies nabbing multiple honors were "The Revenant" (Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Cinematography) and "Room" (Best Actress for Brie Larson and Best Young Actor/Actress for Jacob Tremblay).
The 2016 Critic's Choice Awards took place Sunday in Santa Monica, California. Hosted by T.J. Miller, the annual event also handed prizes to winners in TV field.
- Best Picture: "Spotlight"
- Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
- Best Actress: Brie Larson, "Room"
- Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
- Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
- Best Young Actor/Actress: Jacob Tremblay, "Room"
- Best Acting Ensemble: "Spotlight"
- Best Director: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Original Screeplay: "Spotlight"
- Best Adapted Screeplay: "The Big Short"
- Best Cinematography: "The Revenant"
- Best Production Design: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Editing: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Costume Design: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Hair and Makeup: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Visual Effects: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Animated Feature: "Inside Out"
- Best Action Movie: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Actor in an Action Movie: Tom Hardy, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Actress in an Action Movie: Charlize Theron, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
- Best Comedy: "The Big Short"
- Best Actor in a Comedy: Christian Bale, "The Big Short"
- Best Actress in a Comedy: Amy Schumer, "Trainwreck"
- Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: "Ex Machina"
- Best Foreign Language Film: "Son of Saul"
- Best Documentary Feature: "Amy"
- Best Song: Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again", "Furious 7"
- Best Score: "The Hateful Eight"