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‘Mad Max’ Runs Away From Critics’ Choice Field With 9 Awards – See Winners List Here

The Critics Choice Awards took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica Sunday. Photo via FayesVision/WENN.com.
The Critics Choice Awards took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica Sunday. Photo via FayesVision/WENN.com.

The post-apocalyptic, high-octane thriller “Mad Max: Fury Road” was the big winner at last night’s presentation of the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, taking nine awards.

Among the film’s awards were best director for George Miller; and best actor and actress in an action movie for Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.

Other big winners were the FX Networks’ “Fargo” with four awards and the films “The Big Short” and “Spotlight,” which won three each.

“Spotlight” was selected best picture.

Other top acting awards went to Leonardo DiCaprio as best film actor for “The Revenant,” Brie Larson as best film actress for “The Room,” Sylvester Stallone as best supporting actor in “Creed” and Alicia Vikander as best supporting actress in “The Danish Girl.”

Christian Bale won best actor in a comedy for “The Big Short,” Amy Schumer for best actress in a comedy for “Trainwreck” and Jacob Tremblay won best young actor or actress for “Room.”

Here is a complete list of winners:

MOVIES BEST PICTURE

— “Sicario”

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 SCREENPLAY

— Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

— Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, “The Big Short”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

— “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

— “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson

BEST EDITING

— “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Margaret Sixel

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

— “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Jenny Beavan

BEST HAIR & 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

— “Furious 7,” See You Again

BEST SCORE

— “The Hateful Eight,” Ennio Morricone

TELEVISION BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

— Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent,” Amazon

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

— Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot,” USA

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

— Idris Elba, “Luther,” BBC America

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

— Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” The CW

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

— Carrie Coon, “The Leftovers,” HBO

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

— Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo,” FX Networks

BEST COMEDY SERIES

— “Master of None,” Netflix

BEST DRAMA SERIES

— “Mr. Robot,” USA

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

— Timothy Olyphant, “The Grinder,” Fox

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

— Margo Martindale, “The Good Wife,” CBS

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

— “Fargo,” FX Networks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

— Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Fox

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

— Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot,” USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

— Jesse Plemons, “Fargo,” FX Networks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

— Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

— Constance Zimmer, “UnREAL,” Lifetime

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

— Jean Smart, “Fargo,” FX Networks

BEST ANIMATION SERIES

— “BoJack Horseman,” Netflix

BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION

— “The Voice,” NBC

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST

— James Lipton, “Inside the Actors Studio,” Bravo

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW

— “Shark Tank,” ABC BEST TALK SHOW

— “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” HBO

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW

— “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” CNN

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