I closed 'Shogun' leads Action Series at the Super Awards with a program note: "That completes my series on the Critics Choice Super Awards nominations. I plan on returning with the winners next month." Here is the press release: Winners Announced For the Critics Choice Association’s 5th Annual “Critics Choice Super Awards” Honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series.
“The Penguin” was the standout among this year’s television winners, taking home wins in all four of its nominated categories including Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie. “The Penguin” star Colin Farrell also won Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie, as well as Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie, while Cristin Milioti was awarded Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie.Since the Critics Choice Association (CCA) showcased the leading television winner first, I'll follow suit with the relevant passages from 'The Last of Us' leads TV nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards.
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” and “Sinners” lead this year’s film winners, having earned two wins each. “Deadpool & Wolverine” was named Best Superhero Movie, while Hugh Jackman earned Best Actor in a Superhero Movie. “Dune: Part Two” was recognized as Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, with Timothée Chalamet honored as Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie. “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” took home Best Action Movie, with its star Tom Cruise winning Best Actor in an Action Movie. In the Horror categories, “Sinners” won Best Horror Movie, and Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor in a Horror Movie.
The most nominated show purely in superhero categories is The Penguin with four, followed by Agatha All Along and The Boys tied with Fallout and The Last of Us at three each and Superman & Lois with two. The Last of Us is almost certainly the favorite, but The Penguin has a very strong chance to upset. It helps that it has great nominated actors.I was right to call for an upset; The Penguin won.
Pascal will have a much harder time repeating in this category than for horror actor. He's up against Colin Farrell as The Penguin himself...I think Farrell is the favorite to win this award...As I predicted, Farrell won.
Like Farrell, Cristin Milioti won Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television at the main Critics Choice Awards, won Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series at the Saturn Awards, and leads the Gold Derby odds for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards...my choice is Milioti.I made the right choice, Milioti won.
I think Farrell is the favorite to win as a villain protagonist...And he did, winning two Super Awards!
Now for the horror categories in that post.
The Last of Us won Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie. I implied it was most likely to win when I wrote "True Detective: Night Country [is] my choice to upset The Last of Us..." It didn't, not here. I also wrote "I think Pedro Pascal has [Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie] in the bag." He won. I'm also claiming the next category.
I don't think Bella Ramsey is assured of winning this, despite her carrying the current season. I picked Jodie Foster to win Best Actress in a Television Series at the Saturn Awards and I would have done so in a field with Ramsey. I won't have to, but the Critics Choice Association members do.As I expected, Foster won Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie.
Now for the superhero movies, which I covered in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' and 'Thunderbolts*' lead movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards where I wrote "I think the advantage goes to Deadpool & Wolverine in large part because it already has a Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Movie. Remember, electorates matter." It won. I didn't fare as well in the next category, where I called the right movie, but favored the wrong actor: "I think this between Saturn Award winner Jackman and Saturn Award nominee Reynolds, with the edge to Reynolds for being the lead and playing two versions of himself on screen simultaneously. Regardless, whoever wins, Marvel will, too." It went to Jackman.
Marvel won the next category, which I was even more ambivalent about: "I wouldn't put it past the Critics Choice Association to vote for Lady Gaga to recognize a good performance in a bad film or Pugh as the other female lead nominated, but my personal choice is Emmy winner Corrin, who also earned a nomination for this role in the next category." They voted for Pugh, making this a sweep for (Disney) Marvel.
Follow over the jump for the rest of the winners.
I opened 'Shogun' leads Action Series at the Super Awards by recycling a prediction from 'Severance' leads Science Fiction/Fantasy Series but could lose to 'Andor' at the Super Awards: "I have one more genre to cover, Action, which I expect will be a sweep or nearly so for Shogun." I went on: "Shogun should win easily...Hiroyuki Sanada has won all the major awards for this role already, so what's one more?...The same is true of Anna Sawai..." All three won, making Shogun the second most winning TV show at the Super Awards with more awards than any movie. Speaking of which...
I called two of the categories in 'Dune: Part Two' at the Critics Choice Super Awards: "Picking the winner is trivial; it will be Dune: Part Two. It already has a Critics Choice Award for visual effects and the same people are voting here. Electorates matter...I'm picking Timothée Chalamet to win." As I predicted, both Dune: Part Two and Chalamet won.
I was less confident about Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie.
While I think two-time Emmy winner Zendaya has the inside track for her role in Dune: Part Two, I also think she has stiffer competition than Chalamet in his category. Both Lupita Nyong'o for The Wild Robot and Alicia Vikander for The Assessment are Oscar winners, although the former is a voice acting role and the latter is in a less heralded movie than either Dune: Part Two or The Wild Robot, so those circumstances help Zendaya. That's not to count out the rest of the field. Naomi Ackie for Mickey 17 won a BAFTA TV Award, so she's a credible nominee. So are Cailee Spaeny for Alien: Romulus, who earned a second nomination at these awards for Civil War, and Sophie Thatcher for Companion, who seems to have a breakthrough performance.Thatcher had enough of a breakthrough performance to win. Now I'm looking forward to seeing if she makes the ballot at the Saturn Awards.
Hunter and I were right about the next award: "While Demi Moore won Best Actress in a Film at the Saturn Awards, she also won Best Actress at the main Critics Choice Awards. Electorates matter, which is why I had her picked to win even before I heard Hunter." Moore won.
Hunter and I called the last award won by a horror movie: "I'm going along with Hunter and picking Grant over Washington. Why not?" Hugh Grant won. Now to see if he earns a nomination at the Saturn Awards, too.
I also called two of the winners in Drink to the action movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards on National Piña Colada Day: "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with two nominations is my choice to win this category...its star Tom Cruise is my choice to win Best Actor in an Action Movie. I don't think it's even close." Both won.
On the other hand, I completely blew Best Actress in an Action Movie. I picked Emily Blunt, but June Squibb won for Thelma. Surprise!
I made the right call in the title of 'Severance' leads Science Fiction/Fantasy Series but could lose to 'Andor' at the Super Awards. Andor won. I also wrote, "I think it's between Diego Luna and Adam Scott" for Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie but didn't make a call. Luna won, although he was not even nominated at the Emmy Awards. Let's see how this matchup fares at the Saturn Awards.
I didn't make a call for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Made-For-TV Movie, although I did write "I think Cristin Milioti, who has another nomination for The Penguin (and she just got an Emmy nomination for it), Kathrin Hahn, and Britt Lower have better odds to win" than Caitriona Balfe. I was right, but I can't claim I called it. Just the same, congratulations to all the winners!
That's a wrap for the Super Awards as the Sunday entertainment feature. Stay tuned for an evergreen educational entry tomorrow.
Previous entries about the 5th Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Deadpool & Wolverine' and 'Thunderbolts*' lead movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Dune: Part Two' at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Sinners' leads Best Horror Movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- Drink to the action movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards on National Piña Colada Day
- 'The Last of Us' leads TV nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Severance' leads Science Fiction/Fantasy Series but could lose to 'Andor' at the Super Awards
- 'Shogun' leads Action Series at the Super Awards
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