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Critics' Choice Awards 2023: See list of winners as Cate Blanchett wins big

The Critics' Choice Awards is a night of star-studded celebration for the film and TV industry and Everything Everywhere All at Once took home the big prize on the night.

Held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, the 28th annual ceremony begun with a flurry of famous faces sitting down for a night of showbiz glitz and glamour.

A-list celebrities walked the red carpet in preparation for the event, with stars such as Matt Smith, Abby Elliott and host Chelsea Handler spotted early on by snappers.

This sparkling ceremony honours the best films and television programmes from last year, hand-picked by more than 600 members at the CCA.

The Critics' Choice Awards has begun in LA (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

Ahead of the show, Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said: "We are so proud to be recognizing this incredible group of films and the people who made them possible.

"This recognition comes from a diverse group of critics and entertainment reporters who share their opinions about film and TV with millions of people every day, all year."

Here is a list of the winners on the night:

Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for Tar.

She joked it was her second award of the evening after Julia Roberts had earlier gave her a bottle of mouthwash.

Best Actor

Brendan Fraser won Best Actor for his role in The Whale.

Taking to the stage he thanked critics for their vote in an emotional speech. He said: "This movie The Whale is about love and redemption."

Brendan Fraser won Best Actor at the Critics' Choice Awards (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

Best Director

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert won for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Kwan praised his mum for giving him the push as a child to get into the business.

Best Drama Series

Better Call Saul on AMC won the award for Best Drama Series.

Best Actress In A Drama Series

Zendaya won Best Actress In A Drama Series for Euphoria (HBO).

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Bob Odenkirk won Best Actor In A Drama Series for Better Call Saul (AMC).

"When you see my acting, you're not watching talent, it's sweat and elbow grease," he said. "I gotta thank my wife, it's been very hard for my family."

Best Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC) won Best Comedy Series, presented by Seth Rogen.

(L-R) Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, William Stanford Davis, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Randall Einhorn, Lisa Ann Walter and Chris Perfetti (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

"One of our producers are in the bathroom right now, so they're missing this," joked the cast during their acceptance speech. "That's what you get Patrick."

Best Actress In A Comedy Series

Jean Smart won Best Actress In A Comedy Series for Hacks (HBO Max).

Best Actor In A Comedy Series

Jeremy Allen White won Best Actor In A Comedy Series for The Bear (FX).

"What an honour to be in this room," he said in acceptance. "I love my cast so so much. I might actually be the luckiest guy in the world."

Lifetime Achievement Award

John Goodman presented Jeff Bridges with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jeff was joined by his wife Sue on the red carpet (Variety via Getty Images)

"I wouldn't be up here without my dad, he's the reason I'm up here," Jeff said in his speech.

"The family that I grew up with was so supportive," he explained. "Now I get to be supported by my wife Sue, we've been married 48 years, three incredible daughters."

"Love you guys, critics, everyone in the room," he said before wrapping-up his energetic acceptance speech.

Jeff showed his emotion while on stage (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

Best Animated Feature

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio has won Best Animated Feature.

"I want to dedicate this to my brother."

Best Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie Made For Television

Daniel Radcliffe won best actor in a limited series or movie made for television for his portrayal of Weird Al Yankovic in the biopic of the US parody musician.

The Harry Potter star was not present at the ceremony to collect the award.

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett has won Best Supporting Actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Angela on for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

"I didn’t know what the path would look like even after I got to drama school – I wasn’t sure what might be reasonably possible, but oh thank God for the giants. Black actresses with extraordinary talent," she said.

"Their extraordinary work that showed me that there was a place for me in this business of show, especially at a time when black women weren’t shown in a significant way, oftentimes not really present on television or the big screen.

"My prayer is that that door remains open and the sky’s the limit for other black creators and storytellers, around the world."

Best Supporting Actor

Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All At Once!

He explained: "I'm gonna try real hard to not cry tonight."

SeeHer Award

Janelle Monae has won the SeeHer Award, previously won by Claire Foy and Halle Berry.

She said: "My name is Janelle Monae and my pronouns are she/her/they/them."

Janelle set the record straight during her speech (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Henry Winkler wins the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

He said: "Thank you so much, I love what I do and I get to do it every day."

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sheryl Lee Ralph wins the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Sheryl won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (John Salangsang/REX/Shutterstock)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Paul Walter Hauser is the winner of the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie.

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited TV Series or TV Movie

Niecy Nash has won the Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited TV Series.

Niecy won for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Getty Images)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Better Call Saul.

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Coolidge has won Best Supporting Actress for White Lotus.

Jennifer won for the popular White Lotus (Variety via Getty Images)

Best Foreign Language Film

RRR has won the Critics Choice for Best Foreign Language Film.

Best Actress in a Limited Series

Amanda Seyfried has won Best Actress in a Limited Series for her portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout!

Amanda won Best Actress in a Limited Series (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

Best Comedy

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Acting Ensemble

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion won Best Acting Ensemble (Getty Images for Critics Choice)

Best Young Actor / Actress

Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans

Overall, Amongst nominations for best film actor and actress are Tom Cruise, Brendan Fraser, Margot Robbie and Michelle Williams.

Talent in the TV categories include Adam Scott, Jeff Bridges and Mandy Moore.

Best film categories are dominated by Everything Everywhere All At Once which boasts 14 nominations – including the sought-after Best Picture.

Tonight's show takes place at Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel (John Salangsang/REX/Shutterstock)

The Fablemans garnered 11 nominations, while The Banshees of Inisherin received ten.

In TV, Abbot Elementary boasts six nominations, while Better Call Saul followed close behind with five. The Good Fight, Gaslit and Reservation Dogs each earned four.

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